Running late, the beginning of the UP 844 New Mexico Excursion leaves Castle Rock and makes the climb of about 1000ft. in just over 20 miles.
The northbound Denver Post / Cheyenne Frontier Days Train gets underway just a little after 7am on a beautiful morning in the Mile High City. The 20+ car train is just leaving the Denver skyline i... (more)
UP 844 leads the "Big Jack" Centennial up a small grade towards Terry Ranch Road at Speer, WY just south of Cheyenne. This is looking SSE towards Carr, CO. 844 puts out a little smoke for the phot... (more)
UP 844 special steam engine reversing into Cape Girardeau, MI to stop for the night.
UP #844 ducks under the signal bridge on an approach to Wolf Lake, IL during Union Pacific's "Great Excursion Adventure" to North Little Rock, AR. Thanks for the plume, crew!
UP #844 makes her presence known as she crosses over a small bridge in Chester, one of the six whistle stops along the route to Cape Girardeau, MO. The event was part of UP's "Great Excursion Adv... (more)
Portland Rose Special descends the 2% grade of Medbury Hill on it's way home to Cheyenne, WY.
UP 3985 storms through Eaton as it pulls the Ringling Bros Circus Train from Cheyenne to Denver.
UP 3985 pulls into rural Gorham to be serviced and turned before heading back to St. Louis. This locomotive was last in regular service in 1957. It is one of only two of the original 105 Union P... (more)
UP 3985 leads the eastbound Missouri River Eagle.
The Missouri River Eagle is departing North Platte, NE.
The Portland Rose/Pendleton Roundup Special climbs up King Hill out of the Snake River Valley.
Hightailing east bound for its next stop in Kearney, UP 3985 hauls it seven cars, on towards Minneapolis, MN for its planed appearance.
UP 844 heading East through Weber Canyon on there way home to Cheyenne
Union Pacific 844 leads the Western Heritage Tour eastbound along the red sandstone cliffs of Echo, Utah. UP's high stepping 4-8-4 made easy work of the Echo Canyon grade to the summit at Wahsatch... (more)
