One of earliest pictures I took - Challenger 3947 at an active coaling tower (notice guys on top of both boiler and tender) in either Sidney Neb, or Lodgepole NE, in NE Panhandle - in early fall o... (more)

Challenger X3966 is serviced and is backing up to it's train, impressive even on the dark side. For more color views from that day, click here... (more)

Challengers 3955 and 3950, along with those immediately behind, have most likely put in their final miles and are sitting cold waiting for disposition. For more color views from that day, click <... (more)

With cold Challengers sitting a few tracks over never to run again, survivor UP 3941 makes a move to the table for a spin still serving proudly but showing her age. For more color views from that... (more)

These Challengers have been deactivated and sit in the service tracks waiting for the inevitable. The UP shield is already gone from 3955. For more color views from that day, click Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3950
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: September, 1957

Challenger X3966 gets a drink before heading out to a waiting train in the yard. For more color views from that day, click here

Steam still prevailed at Cheyenne in '57, it still is home to UP's steam fleet today. For more color views from that day, click heremore)

UP Challenger X3941 rolls off the table at Cheyenne. For more color views from that day, click here

Carrying a full load of coal for the day's trip to Ogden, the crew of Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985 is making sure everything is ready to go before they head out of Salt Lake City's engine facility o... (more)

Steve Lee and company put on a nice show for us easterners as UP 3985 headed north up the CSX shortline for Cincinnati with the annual Christmas train that was celebrating the 50th anniversary ... (more)

In 1992 CSX celebrated the 50th anniversary of their annual Santa Train and to mark the occassion they borrowed UP's Challenger that would eventually be dressed up as a Clinchfield unit.Here the... (more)

Union Pacific "Challenger" 3985 passes under the other mainline at the "natural crossover" at Frost, just south (railroad west) of Victorville, California. The big 4-6-6-4 is on a fan trip, and i... (more)

A 1954 Chevy farm truck sits in the afternoon sun, as UP 3985, heading towards Gibbon Jct., heads eastbound. Chances are these two have meet before, as the truck is owned by a local farmer just do... (more)

Hightailing east bound for its next stop in Kearney, UP 3985 hauls it seven cars, on towards Minneapolis, MN for its planed appearance.

Having just taken off from a quick stop at Maxwell, Challenger UP 3985, has 7 cars in tow, as it rounds on of few curves on the UP Kearney Sub, eastbound, while a UP empty coal train with UP 7086 ... (more)