Union Pacific 4-8-4 844 and its fifteen car train descends southern California's San Timoteo Canyon (the western side of Beaumont Hill) on November 17, 2011. As it passed, there was virtually no c... (more)

Union Pacific train SYUWC 17 arrives at West Colton Yard in Bloomington, California on November 17, 2011. Scheduled for a Noon arrival, the train finally rolled in at 4:00!

As Union Pacific 4-8-4 844 (ex-UP 8444, nee-UP 844) departs Cabazon, California, on November 17, 2011, a "rods down" shot was caught in a sequence of photos. (Thanks to Charles Freericks for givi... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-4 844, built by Alco, has been on the UP's locomotive roster ever since it was delivered in 1944. After dieselization, the 844 was used on special trains and excursions. One of... (more)

To commemorate the upcoming Centennials of New Mexico and Arizona joining the Union in 1912, the Union Pacific Railroad operated one of their two steam locomotives through the two states in Novemb... (more)