The sky was completely overcast just a few miles west of Overton. The clouds started burning off, the closer we got. This train sure looked pretty when it started moving north towards Longview.
Three northerns by three different builders congregated for Railfair '99.
Tennessee Pass excursion to the NRHS convention.
On tour through NM on part of UP's South Central Express Heritage Tour in 2006. Click HERE to see more of t... (more)
UP 844 steams off from a meet with a WB grain train.
UP #844 on tour through New Mexico ducks under the BNSF Clovis Sub at Vaughn, NM
Fireman waits patiently while the maintenance crew services the locomotive.
Pacing shot of UP #844 - fascinating to watch as the procession of fans can attest to. Going at it solo, I had my camera attached to a monopod wedged against the driver seat ... (more)
#844 - an impressive sight as the UP steam crew performs maintenance on the drivers which tower over them during a planned stop at Santa Rosa, NM.
Union Pacific Railroad's historic steam locomotive, No. 844, celebrates the railroad’s history and heritage with a first ever jaunt into New Mexico.
Engineer waits for a parking space at the UP Yard in Dalhart Texas. What a wonderful locomotive.
The engineer carefully watches the mass of specators that have gathered at the site of the former Grand Island, NE depot to see a magnificent piece of history.
