Leaving Yard at North Platte

Extra 844 running a business train to Omaha

Extra 844 running a business train to Omaha stopped for two hours due to a stalled coal train

Heritage Celebration Special heading to Omaha and Council Bluffs.

UP Steam program manager Steve Lee guides the 844 back to a gentle couple to the rest of the train after stopping to pickup diesel helper power (3 SD40-2s) at La Salle.

After a delay at Ft. Lupton to set out the 3985 due to hot bearings, the 844 has the 19 car Cheyenne Frontier Days train well in hand as it moves northbound toward La Salle where it will pickup di... (more)

Moving northbound at track speed the 844/3985 doublehead trip to Cheyenne passes some flowers just north of Hazeltine.

Northbound Denver Post train to Cheyenne is getting underway as seen here leaving Union Station behind the doubleheaded combo of 844/3985 on a beautiful Saturday morning.

As rare as rare gets... at least, these days! Doublehead live steam in action as 4-8-4 844 and Challenger 3985 lead UP's Denver Post Excursion northward about 15 miles north of Denver, Colorado.

Union Pacific 4-8-4 844 and 4-6-6-4 3985 are lined up for watering during Railfair '91 in Sacramento.

Doubleheaded steam on the Wyoming prairies - it's been a long time. UP Northern 844 led Challenger (4-6-6-4) 3985 on deadhead move from Cheyenne to Denver with the Cheyenne Frontier Days 19-car t... (more)

Head-out view of UP 844 as it heads into the yard at Cheyenne, WY.

At home after it dry-run to Denver, CO, the crew prepares UP 844 for bedtime at the Cheyenne engine house.