UP 844 leaves North Platte.

UP 844 leaves Lodgepole NE after a service stop.

UP 844 is about to enter Nebraska at Pine Bluffs WY.

UP 844 with it's extra tender, UPP 814.

This was the first time that UP made a special steam-powered run to the Colorado state fair.

The trucks of UP 844's centipede tender. What fun re-railing these guys!!

The Colorado State Fair special has entered the single track main (found on the Joint Line) between Palmer Lake and Crews. The train is gliding down the 1% grade right along the United States Air ... (more)

First Colorado State Fair Excursion Train - Denver to Pueblo, CO. UP run went smoothly - 4-hour trip down Joint Line! Behind water tank UPP 814 was Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe UP 1989. Train had 1... (more)

UP Steam Excursion from Denver to Pueblo for the Colorado State Fair.

The 844 is paired for the first time with UP 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, as they prepare for a special run to the Colorado state fair.

Union Pacific 844 pulls the Cheyenne Frontier Days excursion train back to Denver on a Saturday evening.

UP 844 departs Trenton, Missouri, Kansas City bound.

Making track speed of 60+mph, the southbound Denver Post special races toward Denver.

West bound along US 24 west of town.

Sitting outside Kansas City Union Station around 11 pm.