844 and 3985 head a Cheyenne to Roseville CA steam special.

"The other 844" heads west with the third excursion of the day.

Union Pacific 4-8-4 844 leads a short passenger train around Sullivan's Curve in southern California's Cajon Pass under skies that were threatening rain. The cold temperatures, however, provided ... (more)

The fire burns in the belly of the beast. UP 844 (4-8-4) sits in Denver waiting to take the Cheyenne Frontier Days train back to Cheyenne.

A bright sunset catches a rare sight at the steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming as a lineup of rare locomotives faces west, including UP 844, UP 5511, UP 'Big Boy' 4014 and UP 'Challenger' 3985.

Union Pacific Thoroughbreds The crew of the steam program at Union Pacific Railroad set out to record the last time 844, 4014, and 3985 will ever be together again in the steam house i... (more)

The 2pm excursion returning back Boulder City

On a Frontier Days excursion back in July 2017, the UP 844 approaches a stop at the depot in downtown Greeley, CO. A line of several of us were set up for a picture well before the train arrived, ... (more)

Found an old slide of Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 looking good on display at Roseville Ca. Tomorrow the 844 will be on display at Oroville Ca. From there the 844 will run up the Feather River Cany... (more)

The third trip of the day heads out to Railroad Pass.

Of the numerous times I shot the return leg from Cheyenne to Denver, this was one of the few there was no storm...and even fewer times there was no other rail traffic waiting at the signals eastbo... (more)

A steam double header was operated from downtown St. Louis to the Museum of Transport to drop off SLSF 1522. However, the train had to wait for a stalled freight train to clear before the steam l... (more)

Union Pacific Northern No. 844 gets its rods and crankpins lubed during a service stop at Rawlins, Wyoming, on May 6, 2019. The 4-8-4 was accompanying UP Big Boy No. 4014 on a trip west to Ogden, ... (more)

The "other" 844 leads their train & empty speeders back to the depot after the second run of the day.

The Nevada Southern State Railroad Museum offers a fun and unique experience to rail bike a 4 mile section of their line. An added bonus is a sunset cruise and ride back to the depot on their pass... (more)