UP 844 crosses over the Big Muddy River in southern Illinois. The locomotive is heading to Memphis, TN for a bridge dedication ceremony.

St. Louis Steam: After high-balling St. Louis, UP 844 creeps across TRRA's MacArthur Bridge, after being given a 10mph slow order by the West Belt dispatcher. The St. Louis Arch is visible ... (more)

Union Pacific 844 slows on the approach for a stop in Scott City, MO as it curves around a MoPac searchlight signal on the north side of town

Union Pacific 844 leads a short excursion train under the cantilever signal at Dupo, IL on the UP Chester Subdivision. UP 844 is heading to Memphis, Tennessee on Saturday for a bridge unveiling... (more)

UP 844 and its short train of support cars highball through Eureka, destined for an overnight stay in St. Louis on the way to an event in Memphis.

The engineer and fireman of UP 844 can be seen through the smoke deflectors as they stare down the track ahead near Dover.

UP 844 slows for a stop at Buckner.

UP 844 runs through the backwoods along the Missouri River east of Booneville.

UP 844 leans through a curve just west of Malta Bend.

UP 844 continues east towards Malta Bend, Missouri on Union Pacific's River Subdivision.

UP 844 continues east after a stop in Herman, Missouri on it's Trek to Tennessee on former Mopac rails.

The stillness of the morning in Levasy, Mo is gone momentarily as 844 rumbles on east on the former Missouri Pacific River Sub.

Union Pacific's 4-8-4 Northern, UP 844, leads a small train east over the River Sub at Waverly, MO.

UP 844 races an eastbound coal train out of North Platte, starting the second day of its "Trek to Tennessee" journey.

UP 844 chugs out of North Platte, Nebraska racing an eastbound loaded coal train.