Union Pacific # 844 waits at the old Southern Pacific Shops while waiting for the track to be realigned into the California rail museam.

After derailing while trying to back into the museum the evening before, just about every maintenance crew from Oakland to Truckee is on hand to make sure there aren't any more mishaps, before 844... (more)

UP 844 rolls swiftly and smoothly alongside the Truckee River on its trip west

UP 844 rolls swiftly and smoothly alongside the Truckee River on its trip west

UP 844 crosses the American River as it leaves Sacramento on the return trip to Cheyenne

UP 844 crosses the number one track in Rocklin as it leaves Northern California behind on its way back to Cheyenne

Union Pacific 844 rolls through the Yuba Gap tunnel on it,s way to Sacramento Ca. for the 150yr celebration.

Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary special glides west through the Weber River truss bridge at Devil's Slide.

Almost... Almost... But it wasn't meant to be. As Union Pacific 844 rounds the bend at the American River Bridge in Sacramento, California, it should be just minutes away from tying up afte... (more)

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes! Yeehaw! Union Pacific 844 rounds the bend at Andover, California as it makes it's way over Donner Pass. This train was heading to Sacram... (more)

844 skirts along the truckee river west of boca. This would be the beginning of a fun chase over the hill.

Before the UP 150 Express Train was backed into the California State Railroad Museum for the 150th Anniversary Celebration event, two of the three auxiliary locomotives, #8715 and #8775 (seen here... (more)

On a beautiful fall day, the roar of Union Pacific 844 can be heard from miles away. Here 844 comes blasting through a small rock cut near Penryn, California on it's way down the treacherous Donne... (more)

UP #844 leads the Frontier Days Special into Cheyenne.

The sweet tone of 844's whistle rings out through the Clipper Gap Ravine as the 150th anniversary train makes it's way down Donner Pass on the #1 track.