Deer Trail is supposedly the site of the world's first rodeo exhibition back on July 4th, 1869. This small town on the plains still has an old-west feel - walking along 1st Ave, one could imagine ... (more)

UP 844 creeps into Colorado Springs for an overnight stay.

After stopping to pose for the townspeople of Strasburg, 844 is back near track speed making a wonderful racket as she steams toward the final stop of the day in Denver. This trip was part of the ... (more)

Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary Celebrations included a trip to the Iowa State Fair for the venerable 844. The return itinerary brought the steam locomotive and a short train through eastern Col... (more)

After arriving in Greeley, CO 2 hours late due to a train-truck encounter near Ault, CO, the UP 844 Cab Crew are seen enjoying themselves during a 30 minute service stop. The 150th Year UP Special... (more)

Ending its trip down from Des Moines, IA today is UP Train SDMKC 13, the UP 150 Express, backing into Kansas City Union Station as UP Train AASAMX 13 scoots by on the KCT Main Line.

Air gauges on UP 844. Notice that the indicators are called "hands" according the gauge faces, rather than needles. The dynamics are really weak on this thing.

UP844 on the Tennessee Pass Farewell tour. The line of rail enthusiasts was miles long. Some of the railfans can be seen bumper to bumper on the highway below.

Many have gathered around "The Living Legend" to witness the breathing machine that is known as UP 844. They are stopped here in Greeley, CO for a quick service stop before heading north to Cheyen... (more)

Running about 15 minutes late and leaving the Denver skyline behind, the UP 844 and two diesels head up the 2012 addition of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Excursion.

By 8AM on this Saturday this little dirt road probably saw a full day's worth of cars, as railfans turned out in force to catch a glimpse of Union Pacific 844 and its gleaming yellow train whiskin... (more)

The horses on this farm near Carr were far more interested in the possibility of food from the visitor than the Union Pacific's Cheyenne Frontier Days train stretched out across the plains behind ... (more)

A large number of railfans turned out for UP 844 leading the Cheyenne Frontier Days Special seen making a service stop at Greeley, CO.

Having just left Dupo, the Little Rock Express traverses the beautiful Illinois farmland (and this wonderfully flat, ready for planting field!) on its way to Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

The crew of 844 slowly opens up the throttle as the train makes its way onto the Greeley Subdivision outside of Cheyenne. Soon they'll be making 55 across the high plains, heading toward Denver on... (more)