After a long steam train chase, could their really be a better finale? The northern is looking nice, the Mopac heritage engine (UP 1982) is shiny and clean, and all the while the Bill Emerson Memo... (more)

UP northern 844 and Mopac heritage unit 1982 slowly creep across the swollen Big Muddy River near Wolf Lake, IL. The river was definitely living up to its name as the passenger special to Cape Gir... (more)

After a short stop in Ware, UP 844 blasts off in grand fashion. The journey from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau, MO, featured the big northern and UP 1982, the Mopac heritage engine.

UP 844 is rolling high above East St. Louis on the TRRA's MacArthur Bridge Approach with the Little Rock Express heritage tour. The train will soon arrive in Valley Junction.

The fun and foe of chasing. Chasing historic steam locomotives is always a good time, but the chase doesn't come without its hardships. Just take a look at those gas prices! UP 844 and the ... (more)

UP 844 and the Mopac heritage unit lead the Little Rock Express Tour through Columbia, IL. The train is only a mile out of Dupo Yard but it is already rolling at a good clip, and we would not catc... (more)

Union Pacific #844 basks in the sweet early morning light as she eagerly awaits her assignment for the day--to take a load of excited railfans and their guests to Gorham, Illinois before continuin... (more)

UP 844 creeps off of the MacArthur Bridge approach near the Alton and Southern Gateway Yard and Valley Junction. The train will soon make its first stop in Dupo before running down the Chester Sub... (more)

With the Gateway Arch in the background, UP 844 heads south on the Chester Sub on its way to Cape Girardeau, MO.