UP 844 and UP 1982 are leaving Poplar Bluff after its first visit since 1996 with The Little Rock Express UP Train SCGBK 06. This was during the UP Great Excursion Adventure. The first time I rode... (more)

UP 844 nears Rockview Jct. on the BNSF River Sub. with The Little Rock Express UP Train SCGBK 06, running as BNSF Train F SCGBK 1 06. This was during the UP Great Excursion Adventure. The last ste... (more)

UP 844 rolls through the quiet town of Missouri Valley on it's way to Omaha.

UP Steam Conductor Jim Coker's blue flag tag hanging in the cab. Shot on black and white print film.

UP 844 simmers at Jeff City and steam quietly escapes from the cylinder cocks at the end of a long hard day of running. Shot on black and white print film.

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.

UP #844 ducks under the signal bridge on an approach to Wolf Lake, IL during Union Pacific's "Great Excursion Adventure" to North Little Rock, AR. Thanks for the plume, crew!

As part of Union Pacific's "Great Excursion Adventure" to North Little Rock, AR, UP #844 and consist travel over a trestle, well known to only the locals, and strides into Wolf Lake, IL. Temperat... (more)

UP #844 makes her presence known as she crosses over a small bridge in Chester, one of the six whistle stops along the route to Cape Girardeau, MO. The event was part of UP's "Great Excursion Adv... (more)

Gorham, Illinois's annual Darwin Days celebration was held on June 4th, 2011 and attendance was well over a hundred folks. Kidding aside, UP was in full control of the situation with security on ... (more)

Just a few miles shy of its next whistle stop at Chester, IL, UP 844 races south near Reily Lake.

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)

Union Pacific's Great Excursion Adventure 2011 down the Chester Sub.

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)