UP 844 101st Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train to Denver

[strangersound]

Skip, I hope the Library of Congress is getting all this. You not only shoot some awesome videos, you do a great service to the community. They should do a movie about the UP844 and make you the director. Thanks for sharing all your work with us. :)

[gaycowboy31]

great video I was on that train we had a great time at the Rodeo and me finally getting to see this big Northern in action was wonderfull I just wish they did a runby with it I wasnt able to get a ticket for the one way run back to Cheyenne the next morning though ..I just saw 844 yesterday down here in my hometown Aubrey Texas I caught her on the way south to Ft Worth a great site seeing her down here in Texas

[billythekid3985]

just absolute wow and a bloody big wow!! to watch just the video is such but to be there and see it for real !! one day ,brilliant video skip.

[romol2000]

please, tell me what speed does this train reach. thanks! superb video!!!!!!

[TNtrainboy15]

hey isn't it true that you can follow this train along route 85??

[cnwlover]

@TNtrainboy15 Yes, Most of this was chased along Hwy 85.

[TNtrainboy15]

@cnwlover Thanks! i was thinking about chasing this summer

[cnwlover]

I still remember this day very well. One bad thing is, I can`t find my video I took at Sand Creek.

[mononc420]

I rode on this train. A friend of mine knew the conductor for the UP steam program, and that is how i got on.

[lotuselanplus2s]

She is just beautiful,imagine the impact she must have made in her day.

[sgtredbluered]

great pacing video ! like it as the towns blow by...the distance shots from the highway as the train goes through the towns at a distance provides a great perspective. 5***

[DOMINIQUEBOSLE]

When I wrote the song "Train To Denver" in 2006 I wasn't sure if there exist such a railroad. I've performed that song for a view times on stage and it made people dancing and singing forever. I don't know why. But nice to know something more about the train to Denver ;)

[CQDX018]

Skip W, I remember passing you up several times in that SUV, or I believe that was you! lol! We had a heck of a chase going on didn't we, sir? Everyone on that stretch of road was crazy!!!!!!! Very good turn out of video feed, sir. Great action and God Bless.

-CQDX018

[cnwlover]

CQDX018,

I remember you yelled at me after the chase! it was a blast.

[SkipW]

econoBox here friend, the SUV's big tires have too much road noise & the LEO's were out filling the coffers werent they

[gaycowboy31]

@SkipW thats cool that you saw the Cal Z reroute I came in the day prior on the southbound to denver everyone was bitching on the Amtrak about missing the mountains me personally I loved finally getting to ride across Sherman hill on an Amtrak train than getting to see and ride 844 for the first time the next morning man I cant complain it was great

[macdogq]

Our history still shine beautifully.

[aiforus]

Dear Skip,

I think you should make available a website to download your fantastic pacing videos of your five or six favorite big locomotives (UP844; SP4449; MWR261 etc.) or on DVD? I would *LOVE* to own these forever!! Great job as always!

[jbrunsonjr]

Man, five stars as always and thank you for helping to preserve history for future generations!!

Jack

[trainfart]

Great stuff, you are the best  =)

[train1love]

I tried to catch it, but it was too fast. I was finally able to catch up to it in denver. Nice video.

[Daichan1893]

hey skip! again good video! i made only a small video from the denver union station...

[DanielVolker]

How does 844 compare to the 4449??

[Mikelandscaper]

I'm greatful for all the videos of trains that Skip shares. There different locomotives in design both great and well traveled.

[SLSF1522]

A bit bigger, and about 40 MPH faster.

[SLSF1522]

844 is bigger, I don't know the tractive effort, but I'll take your word for it. As for the speed, 4449 tops out at about 80MPH, I don't doubt that 844 could hit 120 under the right cercumstances, they've run the 800s at over 100 before, and according to the enginier he thought the locomotive could've gone faster.

[ggpmhouse]

that was a great 32 min,*****