UP 844 Charges northbound thru Colorado 21July07

[johndomingo32]

too bad there arent any New york central Niagra's Left They were all scrapped. So Sad

[Multi80sfan]

looks like a niagara class 4-8-4 locomotive

[koup1979]

i love this engine, how can you get tickets to ride that bad boy?

[ap0calypt1ca]

I really want to see the Madame Queen (Santa Fe #5000 out of Amarillo Texas) get restored in working order. I love that train.

[bigtallguyzack]

nothing on rails can beat the sound of that whistle...NOTHING

[strangersound]

The most beautiful machine ever created. Stick a flux capacitor in it and we're good to go. :)

[bermark57]

195km/h ????

nie do wiary



[iliketrains2]

ive seen it before at a train festivel or somthing

[484magnum]

Awesome video...4-8-4 northerns were awesome machines, they were designed to run 120 mph...did;nt develope full horsepower till 90 mph...the "panels" on the front are smoke lifters...to help get the smoke up, and away from the engine and cars...

[TommyboyGTP]

@484magnum 120 huh? Hmmm... 7 more m.p.h. and she can take Mallards steam record :-)

[Mrfiiks]

what are those big panels on the front for?

[DIRTYSOUTHKREW]

i ment 80



[DIRTYSOUTHKREW]

looks like its going rather 880 or 100 miles per hour

[trainmaster555]

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[starguard]

What are the two shields on the front sides of the engine for?

[audas]

Cool

[MovieModerator]

You see a Dodge Cummins pullin' 2 tons, you think, OK it's rollin' some coal. You see these beauties, and you think DAMN! TALK ABOUT COAL!!!!

[ccobb520]

Great video. I was able to take my students (3rd through 5th) on the 844 last September. It was an awesome experience for them.

[ericberner]

Just watched 844 come into Council Bluffs!

[supermama0407]

Awesome video! I just got to see the Union Pacific 844 in Bald Knob, AR this week!!!! Very awesome train!

[terminusest0]

love seeing these machines!

[marioclub12]

Beautiful!

[benmk21600]

Hell ! they are big bits of metal to be flying about so fast! mint!!!!!!!!!!!

[yellowdog11]

I love this. These are real trains.

[devo100]

Sounds like a proper train

[Cuajinice]

Imagine this footage in a Film Look...

[CaninAble]

Beauty.



[moparhemi345]

She's really tonkin' along. Love the sound of the whistle, over here in the UK our whistles are higher pitched and some are chimes. Really suits 844 tho.

When was she built/withdrawn from use?

[roudy1689]

SEXY!!!!!

[Marshall7302]

i love it... awesome... nothing like these things there more exciting to watch in action.... the smell of wood and coal burning.... the sounds... everything

[Tanvan180]

@Marshall7302 Or fuel oil in 844's (and 3985's since 1990) case. You're right though. Seeing it on here is one thing, getting to film it in person is quite another.

[spencnaz]

This is Chuck Norris' ULEV compact car.

[spencnaz]

Gotta love steam. I feel that steam's second birth is at hand. Modern materials and technology should bring this back.

[staydput]

@spencnaz

During the mid-seventies oil crunch -- steam WAS brought back ! However, the infrastructure for coal-steam was gone. The labor force able to maintain the beasts was limited. Removing scale is NASTY.

So, after a time, the project was dropped.

IIRC it was tried by Southern RR in the heart of coal country.

[juneshopper]

She is really moving. I'll be behind her next weekend from Omaha to North Platte, riding in the dome car. Should be a great trip.

[toomanyhobbies42]

We should still be using this technology. Steam power can be fueled by almost anything. What if we could find a safe way to stick a nuclear reactor in that firebox? You'd have a steam loco that could run for decades with no fuel, just oil and water refills. I know it sounds crazy, and it probably is until we can find a way to make it safe. Just sayin' though...

[briquetaverne]

What purpose do the flat panels ( they look like horse blinders) that parallel the front , by the smoke stack, serve? I noticed them on a lot of European steam locomotives also?

[panzermarch1944]

@briquetaverne Their smoke deflectors, The idea is to lift smoke away from the locomotives cab, so that the crews vision isn't hindered by smoke/steam.

[fightingwolf18]

I'm amazed the eco-tyrants haven't gone after these beautiful locomotives. Too bad you can't use it on a short line. Maybe there's an efficient method of steam power.

[tasman763]

@fightingwolf18 . lol......they wouldnt DARE ! political SUICIDE !

[julienjjj]

I think the greyhound scheme was cooler

[DammitDrag]

Just a side note: The drivers are ballanced at 115 Miles per hour.

[judgegixxer]

Now thats a carbon footprint and a half! lol so does this 844 continuously tour around the states?

[speakswahilidammit]

Marvellous to see the old beauty still running! Reminds me of my childhood in East Africa, going on 48 hour journeys on the narrow-gauge line from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza, hauled by British-made locomotives.

[MrAahclem5]

He had it "in the corner" as they say, Eh?

[jshkorn]

holy crap that was pure awesomeness. Man i love steam power and this video shows why!

[opensourcethong]

i want one of those

[Henryfan3]

she looks beutiful

[Kayushi]

that sounds like 3985s whistle

[charles8010]

70 MPH or 80 MPH ??

[IngloriusBastard11]

This is one of the best things about YouTube. It sure as hell beats watching Tea Baggers and Politicians.

[Xantec]

skip, is the 844 the biggest non-articulated steamer on UP rails?

certainly nice when at full chat!

[strat8383]

great train!

[charles8010]

HI BALL !!!!!!!!!!

[foreverkid]

Ha. Eaton sucks. we have nothing to do here! its a tiny town full of cops that get into everyone's business.

[foreverkid]

I LIVE IN EATON!!!

[tornadonoob1]

ME TOO!!!

[16BRIGADE]

I am not a steam man myself I prefer diesel, this baby, I wish she was mine. I could watch her all day and never tire of her. She is truly the Queen of the railway world. UP must keep her alive, in England we would say "The Dogs Bollocks", great.

[Steel0972]

Pure beauty in action.

[BNSFFREAK747]

What kind of locomotive is UP 884?

[484684984]

She is a 4-8-4 (wheel arrangement) Northern Class. A very popular wheel arrangement used mostly for passenger service.

[SkipW]

built by ALCO, also the last steam locomotive built for the UP & never retired from service

[Buemmo]

She likes going fast ^^

[SkipW]

she hates to run slow

[LoisJAbel]

Really beautiful!

[dynomanGT]

That train is hauling some ass....

[SkipW]

but she really purrs at 80

[gaycowboy31]

@SkipW great video your right she purs at 80 I have rode in the cab of the Milwaukee Road 261 at 80 mph before but I have allways wanted to get in the cab of this one at speed probilly will NEVER happen though

[bubbadrum1]

I believe they keep the 844 in cheyenne wyoming. They stop and grease her down every hundred miles. So if you see her headed east out of cheyenne, she will be stoping for at least half hour in Sidney NE. You can walk right up to it and really appreciate the size. Pretty cool. I got to climb in and look around. The whistle on that baby will rattle your teeth.

[SkipW]

It got serviced in Lodgepole this trip, but Sidney is used quite often

[josecarlosfarina]

very very good. note 1.000. The best,

you see my videos (movies) for trains?

um abraço

[trainfart]

coooool, mate =)

[lauradenise68]

Wow,  nice video.. have to ask, how fast was the train traveling?

Laura

[technoairplaneman]

around 70 mph, give or take a couple of mph...

[cbolanz]

was this a saturday or a sunday

[DeltaPhi79]

Wish I could see this girl in real life.....

[gryhze]

Check out the UP No. 844 Western Heritage Tour 2009. The 844 is rolling through western states.

[DeltaPhi79]

I live in Pennsylvania.....

[strat8383]

I think we should bring 'em all back...so cool!

[msc4lf]

I couldn't agree more!

[thetrainking]

Dang look at those drivers fly!!!

[LarS1963]

Mhm... fastest steam train ever was the British Mallard, which put down a record-speed of 126 mph or 201 km/h.

Great footage. US locomotives have this air of raw power about them.

[journeystarr]

WOW!!!!!!!! like from a page right out of Colorado's past. Awesome footage!!!!!

[1singlet]

I would love to see them build one from the ground, up! I'm in 'hog heaven' watching these steam engines.

[whigwood]

Have a look at 60163 "Tornado" - built from scratch in England for 4 million dollars. Started running in 2009. She's on Youtube - plenty of videos. See what you think.

[SkipW]

Shes a Beauty for sure

[Superedit]

Oh, my, what a sight - thanks so much for sharing this with us all. What a beautiful machine. They don't make 'em like this any more...

[buggiecar]

I can't believe how fast a steam engine can go!

[Wonkawillie77]

In May of 1893, the New York Central's engine mumber 999 went 112 mph! It was pulling a passenger train on the lines Mohawk Divison and made 69 mile run from Rochester to Buffalo in 68 minutes! Remember that's from a standing stop to standing stop so it takes time to speed up and brake. The trains that run out of Albany, NY - where I live "only" do 110 mph to NYC and only on various sections.

[s172mch]

wow powerful loco there

look at how fast those links are moving

the whistle is funny

[SkipW]

60-65 mph here

[mafarnz]

How fast was she going?