UP844 at 79 MPH

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Uploaded by on Oct 7, 2009

We paced the 844 northbound out of Denver on September 16, 1989, and at one point, the train reached 79 MPH. It was a heck of an experience! Go to www.railroad-crossing.com for more pics and videos.

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  • Nice video, but the locomotive looked like it was already old in 1989, when did they stop using steam engines?

  • Now THAT'S hi speed rail!

  • Pretty good on capturing what a UP/Alco FEF-3 can do with the throttle wide and the Johnson bar two clicks forward of neutral. Detented reversers have always been a necessity with the vibration typical of steam, whatever valve gear is used.

  • spectacular! Just saw her in Tucson today but love seeing her at full speed.

  • Nice to finally see a steam locomotive without some damn diesel-electric tagging along.

  • Awsome speed and power !!That series of engines worked hard in their day pulling heavy frieght and with high speed.One of the best Union Pacfic engines ever made.I just love that speed disels be jealous !!

  • nice vid, steam at speed with NO disels.

  • @4902STEVEN - 844 is an oil burner and even if she had been a coal burner, there would have been an automatic stoker. Feeding something of this size at speed by hand is virtually impossible.

  • way cool shot!

  • Those drivers are really turning over!

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