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UP Challenger #3985 hauling Freight (1991)

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Uploaded by on Jan 3, 2010

UP Challenger #3985 is seen here pulling 21-cars back to Cheyenne a day after pulling the 143-car APL stack train. That Illinois Central whistle sure sounds nice on her...

Footage is from "Heavy Freight and Union Pacific 3985" by WB Video Productions

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  • @deloreanman14 I'll take a steam locomotive with a diesel behind it anyday over no steam locomotive at all...

  • That is one beautiful whistle.

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  • This should be happening everyday. :P

  • @dueltruckman Count the turns of the wheels over at least three seconds. Find out what size they are and the rest is simple arithmetic. It'll be pretty close.

  • Great camera work on the pacing. As good as it gets.

  • can you edit out the narration? I would like to use these as sounds samples

  • hauling both? I know she is used for excursions frequently and I think the one that pulls the train to the rodeo in the west up into the colorado mountains, but also freight, they never let 765 do that anymore unless its being on the front end for a trip to the turntable at the west wayne yards in fort wayne with a train, but nothing would surprize me these days.

  • @anvil357 Challengers were dual service locomotives. So they hauled heavy passenger trains as well. Just like 3985 does most of the time today.

  • How fast are you paceing her at?

  • I LOVE the chrome (guessing?) chassis

    

  • Showing those diesels!

  • Loves having his hand on his horn doesn't he!!!

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