Union Pacific 844

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  • Опубліковано 8 лис 2022
  • In the midst of the Union Pacific Railroad's modern operations is their commitment to preserving the past while serving the future with the historic steam locomotive program.
    Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, steam locomotive number 844 has had an exciting career. You see, it is the only operating steam locomotive in the United States that has never been retired since it was built in 1944.
    Come join the steam crew with scenes of the 844 from factory delivery to the present date operation. You will see scenes of these magnificent machines working the high iron of the Union Pacific mainlines.
    Over the years, this video & another depicting the history UP 3985 were updated periodically with newer narration & additional sections over a few year span, beginning in the early 1990s. This being the 1997 version of this show, with updated narration & additional sections.
    This tape was scripted by the late Bob Krieger, steam crew engineer, narrated by Bill Waldrop, and edited and produced by the Union Pacific Steam Crew and Gandy Dancer Productions
    Nickel Plated Productions does not lay claim to the ownership of this program or its copyright. Ownership/Copyright belongs to Gandy Dancer Productions. This has been uploaded in an effort to preserve its historical contents.
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  • @larrysheppard42
    @larrysheppard42 Рік тому +7

    That assist is one of the most awesome things!

  • @ronaldhill9561
    @ronaldhill9561 Рік тому +8

    Yep the only steam engine that wasn't retired

  • @denizen9998
    @denizen9998 8 місяців тому +2

    It was really interesting seeing the 844 being overhauled. These big steamers have so many intricate parts and that was amazing.

  • @stevew270
    @stevew270 6 місяців тому +3

    It's too bad scenes like this likely won't happen again like they did in these days, the 80's and 90's were the best decades for steam this country has ever seen.

  • @jacksalvin364
    @jacksalvin364 Рік тому +15

    Christmas Eve 1944, the never retired locomotive #844 rolls out of the shops of The American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York for today's Union Pacific Railroad.

  • @thomasavensjr.2790
    @thomasavensjr.2790 Рік тому +13

    Very enjoyable documentary about the operation history of the UP 844, that "two tone grey" paint scheme looks fantastic on the 844 & I would love to see it repainted into that paint scheme again in the future. The 844 is an excellent superstar representative of the classic era of Union Pacific rr steam power.

    • @thomasblack736
      @thomasblack736 Рік тому

      Yeah! I agree!

    • @Hairy_Melon
      @Hairy_Melon Рік тому

      I seem to remember reading that the two tone grey was dropped cuz it was a nightmare to keep clean. I agree though - gorgeous.

    • @celsalazar1600
      @celsalazar1600 2 місяці тому

      I wish big boys are greyhounds like 4024

  • @jesikebiking
    @jesikebiking Рік тому +4

    Having an n scale 8444 I love this video thanks

  • @mmandmcb14
    @mmandmcb14 Рік тому +6

    Footage used in Train Adventures for Kids.

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 Рік тому +5

    Awesome video for me to love! Some wonderful UP history.

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +3

    Second series fef-2 820/834

  • @geomodelrailroader
    @geomodelrailroader Рік тому +3

    32:34 #844 to the rescue. a freight has stalled on Archer and #844 has to get him out.

  • @thomasblack736
    @thomasblack736 Рік тому +9

    I hope the show will convert into DVD sometime in the future!

    • @TailsFan369no2
      @TailsFan369no2 10 місяців тому

      It is, you don’t seem to be looking in the right places

  • @kurokogejp
    @kurokogejp Рік тому +3

    good😄

  • @jamesbelcher8509
    @jamesbelcher8509 Рік тому +4

    3:12 Bill Waldrop: The 800 class locomotives were designed to maintain speads of 110 miles per hour. At Jacinto, Nebraska, one 800 class locomotive was recorded at a spead 124 miles per hour, pulling a fast limited passenger train.

    • @Train_Tok_Man
      @Train_Tok_Man Рік тому +1

      You don’t freaking say?

    • @bigglilwayne7050
      @bigglilwayne7050 Рік тому +1

      It's been at least 12 or 13 yrs ago I'd say when I saw 844 roll through Hallsville Texas at nearly 80mph... Waaaaaaay faster than any other train I've ever saw

  • @geomodelrailroader
    @geomodelrailroader Рік тому +3

    Long Live #844!

  • @davidng2336
    @davidng2336 Рік тому +3

    Very nice documentary. I do hope it will run again one day, although according to someone who visited the steam shops recently, it was said that 844 will not run again "for the foreseeable future".

    • @regularguy7266
      @regularguy7266 Рік тому +3

      During April of 2022, the Rocky Mountain Club invited Ed Dickens of the UP Steam Crew to the Clubs show in Denver, Colorado. When the 844 was brought up as a Q&A, Ed said they were actually planning on running 844 this year, but decided against it. The reason was because Ed and the crew want UP 4014 to tour the rest of the system, and then after that, they will balance running both locomotives. The video of the show is called "UP 4014 Update 2022". Plus, 844s last 1472 overhaul was in 2016, so the locomotive should still be in good condition and have lots of time to run before 2031.

    • @davidng2336
      @davidng2336 Рік тому

      @@regularguy7266 I do hope so. Especially because the 80th birthday is next year. I also heard that the E9s won’t run again for the foreseeable future either.

  • @kjfenterprises9618
    @kjfenterprises9618 Рік тому +6

    I partially came for 32:35.

  • @jamesbelcher8509
    @jamesbelcher8509 Рік тому +4

    14:45 [train whistle, train chugging]
    2:30 Kevin Michael Richardson: The U.P Steam program's other locomotive as a newly refurbished number 844.
    3:12 Bill Waldrop: The 800 class locomotives were designed to maintain speads of 110 miles per hour. At Jacinto, Nebraska, one 800 class locomotive was recorded at a spead 124 miles per hour, pulling a fast limited passenger train.

    • @TailsFan369no2
      @TailsFan369no2 10 місяців тому

      🤨

    • @T128Productions
      @T128Productions Місяць тому

      @@TailsFan369no2 Never mind this guy. He’s always says stuff like this, all the time.

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +2

    First series fef-1 800/819

  • @jamesbelcher8509
    @jamesbelcher8509 Місяць тому

    2:30 Kevin Michael Richardson: The U.P. Steam program's other locomotive as a newly refurbished number 844.

  • @railroadhub6316
    @railroadhub6316 10 місяців тому +1

    LONG LIVE 844!!!!

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +1

    Third series fef-3 835/844

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +2

    Union pacific fef series 800 class 4-8-4s

  • @jamesbelcher8509
    @jamesbelcher8509 Рік тому +4

    Union Pacific 4-8-4 Locomotive 844
    14:47 [train whistle] 14:01 [train chugging]
    15:49 [train chugging] 24:20 [train chugging]
    34:16 [train chugging] 34:28 [train chugging]
    35:14 [train chugging]

    • @phillyfan-182
      @phillyfan-182 10 місяців тому

      The whistle has a menacing monster sound

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +2

    Alco 800 series

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +2

    Up 844 1960

  • @FabioSilva-mt9wr
    @FabioSilva-mt9wr Рік тому +2

    Up 844/8444

  • @09JDCTrainMan
    @09JDCTrainMan Рік тому +2

    5,290 tons? How's that for a passenger 4-8-4?

  • @celsalazar1600
    @celsalazar1600 3 місяці тому

    10:45 yo steam power and I like #1522 blows the whistle

  • @jamesbelcher8509
    @jamesbelcher8509 Рік тому +1

    9:40 Steele City, Nebraska

  • @lucienesoaresdasilvasoares7873
    @lucienesoaresdasilvasoares7873 7 місяців тому +2

    Up 844 going to pull out in colorado subdivisións june 1996/cheyenne frontier Days double header FT 3985 July 1996 19:03mns

  • @jacksonpugh6423
    @jacksonpugh6423 Рік тому +4

    What about the 2005 version?

    • @TailsFan369no2
      @TailsFan369no2 10 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/C3DNvflpSfI/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

  • @robertojuarez959
    @robertojuarez959 Рік тому +1

    😲😮😍🤩💖👍‼️

  • @douglaswilliams8882
    @douglaswilliams8882 6 місяців тому

    When is part 2 of this

  • @user-rt5hd9bn4f
    @user-rt5hd9bn4f 2 місяці тому

    34:11 / 39:50

  • @Kkmssjdjdk_offical
    @Kkmssjdjdk_offical 5 місяців тому

    Wait who made these documentarys

  • @nikerailfanningttm9046
    @nikerailfanningttm9046 7 місяців тому +1

    3:20 this claim is a total lie. 124mph in a 4-8-4 that’s not streamlined, bullshit to the highest degree. Whoever maid that claim was just salty that a Pacific was able to reach 126MPH, and MALLARD’s speed was actually recorded on a dynamometer car. There’s no proof of a UP FEF doing 124mph ever, let alone 120.