The Creepernator are there any updates?

She isn't a freight locomotive though

@@wharris302 well her Union Pacific days she was freight and passenger

Why have sympathy for the victim though? She was a fucktard that got herself killed.

Zebra finch why you ask, because we value human life, the woman who died was someone's mother, wife, and daughter even though the circumstances for her death was untimely and accidental and unfortunate she didn't choose to get hit no one deserves that. Accidents happen people make mistakes, unfortunately it does cost them their lives that doesn't mean they are "stupid" or a "fucktard" show a little respect. I can't imagine what her family has been through. I know what Ed Dickens and his crew are going through, that's something that you live with for the rest of your life and it scars you and changes you. I just hope that you learn empathy and compassion I hope that you never have to experience any sort of tragedy of this nature or experience an untimely loss of a loved one or get involved in an accident where there is a loss of life.

Lucas Andresen yea it pushed 2 diesels and 11 ton freight

The only steam locomotive never to be retired.

@@jodywelds5379 it’s had two other diesels helping.

bcbloc02 Aye, and solo, no less! Can't wait to see them do this with 4014!

4014 will put diesels to shame

You also need to remember that the freight cars of today are using roller bearings on the truck axels and not friction journal bearings. This allows for less fuel to be used today than in the time that 4014 and 844 were built.

100 percent true. These things are what built this country they do me need no dam diesel behind them

Look up R&N 2012 it's awesome

Rita Loy 4014 is slated to make her first major run to promitory point for the golden spike ceremony in 2019... Well that is the plan.

Personally I'd love to see 4014 pulling a load of Sherman's / ww2 trucks.

I am very well aware that UP 4014 is expected to be completed for the Sesquicentennial of the Golden Spike Ceremony. That is exactly why that the UP 844 will be only making one trip to Denver and back to Cheyenne in 2018 as to allow more time to finish the restoration of UP 4014 on time.

Actually that is beautiful.

effortlessly

Autobot Soldier you tell em soldier

I hear you man steam engines are way better then diesels

Not sure if 'dynamic braking' is the right word there as that refers to a braking system unique to modern diesel and electric locomotives. While I don't doubt the additional braking benefits of the extra cars, I imagine this is a legit revenue freight and as 844 was heading back to Cheyenne anyway UP decided to put it to use so as to not waste line space with a light engine move.

They provide more braking power, not dynamic braking. Dynamic braking is provided only by diesels.

Yea, dynamic braking is used in the modern diesel electric locomotive. They use the traction motors for braking, the extra cars are assisted braking, since the 844 weighs over 800,000lbs.

the two bagage type cars are a support car tools,parts and such and one is a support crew car

Meaning no offense, but this comment makes no sense whatsoever. First of all, dynamic braking is something unique to diesels that really can't even be implemented by steam. Also, dynamic braking is the locomotive, not the cars. Then there is the fact that the more cars there are the more brakes that are needed, so it would kind of defeat the whole purpose to add cars to an already two car train. The cars she was pulling are likely there so that UP can make money off what would otherwise be a very expensive move. That all said though, it is indeed a very awesome sight!

Far be it for the news media to be wrong again.

fake news.

611 has pulled freight on the NS a couple times over the past three years.

Zach Pumphery I didn't hear about that. I'll look it up. I got to see 611 roll through, and stop, in Savannah, IL. some years ago. A few years before that, I chased 844 from a siding just West of Morrison, IL. to Clinton, IA.

Isn't that the truth

Ed Dickens. He’s also the head of the entire UP Steam Program.

Steam Boy29 Agreed!

They are still on the UP's active roster so if they're called to pull freight while they are out they will.

Dale Sowerby - thoughts also go out to the 844 crew, who will have to live with that in their minds every day until forever .....

KeeferJ 1995 There are other steam engines currently running. Like the NKP 765.

Tai Wesley Really?

KeeferJ 1995 One interesting tidbit of information... 844 is the only mainline steam locomotive in the U.S. that has NEVER been retired. However, it's definitely not the only one running. There are many that have been restored, and also currently run.

DrFruikenstein I'm so glad that the UP 844 is still in operation, and I hope it never stops running.

There's actually quite a few "main line" engines that are back up and running in the last... I guess decade to decade-and-a-half or so; The exception being that 844 has never been retired. There's also the SP 4449 a GS-4 (SP's implementation of the Northern Type, based out of Portland, OR), the NKP 765 - a berkshire (based out of Elkhart, IN - and heavily sponsored by NS), the N&W 611 (only surviving J class) is back up and running., the AT&SF 3751 lives in Southern California and routinely runs on the BNSF system. IIRC there's an old SP&S engine also running out of Portland, a Milwaukee Road (I think it's a heavy pacific?) engine occasionally runs around, there's a former Reading engine running around up in Northern PA (also a heavy pacific). I know I'm missing quite a few I think; but coming back to the UP there is also the 3985, a 4-6-6-4 (Challenger type- articulated) and returning to the rails (if all goes well) some time next year will be the 4014, a "Big Boy" type - also articulated and of a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement. Steam in the United States is seeing something of a resurgence - even if only from a "PR and Marketing" point of view by the companies running them (or the rare historical societies that have spent the last 20 years painstakingly restoring an engine and then getting permission to run/and/or sponsorship from the class 1 it would live on).

I'm hoping you don't mean to say this is the Big Boy, as this is 844, not 4014

Why must you always state the Absolute obvious on every. Single. Video.

Something about a moving steam locomotive, so much soul. An engine that has seen many miles and many stories to tell. I love cars just as much as I love trains, and tell the doctor to give me a Bugatti Royale any day over a Chiron.

How does Tim from Boss Baby relate to this? Not that I dislike Boss Baby, I like the movie and Back in Business. I haven't played Get that Baby (the interactive special), watched season 4 of Back in Business, watched Family Business (the second movie), or watched Back in the Crib (the second show), but I plan to at some point.

The Big Boys can't go that fast, but it'd still be an awesome scene!

Kerry, don't capitalize Big Boy when everything else is with normal use of letters... It makes you look like you're shouting it.

Jim van der Kolk That's because I was. I'm excited, you see. Also, don't correct people's otherwise correct grammar. It makes you appear to be a Grammar Nazi.

09trainman The Big Boys were designed to haul 100 cars' worth of wartime heavy freight at 90MPH on flat land. Of course, that's 1940s tonnage, not 2019 tonnage, but on paper, they can do it.

Kerry Freeman Utter bologna. The 4000 class was designed with a top speed of 80 MPH, and it's questionable rather they ever achieved that speed in regular service! I expect 65 or 70 is as fast as we'll ever see 4014 run in this day and age, and it won't be pulling maximum tonnage!

I noticed that too, very much appreciated to se her work independently

I'm playing Train Simulator. Trying to collect all the steam trains. Long, painful process. But it'll be worth it once I have every steam train at my disposal.

RU IS GAY

Normal person: "Oh cool a train." Railfan: "Oh cool a train I'll take a pic and maybe chase it a little." Foamer: "OH MY GOD a train I'm gonna chase it for the rest of the day like my life depends on it and I know all these specs that absolutely no one else knows."

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

No.

regal105 why is that?

The expense, and tech. The turbines are long gone. Improbable to remanufacture for something that would get used twice a year

Yrs

Insofar as I've ever been able to tell, they were scrapped. That and there really wouldn't be the "draw" that the steam engines have. Not that it wouldn't be incredibly cool to see one up and running again.

3985 is getting an inspection, also getting ready to run in 2019.

Because it is going to taken down and rebuilt like the 4014. It is due for it.

JamesesLesPaul restoration will start once 4014 is back in operation, in 2019

Last time I heard, its boiler certificate expired, and other issues came up.

3985 is retired now I think forever

nashguy207 844 hit and killed a foamer

OMG I didn't hear about that.

Ethan Hessong that foamer was a lady who lost her life. She probably knew nothing about being on a railroad. No need to describe her using derogatory words.

@@jaredtaylor6941 2

This was probably a break in run after some shop work. Burlington Northern used to let the 1522 out with a freight consist after some work was done on the engine.

This was 844's trip back to Cheyenne after striking a pedestrian in 2018 She was pulling the Frontier Days special when it occurred and the rest of the train was left in CO. Instead of having her run light, UP had her haul these cars.

kevin chagnot oil

kevin chagnot - UP converted their long-haul steamers to oil because sparks from the burning coal were starting fires in the (hot, dry, Western) countryside.

#844 is a beauty but just wait till #4014 hits the rails it'll be the star of the Union Pacific Steam Program

Twenty-four, not counting her tender, but counting the water tender and support coaches. So 21 revenue and buffer cars.

to get over what happened this past weekend

I

After being delayed Sunday with the accident investigation It returned 7/23 to Cheyenne with 20+ freight cars. www.newsweek.com/woman-killed-taking-picture-union-pacific-historic-train-colorado-1039548

Because it can :p

Because.... it thought it could it thought it could it thought it could it thought it could ....