Union Pacific 844 - 2012 Cheyenne Frontier Days Train

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12 жыл бұрын

Now available on DVD and Blu-ray: "Union Pacific 844 - Pride of the Fleet"
To order, please visit my website at: steamtrainvideos.com/order6.ht...
The "Daddy of 'em All" doesn't disappoint, as UP 844 pulls 23 cars on the annual Denver Post sponsored special to the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. This is short excerpt of video I shot during Saturday's CFD train and Sunday's positioning move. Nothing compares to mainline steam at speed.
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July 21-22, 2012

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@Steamtrainvideos 3 жыл бұрын

Now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Please visit steamtrainvideos.com/order6.html#844-2012 to order.

@KenBrownekb71000duke 9 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video of UP 844 James and I loved the open road chase alongside her - fantastic images of a mighty loco at speed, thanks for sharing it! Best wishes, Ken from Scotland, UK

@Dondo_Golden_Rose 3 ай бұрын

The first minute and thirty seconds of this is so beautifully cinematic and i dont think it was even on purpose.

@tanyasanders1990 9 жыл бұрын

Great footage of UP 844 at all angles that any rail enthusiast will enjoy.

@gysgttedlovell1003 11 жыл бұрын

No other railroad has retained its historical equipment or honored its American roots like Union Pacific. "Our steam locomotive program is a source of great pride to Union Pacific employees past and present," said Ed Dickens, senior manager-Heritage Operations. "We are very excited about the opportunity to bring history to life by restoring No. 4014."

@gysgttedlovell1003 11 жыл бұрын

Since I work for the Railroad and I was the Conductor on this train i'll tell you this The 844 is 5000 horsepower, the Challenger is 6000 and the big boy is almost 7000. Here is the latest purchase for the Union Pacific

@HoustonBrown 11 жыл бұрын

Great job. Very much enjoyed. Especially the shot from the vehicle.

@calebg844 2 жыл бұрын

The only year I ever got to ride it. I wish I had gotten to more

@Smokebox 11 жыл бұрын

Superb video of UP844!

@garytrains 12 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great Photography. Thank you.

@Steamtrainvideos 11 жыл бұрын

The 2 diesels are used primarily for assistance on the steep grade just south of Cheyenne. They provide dynamic braking on the downhill section and a little bit of pulling power going uphill. 844 can handle this tonnage by herself on relatively flat ground, but not on the steeper 1.2-1.4% grade near Cheyenne.

@jimj5617 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I could watch that engine at work all day long and listen to that whistle. Whistle sounds mournful, almost like it knew it's days were numbered.

@stevew270 8 жыл бұрын

The best whistle of USA steam, although it's a Bog Boy whistle I believe.

@vrfan 11 жыл бұрын

Fantastic footage and sound. Good job on the panning too.

@BlueCometProductions 12 жыл бұрын

Great Job!!!

@johnmiller8880 11 жыл бұрын

I got to climb onto the cab of 840 which was then called 8444 during the River City Roundup in Omaha in '84. My college journalism professor, Joe McCartney, was then the head of PR for the UP. Omaha has always been a big railroad town since the Transcontinental Railroad began across the river in Council Bluffs. It is the HQ for the UP and the home of the guy who owns Burlington Northern.

@tony1961chl 9 жыл бұрын

Bravo, grandmother 844, one of the most beautiful

@russliberti5879 3 жыл бұрын

She is doing her job , keep pushing forward 844.

@digikitty11 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video!! Looking forward to her run to Texas in October.

@deloreanman14 12 жыл бұрын

She looks good with the whitewall tires and white running boards.

@GuyBucktastik 11 жыл бұрын

She's not the only one! For years #3985, a 4-6-6-4 Challenger locomotive has thrilled UP steam fans. She's having a bit of work done, and might be in the shop for a couple more years, but she'll be pulling stuff out of and back to Cheyenne some day soon.

@Steamtrainvideos 12 жыл бұрын

The DVD will be available on my website later this year. I ship all over the world. I believe shipping to Canada is $4 for the 1st DVD and $1.25 for each additional DVD. -James

@GrandMerc89 10 жыл бұрын

I like the footage shot while driving alongside. All those rods moving and that pressure cooker sound. What a smooth ride. Anyone else love fixed gear bikes and steam locomotives?

@FabioSilva-mt9wr Жыл бұрын

Up 844 está soprando o atualmente apito igual a voz do meu papai

@ovationpdh 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video. :)

@SouthernRailfan 12 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@Steamtrainvideos 12 жыл бұрын

The DVD should be available sometime this fall. I have plenty of footage from Sunday, but none of the Denver boarding area or passengers.

@tony1961chl 11 жыл бұрын

La máquina más hermosa del mundo

@henrydralleiv8181 10 жыл бұрын

Such a nice locomotive

@gysgttedlovell1003 11 жыл бұрын

Union Pacific plans to relocate No. 4014 to Cheyenne, Wyo., where Union Pacific's Heritage Fleet Operations team will work to restore it to operating condition. Details regarding those efforts will be made public at a later date. Union Pacific donated No. 4014 to the historical society December 7, 1961. The locomotive arrived January 8, 1962, at its current display location at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona.

@RailfanWaterloo 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I live in Canada so how would I get a copy? Can you ship to Ontario, Canada?

@STL-Railfan 11 жыл бұрын

What a cool video! We may just go up to CFD only to be able to ride this train!

@malcolmtucker8611 11 жыл бұрын

My wife & I were lucky to catch UP844 in Sidney Nebraska in June 2012 on its way home to Cheyenne. It stopped for servicing. Quite a crowd showed up but I think we were the only Aussies. Tipped off to it being in Sidney by a lovely POM gentleman in Cheyenne Railroad Museum.

@Hawkers02 Жыл бұрын

Glad you stopped by in my hometown

@CaliforniaZephyrProductions 11 жыл бұрын

I miss 844. Hope it comes back to Cali soon.

@MrBnsftrain 9 жыл бұрын

Wow! 24 cars! the most I've seen behind 844 is 12!

@travelingman484 11 жыл бұрын

I see but didn't these loco's do this alone at one time or did they have some pusher steamers?

@helthuismartin 11 жыл бұрын

How much horsepower does it have?

@MrSouthernman73 12 жыл бұрын

Did 844 finally wear out its original whistle? This one sounds like SP&S #700

@michaelmyers1999 11 жыл бұрын

I always was wondering that...

@JoseMorales-ew6so 7 жыл бұрын

que chido

@FabioSilva-mt9wr Жыл бұрын

Up 844 cheyenne frontier days train 2012

@Steamtrainvideos 11 жыл бұрын

Now available on Blu-ray & DVD: "Union Pacific 844 - Pride of the Fleet." Please visit the SteamTrainVideos website.

@Steamtrainvideos 11 жыл бұрын

I doubt 844 or any other FEF-class locomotive ever pulled a passenger train of this length in regular service on this line. I imagine this train would have either been doubleheaded or ran as 2 sections back in the steam days.

@RalphQuidonePhotography 11 жыл бұрын

I was on Sundays CDM Special it was a great ride but because, the train was late they ended up for the first time ever CANCELING the Photo Run-By!! First Time ever behind a Steam Engine going 70

@geraldstrainstrucksandplan4904 3 жыл бұрын

Can I use this vid for something?

@JoseMorales-ew6so 7 жыл бұрын

que estaba asiendo el tren

@Sirimico 11 жыл бұрын

drivin it must be freakin fun

@Steamtrainvideos 11 жыл бұрын

No, I chased from Cheyenne to Elko on the way out, and just got home from chasing Ogden to Cheyenne on the way back.

@jacksalvin364 9 жыл бұрын

Union Pacific 4-8-4 #844 pulls Cheyenne Frontier Days Train.

@joserinaldoagostinho5519 4 жыл бұрын

Tem algum brasileiro,que viajou nesse trem?

@CanadaSteamBuff 7 жыл бұрын

844 is the only steam engine that was never retired

@tony1961chl 9 жыл бұрын

That beauty, my God

@ScottHBrown 9 жыл бұрын

Not running very fast. I would guess between 50 and 60 mph?

@jbear4910 11 жыл бұрын

the diesels also provide power to the passenger cars. the generator on the 844 is solely for it's own needs.

@justahillbilly7777 3 жыл бұрын

The diesels seen here are not equipped with HEP, so they're incapable of providing power to the cars. That's what the second, third, and twentieth passenger cars in the consist were there for.

@984francis 11 жыл бұрын

Impressive. If those diesels are not assisting (and it seems like they are not), that is a serious load!

@RailfanWaterloo 12 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Did u by any chance get any footage from Sunday, July 22nd's Train in Denver at the Station or any passanger shots? There were some people I know who I volunteer with on a Train in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada & they were on the train from Denver to Cheyenne. Also when will the DVD be available?

@atsfevan0242 4 жыл бұрын

I hope that sentinel diesel will run again one day and 844's mar light return as well she doesn't look the same without it

@TheLfwjo 11 жыл бұрын

She doesn't need a whistle in a very quiet place. haha

@gysgttedlovell1003 11 жыл бұрын

Union Pacific Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014 July 23, 2013 | 03:00 p.m. CDT Union Pacific today announced it reached an agreement with the Southern California Chapter - Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, Calif., to transfer ownership of one of the world's largest steam locomotives, Big Boy No. 4014, back to UP.

@FabioSilva-mt9wr Жыл бұрын

Up 844 going to cheyenne wy

@Steamtrainvideos 11 жыл бұрын

Max horsepower is probably around 4500 in the 40-50mph range.

@rileysanesh9238 4 жыл бұрын

Challenger 3985’s whistle sounds different than 844’s and 4014’s

@Steamtrainvideos 11 жыл бұрын

Now available on DVD: "Union Pacific 844 - Pride of the Fleet."

@goingnowherefast1834 6 жыл бұрын

*Shining time station faintly plays in the background*

@KingreX32 10 жыл бұрын

Always kills it for me when i see a locomotive attached. Is it traveling under its own power or is the locomotive pushing it. I always wonder.

@Odin029 10 жыл бұрын

I think the modern loco is back there for insurance purposes and so they'll have dynamic brakes, but I'm no expert

@KingreX32 10 жыл бұрын

Odin029 that could be right. IDK. I just wanna see if they can still travel under thier own power.

@bobbyjekins9807 10 жыл бұрын

Trust me 844 can do it solo. The 844 and her sisters were designed to haul 1,000 ton passenger trains over 100 mph on level track. However in today's modern world the diesels like the two in this clip are used so the steam crew doesn't have to "work" the 844 which extends the amount of time 844 can spend on the road between shoppings. The diesels also come in handy on steep grades going up and coming down.

@Pianoman71213 8 жыл бұрын

They have always used diesels with the CFD trains. They have a tight schedule with this trip and with 20+ coaches, the engine doesn't accelerate to track speed as quickly as it needs to. Then of course Ed doesn't like to let her work at all. There's a diesel when there only pulling the 4 support cars. Complete Bull****.

@Pianoman71213 8 жыл бұрын

For dynamic braking yes, but for insurance reasons no. They ran without diesel assistance quite often prior to Steve Lee's retirement on the last day of 2010.

@upheritage6 11 жыл бұрын

4,500 hp

@onionpacific7117 10 жыл бұрын

Steam locomotives dont really use horsepower to judge power,more of their tractive effort which the fef-3 exerts around 63,000 pounds at around 45mph ,horsepower wise she exerts roughly 4500-5000. She was built to haul 6-8 passenger cars in excess of 110mph. But were used in freight later in their lives.

@nickwashingon9530 6 жыл бұрын

when steam was kings of the rails

@blitzkrieg7353 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't she also carried tanks at 120 MPH? Pretty sure she would go a lot faster than Mallard (which was almost empty, and was also going downhill)

@justahillbilly7777 3 жыл бұрын

@@blitzkrieg7353 I highly doubt the 844, or any locomotive for that matter, ever hauled a troop train at 120 MPH.

@Mayito_Tamps 11 жыл бұрын

TRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIINNNNN lol reminded me of stand by me...makes me wanna dodge it like teddy :)

@MrSwibberballin 11 жыл бұрын

That son of a bitch was moving.... Fantastic!!!

@FabioSilva-mt9wr Жыл бұрын

Up 844 high speeds fast

@Jemalacane0 11 жыл бұрын

About 5,500 horsepower.

@user-dv5pe6lw1o 3 жыл бұрын

早ｗｗ

@travelingman484 11 жыл бұрын

I has always bothered me why they hook up Diesels to this wonderful engine... Well let's not forget there's only one left as well can't beat her up to badly.