UP: Union Pacific's Historic Steam Program
During World War II Union Pacific operated some of the most modern and powerful steam locomotives ever built. Among them were the famous "Big Boys," the largest steam locomotives in the world. Working with them were the "800-class" high-speed passenger locomotives, as well as hundreds of older class steam engines.
UP: Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 Steam Schedule
In 2024, Big Boy No. 4014 visited 14 of the 23 states served by Union Pacific, with full day stops in Roseville, Ogden, Rochelle, Houston and Fort Worth. Future schedules are still in the planning stage; stay tuned for updates!
Union Pacific heritage fleet - Wikipedia
Since 1960, the Union Pacific has operated steam locomotives on a variety of excursions. These include: UP 844: a 4-8-4 Northern type express passenger steam locomotive (class FEF-3), operated in excursion service since 1960. It was the last steam locomotive built for UP and has been in continuous service since its 1944 delivery. Many people ...
Index For UP Steam Locomotives - UtahRails.net
2024年11月21日 · Union Pacific Steam Locomotive Roster -- A full and complete roster listing of Union Pacific's steam locomotives from 1864 to 1962.
Union Pacific Big Boy - Wikipedia
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962.
UP Steam Locomotive Roster Index - UtahRails.net
2023年4月14日 · Union Pacific Steam Schedules, 2003-2013-- Information about Union Pacific's excursions and trips with its historic steam locomotives, UP 844 and UP 3985; covers 2003 through 844's removal from service in July 2013, including 3985's removal from service in September 2010.
Union Pacific Steam Program | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom
Union Pacific No. 3985, also known as the Challenger, is an articulated 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, NY in July 1943. It operated both freight and passenger trains for the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) until it was retired from regular revenue service in 1962.
Richard Leonard's Steam Locomotive Archive - Union Pacific
Today, the Union Pacific main from Omaha west through Nebraska and Wyoming is a busy thoroughfare for intermodal hotshots and unit coal trains. In the 1950s it was the pathway for fast movements of perishables from the West Coast to the eastern markets.
Union Pacific Big Boy - Trains
2024年10月11日 · One of the biggest and most powerful steam locomotives in history has returned to life: Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014. Big Boy weighs in at 600 tons, is 132 feet long, and can move at up to 80 miles per hour while pulling a fully loaded freight train with the force of about 7,000 hp. Union Pacific introduced the first of 25 of these steam ...
Union Pacific steam excursion train, 1990s to present
Union Pacific saved the last steam locomotive it bought in 1944, the 4-8-4 Northern type #844, to continue in service and to run as a publicity locomotive. The 844 travels to rail fairs, commemorative occasions, Frontier days in Denver, and often pulls an excursion train that attracts crowds along the way.