Current Status of UP 844

J. MottsOGR Forum Member

Evening Everyone,

My uncle from NJ was telling me this evening that he was told by one of his train buddies that he had read where the 844 was here in Texas and was going to be dead-headed as part of a freight train from one place to another. He didn't know the exact specifics of the movement or where it was from to where it was going. The friend went on to say that as the train left its starting point the going was very slow and the headend power was having a devil of a time pulling the train. I guess for some unknown reason, the train finally stopped, maybe it was due to a hotbox dector going off, he didn't really know. After walking the tran it was discovered that the drivers on the 844 all had flat spots on them and it looked like the 844 would be down for a time while they were changing out the driver tires.

Has anyone heard of this or is it old news and has already been discussed on this forum. If so, please accept my apologies for bringing up old news.

Thanks for your help and answers.

J. Motts

6/8/1212:28 AM

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WyoRailOGR Forum Member

Yes, this is news from 844's previous trip. The wheels were turned, and put back on in Texas. It has spent the last several weeks at home in Cheyenne, and is currently steamed up sitting outside ready for a trip to the college world series in Omaha.

6/8/1212:47 AM

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jonnyspeedOGR Forum Member

According to my UP Steam app on my iPad. 844 is currently stopped in Cheyenne, WY as of 6/8 @ 12:31AM. I guess it could be wrong.

6/8/1212:59 AM

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Ken in NebraskaOGR Forum Member

Yeah, WyoRail is right! It leaves Cheyenne this morning on its way to Omaha. Tomorrow it will be coming through Kearney, guess where I'll be at 10:30 AM. Down at UP's triple track watching this beauty go by. It just doesn't get much better than that on a Saturday morning in the Midwest.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Ken

6/8/128:36 AM

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Rich MelvinOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Mr. Motts, about the only thing your buddy got right was about the flat spots. Everything else he described to you is completely wrong.

The incident occurred on April 16 and was well documented in this thread on the forum. When 844 returned to service, we talked about it in this thread.

Lots of interesting reading there.

6/8/129:00 AM

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Hot WaterOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by jonnyspeed:

According to my UP Steam app on my iPad. 844 is currently stopped in Cheyenne, WY as of 6/8 @ 12:31AM. I guess it could be wrong.

Well, I guess "stopped in Cheyenne,WY" is one way to put it. Both 844 and 3985 are HEADQUARTERED and maintained in Cheyenne, WY. Soooooo, yes, she is indeed "stopped in Cheyenne, WY"!

6/8/129:18 AM

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jonnyspeedOGR Forum Member

This App is pretty cool. I encourage anyone with an iPad to check it out. The map view of where they are and where they are going is cool because it also shows where you are in relation.

6/8/1210:20 AM

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N&W Class JOGR Forum Member

She departed cheyenne today..currently she is e/b here is a link to the current schedule.

http://www.up.com/aboutup/spec.../steam/details.shtml

6/8/1211:41 AM

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clem kOGR Forum Member

Also works on I phone

6/8/1211:48 AM

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J. MottsOGR Forum Member

Good Morning Everyone,

Thanks for the great replys, I'm glad to hear and see that the 844 is back in steam and was not sidelined for too long a period of time. I'm sorry if I brought up old information, I don't always check this forum on a regular basis, there are so many good ones on here that it is hard to go thru them all every day. Rich thanks for the links to the two threads, when my uncle comes to visit tonight, I'm going to show him the two threads and hopefully he'll want to join the forums also in the future.