UP 4014 Restoration/844 Trip

‘The Trek to Tennessee’, is what Ed Dickens, Senior Manager of Heritage Operations and the Steam Shop Team were promoting.  At every stop they made from small towns to large urban areas, The Steam Shop Crew was inviting railfans and train enthusiast to come to Cheyenne see the Big Boy 4014, Restoration Project.  This is why the 844 it is part of this thread.

“To Keep the Story Alive is to Tell It” This is the main objective from Union Pacific Corporation.

Take advantage of this rare opportunity, available only in Cheyenne! Now is your chance to visit the Union Pacific Steam Shop where Big Boy #4014 is undergoing restoration to operating condition, with the goal of running the rails once again!

You'll receive:   Tour of UP steam shop   Trolley transport to steam shop   Admission to Cheyenne Depot Museum   $20/person.  12:30pm. Tours begin at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. Must wear sensible closed-toe shoes. Hard hats will be provided. Liability forms must be signed before touring.

2016  -  Fridays, November 4, 11 and 18

2017 -  Fridays, January 6, 13 and 20       Saturday, January 28      Fridays, February 3, 10 and 17        Saturday, February 25        Fridays, March 3, 10 and 17     Saturday, March 25

Click here for all the details. and schedule updates.

Today I spoke with an official from The Cheyenne Visitors Center, about going out to The Steam Shop and I also mentioned if they want to advertise The Steam Shop Tours, with national magazines, I could hook them up with a contact person from Trains Magazine and O Gauge Railroading & Form.

Are you going to Cheyenne to see the Steam Shop, Restoration Projects?

Gary - Railfan

Lionel’s Facebook Page has a Special Update on the Big Boy Restoration

Check out the link below.

Posted on: Nov. 4, 2016 @ 12:30 EDT    https://www.facebook.com/LionelModelTrains/?fref=ts

Gary Railfan: Cheers from The Detroit and Mackinac Railway

Goshawk posted:

Gary, 

Why don't you start a thread for the 844 information and we can leave this one specifically for the 4014?

I updated the thread title to better represent the content of the thread.

It's hard to believe based on some of the posts in this thread but it appears that 844 made the trip without any problems. I scanned all the posts on Trainorders and couldn't find much of anything - nada - except whining about the photos with Ed hanging out the window. Most of the better posts and photos were not on the steam forum but on the western railroad forum to avoid the negativity. Congrats to the UP Steam crew.

Remember the UP Steam Shop will be open for tours Fridays in November 2016 and Saturdays January 2017 through March 2017. Money goes to support the Cheyenne trolley and railroad museum. Link below for more info.

UP Steam Shop Tours 2016/2017

Have fun!

A Union Pacific Tweet - December 1, 2016 / Railroad History

The No. 844 being delivered to Union Pacific from the American Locomotive Company. The train indicator boards and the headlamp are covered with wood to protect the glass during transit. Image from the W.A. Fleischer Archives.

December 1944                       UP RECEIVES ITS LAST NEW STEAM LOCOMOTIVE

Steam Locomotive No. 844 was the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger. When diesels took over all of the passenger train duties, No. 844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska between 1957 and 1959. It was saved from being scrapped in 1960 and held for special service. Hailed as UP’s “Living Legend,” the engine is known for its excursion runs, especially over Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyo.

No. 844, shown in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific. Never retired, it remains in special service today as part of the railroad’s heritage program.

Gary - Railfan

Somehow she just seems "bigger" without the smoke deflectors.  Maybe it's because I can see all of the smoke box and that reminds me more of the Big Boys and Challengers.

To me, her wings give he a French look on the front end.

Cab's not pointy enough for SNCF service. 

Top Ten Train Stories for 2016

                 No. 3,   RETURN OF THE 844                

Click the links below to get the rest of the train stories.

No. 1: WICK MOORMAN

No. 2: FREIGHT TRAFFIC TROUBLE

No. 3: RETURN OF THE 844

No. 4: HUNTER MISSES SHOT

No. 5: UNFORCED ERRORS

No. 6: CALIFORNIA RAILROADING

No. 7: RE-REGULATION

No. 8: GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL

No. 9: the FUEL CELL TRAIN

No. 10: TRUMP

Gary - Railfan