150th Anniversary was successful, #844 begins on her eastward leg home to Cheyenne, Wyoming.

I can't describe how much I am in love with that angry, thundering steam whistle.

This is so amazing! Love that old steam train whistle!

I miss that mars light on 844

Thank you for all these great shots and the audio especially! It’s awesome to hear some of the comms before they get the highball. Much appreciated

844 sits at the place where the Transcontinental Railroad started Milepost 1,776 right at the corner of I and Second streets this is the spot where the CP Big 4 placed the first rails of UPs main line.

Seems like Big Boy has a bigger fanbase…? Beautiful to see this video!❤👍🏼🚂

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

You know what - that was awesome! I caught myself tensing up as she crossed over the new rails just outside the museum, and that last scene is glorious! Cool shots - you must have been running!

awesome awesome video..the old and the new pullin together on one train.. thats extremely rare to see these days.

Gotta admit, the UP takeover of SP has been good in the sense that UP is very steam friendly and operates steam over ex SP lines.

Cut to 7:30 to see 844’s eastbound departure.

great video, unfortunately I missed a chance to see it myself when it came to Colton railyard for a couple days last year.

Very cool video you put together there, don't you just love it when you are shooting video, with audio, and people start asking questions?? Was not too bad on this one, good video.

Beautiful! I love the UP Steam!

Up 844 in 2012

I went threw sacramento last month june 16 and june 24th on good old amtrak

when you said Cheyenne and she said "Oh wow" that was actually my favorite part of the video. makes you realize what a miracle this all really is.

I loveyour ghostly whistle

Nice picture. Modeling 844 in brass!

Tim templeton as union pacific 844

They will allow those locomotives if the owner has enough insurance money. Of course they favor their own (UP) steam locomotives, since they own them and have an official steam program. It's still far better than any steam arrangement that SP ever had.

Union pacific 844 blowing is Miles Christopher bakshi Hancock long bell 3 chime

on Navy ships they are called snipes! the mechanics and boiler men!

True enough, but SP never had a steam program. And understandably so with DJR saying in 1958 that no steam loco would ever turn a wheel on his RR. considering that, I think they came around to allowing it quite well.

x-844 eastbound Sacramento to cheyenne

Trust me, I love SP as much as anyone, but UP naturally favors their engines because they actually have a steam program. I still say it's better than any steam arrangement SP ever had. When Ed Moyers was in charge of SP near the very end, they were having a hard enough time running a RR, so steam was at the bottom of their priority list.

BNSF has no problems with foreign steam on their RR. I worked for the SP and in the later years they were quite liberal with allowing steam out on the rails. You're incorrect about SP's policy. There were many steam excursions in the 80s and 90s that SP allowed. I won't list all of them here. Look at my KZread picture taken in Mt. View in 1984,

Good, yes, and good, no. They only allow UP steam to run on the old SP. The SP 2472 can't get out of Niles Canyon because the UP won't allow it, nor will they allow SP 4449 on their RR. Sad.

Up 844 miles miller limited train to grand canyon railroad

Up 844 going back to donner pass

LISTEN TO THAT HANCOCK 3!!!

Up 844 150 express

They need a less modern looking helper locomotive to put behind that thing than the modern ones they always use. Like, at the very least the Centennial or E9's.

Union pacific fef-3 844 blows her Max Charles Hancock long bell 3 chime

844 has to go first with no cars because she derailed on the crossover because they were relaying it

Up 844 departs of sacramento ca

Anyone can use my videos so long as they indicate where they got them, which locoboose1.

Good luck getting the Big Boy over that OWLS!

What are you smoking? There is no reference to remixing.

Notice that all the yellow jackets stayed behind in Sacramneto. zNo wise guys allowed in Wyoming or Colorado, We have anough of them there already. LOL