Union Pacfic 844

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Discussion about the 844 heres the history of it you can post pics in trainz non trainz or RL! :D
Steam Locomotive No. 844

The Last of the Steam Locomotives
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Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger.
Many people know the engine as the No. 8444, since an extra '4' was added to its number in 1962 to distinguish it from a diesel numbered in the 800 series. The steam engine regained its rightful number in June 1989, after the diesel was retired.
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.
The engine has run hundreds of thousands of miles as Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill. It has made appearances at Expo '74 in Spokane, the 1981 opening of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans and the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Los Angeles Union Station in 1989.
Hailed as Union Pacific's "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs, especially over Union Pacific's fabled crossing of Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming.
For more information on steam locomotives, as well as No. 844, take a look at our Historical UP Locomotives section.
Vital Statistics
Weight:907,980 lbs. or 454 tons Engine & TenderLength:114 ft. 2-5/8 in.
Engine & TenderTender Type:14-wheeled
Water Capacity:23,500 gallons
Fuel:6,200 gallons
No. 5 oil
Gauge of Track:4 ft. 8-1/2 in.
Cylinder:Diameter: 25 in.
Stroke: 32 in.
Driving Wheel Diameter: 80 in.
Boiler:Inside Diameter: 86-3/16 in.
Pressure: 300 lbs.
Fire Box:Length: 150-1/32 in.
Width: 96-3/16 in.
Tubes:2-1/4 in. Diameter: 198 x 19 ft. 0 in.
5-1/2 in. Diameter: 58Wheel Base:Driving: 22 ft. 0 in.
Engine: 50 ft. 11 in.
Engine & Tender: 98 ft. 5 in.Weight in Working Order,
Pounds:Leading: 102,130
Driving: 266,490
Trailing: 117,720
Engine: 486,340
Tender: 421,550
Evaporating Surfaces,
Square Feet:Tubes: 2,204
Flues: 1,578
Fire Box: 442
Circulator & Arch Tubes: Removed, 1945
Total: 4,224
Superheating Surface,
Square Feet:1,400Grate Area:Removed, 1945Maximum Tractive Power: 63,800 lbs.Factor of Adhesion:4.18
 
It seems no steam engine from outside California has visited California in the last 15+ years. If so, why is that?:confused::(
 
Theres not a single steam loco that still runs on mainline traacks on the east coast so be happy it closer to you.
But I really don't know either that would make sense.
 
Muahahahahahahaha, I pwn you all!

VIDEO OF 844 AND 4449 TAKEN BY ME!

You really shouldn't talk like that here.....one, most people here won't think it's too neat, and two, you're just asking for someone to come along and do something like this....











All pictures taken by me, every year since 2003. If I can get the scanner to work I'll scan in all of my old prints of the 844 from even farther back.

I've see this locomotive in action every year that it's been running. That includes before the major overhaul.

-Chris (tm)
 
The reason there is no steam on the east coast of america is that NS and CSX are too ignorant to allow trains on their mainlines. Line capacity my a$^, their just too busy focusing on money to see the light. Look at union pacific, finest northern i've ever seen.
 
LOL you think, you think amtrak would let it happen as well I don't think so. They would sell themselves before they let a steam train disrupt there timtables.
 
LOL you think, you think amtrak would let it happen as well I don't think so. They would sell themselves before they let a steam train disrupt there timtables.

You do know, of course, that Amtrak has no say over what trains use the major railroads' tracks? The railroads decide. If NS decides to let a steam train on their tracks that happens to disrupt two Amtrak trains, then Amtrak's just gonna have to suck it up and deal with it. It's NS's tracks, not all.

If you want my opinion, I hope Amtrak folds over and dies. Of the four major railroads in the US, at least two have expressed interest in taking over former Amtrak stations and stock and running their own passenger service, and they'd do a far better job at it.

-Chris (tm)
 
I meant if god for bid(hypothiticly speaking) if a steam train had to cross over the North East corridor(or any other line owned by amtrak) amtrak would throw a tantrum because its obstructing there lines. P.S. Which 2?
 
really about a couple? they probally would do a better job. and get this Amtrak is (suposidedly) funded by the GOVERNMENT!! :n:
 
Burning a bearing, maybe in the 70's but with the FRA standards today, CSXand NS are talking ********. They have the time. On the Atlanta - Augusta mainline only five trains pass through a day (average).There is plenty of space to run a steam excursion. And it is not the only one CSX has.
 
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You really shouldn't talk like that here.....one, most people here won't think it's too neat, and two, you're just asking for someone to come along and do something like this....

*snip*

All pictures taken by me, every year since 2003. If I can get the scanner to work I'll scan in all of my old prints of the 844 from even farther back.

I've see this locomotive in action every year that it's been running. That includes before the major overhaul.

-Chris (tm)

Yeah...but...er...ah..umm...you don't have a video...do you?! HAH! Uhh...Got you there!...uhh...yeah.

IT WAS A JOKE!

I know perfectly well that there are people here who've probably been following 844's progress since it rolled off the assembly line, but so far I'm the only person who's posted a VIDEO.

BTW your newest pics you must have been right across from me and my friends! Did you see the huge bunch of ppl on the Elliot Way side of the tracks? I was over there with them!
 
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