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Published: 2010-04-13 21:28:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 170; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 4
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The engineer of Union Pacific 4-8-4 № 844 opens the throttle a bit to compensate for going uphill.Related content
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It's nice to see a well preserved and running US Steam Loco
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The Union Pacific is most certainly taking good care of her and her stablemate, the 3985.
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ah ok, I've neraly no knowledge about US Locos/Trains, as I life on the other side of the pond
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And I think I can say the same about engines on your side of the pond, as well! A few fun facts:
-This engine has NEVER been retired.
-She was built in 1944 by the American Locomotive Company.
-Saved for the purpose of pulling executive business trains
-Class FEF-3
-She has a "Centipede" tender, with one two axle truck that turns and five fixed axles behind the truck.
-From 1962 to 1989 she was numbered the 8444, because the Union Pacific ordered a brand new batch of GP30 diesel locomotives, and one of them was numbered the 844. When the GP30 was retired in 1989, it was donated to a museum and the number 844 was restored to the steam locomotive.
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Wow thank you for all the informations !
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