U.P. 844 steams across Nebraska

Friday, Jun 19, 2009 - 03:35:25 pm CDT

Union Pacific Railroad's No. 844, the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific, traveled through eastern Wyoming, across Nebraska and western Iowa to celebrate railroad history and heritage at the Omaha area's Railroad Days celebration.

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dang it

Jun 20, 2009 2:04 PM

wich id of know it was coming through i wanted to get some pics. I just happened to be down to when it pulled up, so I hurried up ran home to get my camera and as i grabbed it it when by my house.

oh well maybe next time. Does anyone know if theres a way to find out when stuff like this is scheduled to happen?

also if anyone has any pics theyd like ot share id really like some.

yay

Jun 21, 2009 2:21 AM

anyone know what time is supposed to come through on wed??

R U For Real

Jun 21, 2009 9:25 AM

Read the freaking short article that the Telegram was so gracious to put on line for free. What does the last line say?

Wow.

Jun 21, 2009 11:17 AM

That thing is enormous. Pretty cool.

paulcan

Jun 21, 2009 12:24 PM

For those too lazy to read the full article and follow the UP link:

#844 leaves Omaha for North Platte at 8:00 AM on June 24th, arriving at Grand Island at 11:01 AM. That should put it through Columbus around 9:45 AM give or take by my estimate.

Jones

Jun 21, 2009 2:03 PM

Gosh! I didn't have any idea that there was a UP Rail Yard east of Columbus.

Those sneeky UP people certainly kept it very well hidden all these years.

However a crack investigative reporter from The Columbus Telegram was able to expose the secret location.

FYI

Jun 21, 2009 7:08 PM

http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/trace.cfm

U.P.

Jun 21, 2009 7:37 PM

GO TO UPRR.COM LISTS SCHEDULE AND YOU CAN EVEN TRACK IT WITH GPS.