The Team Behind the Living Legend
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- The restoration of locomotive No. 844 was possible thanks to the dedication, creativity and perseverance of the 10-person strong Steam Team. Read more about No. 844's first return journey: www.up.com/abou...
Just about a million pounds of awesomeness restored to like new condition...Thank You UP steam crew!
Amen to that
Ethan Hessong 👍
yea ur right. i like UP 844 FEF-3 and SP GS-4 Daylight 4449 is my favorite
Mars light
The only people I will trust wen talking about my favorite trains thank you guy you made a me life a little happyer again
Gentleman she looks fabulous may she run with the ghosts from the past and thru her bring them back to life.
Thank you so much for keeping this amazing steam locomotive alive. 844 will always be my favourite train no matter what. Thank you so much Union Pacific
Great teamwork on the crew's part to get the locomotive fully restored and looking/running beautiful! This amazing piece of American history wouldn't be on the rails if it weren't for the money, time, labor, and love that's put into it by you guys. Thank you for keeping these amazing machines alive so newer generations, like mine, can truly experience them and get a taste of what railroading was once like!
That's a dream job! The list of applicants U.P. has must be a mile long!
Tommy TwoGun the Golden Spike recipient list is pretty short... and extremely blessed to be considered to be eligible let alone being accepted...my Beloved Brother in Law was awarded with this Posthumously with the Golden Spike Award..you can see some of William" Bill" Riley Sr's awards for UPRR in the Golden Spike Museum in Bailey Yard North Platte Nebraska 43 years as UP Railroad Locomotive Engineer..
All these men and incredibly talented and highly skilled and their families... GOD bless each soul....R.I.P. Brother Bill...we miss you...
Congrats to the people who helped bring the living legend back to steam. I really appreciate the work you guys have done disregarding when i was mad about the mars light
Mike Pericolosi the Mars light will return. the bracket that held the light was weak and came off the boiler front. the boiler front that's on now will need to be remade and replaced entirely before the Mars light can be put back on.
You guys should be proud. She is a beauty!
My favorite steam locomotive in history. I had forgotten about it for years, and now, its back in my heart.
The 844
Thank-you Steam Shop Team, for making Railroad History. Looks & sounds great.
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
Congratulations, Men. You guys must know that keeping the U.P. Steam program alive and well means the world to so many of us railfans.
Thank you for returning this magnificent machine to where it belongs: on the Main Line!
Thank you so much for keeping the 844 running! You have kept her running since December 1944! The 844 is one of the most beautiful steam locomotives on the face of this earth! All the time and effort and resources that the UP has put into this engine has paid off! I am one of thousands of people in the US that love this Engine! To the entire union pacific steam team thank you so much for keeping the living legend running for all of us!
I love that they went over every last square inch of the locomotive and fixed everything they found that was wrong, no matter how minor. That attitude has paid off! Looks great and I am sure will bring many years of good service.
Thanks everyone for restoring the steam engines of my past. In 1949 I went from St. Johns MI to Grand Rapids, MI & back on my first trip to see a circus but all I remember was the train ride. I lived in Cheyenne & was blessed to hear 844 whistle blow through the years from 2002 to 2018 so now I hope to hear 4014 blow it's whistle in a few months before it heads to Utah.
Would love to see any of these UP Steam engines running but unfortunately I live in NS and CSX country. Maybe one day I can get out west.
same here. really wish to see a up steamer come out here in the south
I know I'm two years late but I'm in the same boat
Thank you Up Steam Team, for keeping these legends of the rails alive.
You guys work fast. I haven't seen this fast of a restoration since seeing a video on 2101 and 4449 for the American freedom train.
The 2101 was put back together in 30 days. Took UP much more than that to put the old girl back together
+Nothere27 true. Heck it takes longer to over haul a running engine then it did a static display. Now it is permanent static since a fire torched the engine and the B&O would never run it. Also CSX has a no steam policy.
Pardon me bumping in, but the 2101 was also put together that quickly because classmate 2100 served as a parts donor.
Thank you to the UP for continuing to support this great program and thank you to team that has made it possible :)
Adding that kind of music just makes it look majestic
Fantastic job, thanks for the hard work and dedication you guys put in to get 844 back into tip top shape!
beautiful machine
Well done Ed Dickens and other members of the Steam Crew! You all did an awesome job! Now go for Big Boy!
Welcome Back, UP 844! And well done, Ed Dickens Jr. and the rest of the steam crew on restoring this magnificent giant!
You guys sure did a great job, she looks great. It sure is good to see her alive again and back on the tracks
Hello Hello from England
Congratulations for bringing this awesome steam locomotive back into operation, I adore these American steam locomotives including the Union Pacific No.844, again I think she is awesome.
I'll maybe one day come and visit Cheyenne, Wyoming to see your locomotive, plus good luck on getting the Big Boy No.4014 back into full working order!
Yours sincerely
Jordan Shingler ☺🚂
Nice to see a Brit not screaming about how ugly our locomotives are. P.s. 844 was never restored. It is the last steam locomotive to have been never retired.
Weyerhaeuser Railfan Ahhh of course, 844 was the only American Steam Locomotive that never retired from service. 😉
Two things one WHO DISLIKED and two i want to be part of this. This makes my world better the sounds the sights just pure american power
The train looks beautiful
Thanks guys, she's beautiful!
Congrats UP Steam for getting it back on the rails again. Now begins the work on the big monster you have brought from California right?
Good Job Guys
Just beautiful. I would have made the hour drive up there yesterday if I had known this was happening.
*Any plans for special paint for the tenders?* I couldn't help envisioning the front half of the cistern outer wall getting a full-on "coat of arms" treatment of the UP shield, with the "Proud Heritage * Powerful Future" belt around the Mountain Elk crest, an "Excursions" art script on a bend azure across the paly, 4-4-0 UP/Rogers Class E-16 and B-B Electro-Motive/GM F40 for supporters, and a Heinemann-era block lettering used for a "BUILDING AMERICA" underescroll beneath the shield. (The rear half of the cistern outer wall would get the fleet number writ large in the FHA-1 font on both sides and the coupler end.)
stunning!
This train is the best train
Big boy is Glorious
Absolutely beautiful.
One down. Two to go.
I love our steam locomotives
I would love to see 5511 2-10-2 steam back to life
@@wideworldofrailroads4014 it is coming back to life! Along with the 3985!
I have the last original Union Pacific stainless steel hair pin railroad spike it was used in 1943 to hold the rails down it was found in Cheyenne Wyoming it never rusted and the railroad spike was sand casted there was a lot made but The new ones are low carbon reproductions that’s in the switches nowadays
Omg the intro is sooo cool in 0:00
Union pacific 844 is my favorite steam train
Awesome!!! :-)
844 was only over hauled alot she's the longest locomotive in service never retired a vary famous engine
dream job since i was 4.
This is my dream career.
mines too
+zanza van _hohenheim wolfskin same here
+tonycaptain71 i want to see 4014 run as great as 844. wonder about 3985.
That boiler sure is glossy!
#AllHailSteam!!!
I like it with the red light
without the red light on the front its looks strange but not that bad at the same time
I'd say it looks better
I think Ed should keep the Mars light off #844. She looks so much more beautiful, and cleaner, without it.
+razgrizaceblaze259 true
yeah
sometimes it has the mars light but sometimes it dosent
That is what happen when America get together we make it happen
If drive that old girl of a locomotive to Daytona if I could
I kinda hate what Union Pacific did too Southern pacific UP bought Sp which is sad for me cause im a big southern pacific fan but today southern pacific will always be in my hearth
they should have little individual steam locomotives from companies bought for the steam progress and buy southern pacific 4449, but they way it seems how up doesn't really care of sp. that idea might not happen
In the thumbnail they were in the front...
Wait dont tell me 844 is retiring
I want to ask will union Pacific
railroad Big Boy roll down the track and serve us again?
I found a goof in the editing of this video. at about minute 1:13 844 is shown going "foward" but the radius rod in the valve gear is UP which means 844 was in Reverse motion and the steam is getting sucked into the cylinder cocks and not blowing out the cylinder cocks small small editing goof
When is its next excursion?
Ok thinks
is the UP 4014 big boy done yet because i haven't seen an update in a while?
No. They hope to have it done by 2019, but it will probably be a little longer than that.
i wonder why it will take so long? are the parts hard to make?
+YourLocalRailfan true true but people built the world's tallest bridge in just 3 years. I know those are completely different thngs but still.
Well, not only is it hard to make and find parts, but you also have to remember that the crew is dedicated to running and keeping maintenance on the 844, whilst restoring the Big Boy. And, just to pick on your analogy, bridges and locomotives are completely different things, which I know you already said but again I was picking on your analogy.
@@FastFreightStudios it took one year to get 611 up and running again!
Where did the Mars light go?
Music used?
you guys still working and Union Pacific Big Boy 4014. just a question just want to ask.
Yes.
+Andrew Horta Now that 844 is back up and running, they are probably going to prioritize 844's CFD run, and return to work on 4014. 3985 will most likely be put off for a very long time, since we haven't heard about her for a very long time.
3985 will run again. It's just a matter of man power and priorities. Next on the list is 4014 and then from my understanding 3985
What's the Deal with 5511? Is it still for sale?
Great question. I've heard she is and others saying she isn't. In the first instance, if my understanding is correct, Ed won't sell her unless she goes indoors. Which I agree with. Why sell her to sit outside when she would've been in better shape having never left Cheyenne. Other than that I have no idea.
sir locomotive#844
I want my birthday to be special because what I want for my birthday I want to see Union Pacific 844 coming through madisonville Kentucky on may 16 that's my birthday
On the csx main line
where did the mars light go?
I believe it was taken off due to the bracket holding it on was wearing through or something to do with the old door to which it was mounted on was too thin. But I have heard that they are planning to put it back on in due time.
+Logan Covington i would like too see the mars light on 844 again
I'm one of those who is happy whether the mars light is put back on or not. As long as 844 is running around that's all it takes to satisfy me.
+Logan Covington me too, i love the fact that up 844 is back and running. it's just i would kinda be a little bit happier if they added mars light back when ever they can.
I'm sure it's on their to do list. If that's the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae then I'm all for it. If I'm on the steam crew I'm just happy that 844 is running and that we can finally start on 4014.