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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Alco 4-8-4Built As:UP 844 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:72791Order No:S-1937
Frame Number:25X32 cylinders, 80" driversBuilt:12/1944
Notes:FEF-3 class, UP Steam Program.
Other locos with this serial:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 844(4-8-4)
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844 and the steam Excursion
Title:  844 and the steam Excursion
Description:  The "steam Excursion", one of #844's support vehicles, sits beside #844 as it is fueled and watered before it is shut down for the evening in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:45 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
Lubing 844's side rods
Title:  Lubing 844's side rods
Description:  Ed Smith and Mark Davis lubricate #844's side rods as she is bedded down for the evening in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:27 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
Lubing 844's valve gear
Title:  Lubing 844's valve gear
Description:  Ed Smith greases #844's valve gear as the engine is bedded down for the evening in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:40 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
Crackers and tuna
Title:  Crackers and tuna
Description:  Lynn Nystrom has a snack of crackers and tuna in the cab as #844 is tied down for the night in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:52 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  474   Comments: 1
Pump was here
Title:  Pump was here
Description:  ...Some wise guy likes to leave his mark on dirty steam locomotives.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:45:04 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Pump got bumped
Title:  Pump got bumped
Description:  That used to say "Pump" - but Mr. Nystrom noticed it and modified it a bit. :)
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:45:21 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Railfan, chase vehicle, and the machine worthy of being chased
Title:  Railfan, chase vehicle, and the machine worthy of being chased
Description:  RRPA contributor Jenny Vaughn (jvtraingirl.rrpicturearchives.net) stands with her railfan vehicle, a 1984 Jeep Cherokee, in front of UP #844 in Marysville, KS. The Jeep chased #844 all the way from Kansas City, MO, to Marysville that day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:27:18 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  192   Comments: 3
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a day on the high iron between Kansas City, MO, and Marysville, KS, #844 slumbers in the old Marysville yard. Having been out on the Valley Eagle tour for almost a month, it could use a bath!
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:27:50 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  473   Comments: 6
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:28:03 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  421   Comments: 3
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:29:04 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  118   Comments: 1
Valve gear
Title:  Valve gear
Description:  #844's valve gear gleams in the afternoon sun.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:29:24 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Window - UP 844
Title:  Window - UP 844
Description:  #844's cab window gleams in the late afternoon sun.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:16 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
Late afternoon
Title:  Late afternoon
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:32 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  442   Comments: 2
Pump was here
Title:  Pump was here
Description:  #844 somehow got thoroughly "pumped out".
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:51 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:31:13 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  120   Comments: 1
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a long!day out on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:20 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a long day out on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS. "...They were berely superb two-cylinder simple-expansion steam locomotives." - "The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives", by David Ross, speaking of Union Pacific's FEF class 4-8-4's.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:33 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  426   Comments: 2
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a long day out7on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:54 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  The absence of steam from the various appliances atop #844's boiler is only temporary as it slumbers in Marysville, KZ, near dusk - tomorrow she'll be back on the high iron again.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:27:06 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
UP 844 at the station
Title:  UP 844 at the station
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 5/7/2010 10:35:17 AM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Jeff Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
UP 844 at Huxman Rd.
Title:  UP 844 at Huxman Rd.
Description:  UP 844 at Huxman Rd. on the Marysville Sub, just north of Silver Lake.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 5/7/2010 10:35:19 AM
Location:  Silver Lake, KS
Author:  Jeff Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  230   Comments: 1
Westbound UP 844 and The Valley Eagle Heritage Tour Train
Title:  Westbound UP 844 and The Valley Eagle Heritage Tour Train
Description:  The Valley Eagle heads west on the UP Kansas Sub. at 88th Street as UP Train SKCMV 27 on its way to Marysville, KS at over 60 MPH.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/29/2010 1:32:15 AM
Location:  Kansas City, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  256   Comments: 1
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/29/2010 2:42:40 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Duane Witte
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  208   Comments: 2
UP 844 at Inola,Okla
Title:  UP 844 at Inola,Okla
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 4/24/2010 10:00:30 PM
Location:  Inola, OK
Author:  Erik Edmonds
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  214   Comments: 1
UP 844 At Coffeyville
Title:  UP 844 At Coffeyville
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 4/24/2010 10:02:19 PM
Location:  Coffeyville, KS
Author:  Erik Edmonds
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  134   Comments: 1
Steaming up
Title:  Steaming up
Description:  The morning sun is just peeking over the treetops as #844 steams up in the Marysville, KS, yard. In a little while she'll be out on the mainline headed for North Platte, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:27:24 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 flies through the countryside West of Steele City, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:28:04 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaqghn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  132   Comments: 2
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  From his authoritative position in the engineex's seat Ed Dickens has #844 well under his control as it flies West near Steele City, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:28:21 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  433   Comments: 2
Engineer Ed Dickens
Title:  Engineer Ed Dickens
Description:  #844 whizzes along at 60MPH+ West of Steele City, NE, with Ed Dickens at the throttle.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:29:03 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  226   Comments: 4
Putting the power to the rail
Title:  Putting the power to the rail
Description:  #844's rods and wheels are a flurry of churning iron as she flies along at 60MPH+ West of Steege City, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:29:22 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories:  InCab,Yard,Station
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  453   Comments: 1
Ed abd 844
Title:  Ed abd 844
Description:  Ed Dickens has one of the most magnificent pieces of railroad history under his control as #844 flies West, West of Steele City, NE. Rick Braunschweig is firing.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:29:35 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  506   Comments: 3
Steaming up
Title:  Steaming up
Description:  UP #844 is steaming up in the old Marysville, KS, yard as tha morning sun begins to peek over the treetops. In a little while #844 will be on its way to North Platte, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:27:52 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 2
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:27:11 PM
Location:  Fairbury, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:28:36 PM
Location:  Fairbury, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:30:48 PM
Location:  Sutherland, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:32:28 PM
Location:  Julesburg, CO
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:34:49 PM
Location:  Sunol, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  96   Comments: 1
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:36:17 PM
Location:  Point of Rocks, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:38:33 PM
Location:  Point of Rocks, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:40:08 PM
Location:  Bushnell, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:41:32 PM
Location:  Hillsdale, WY
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 3:46:19 PM
Location:  Archer Hill, WY
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  UP 844 (Fireman Side)
Photo Date:  5/17/2010  Upload Date: 6/7/2010 8:39:25 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Danford
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
UP 844, SP 2472 and Robert Dollar Tank Engine #3 at Hearst
Title:  UP 844, SP 2472 and Robert Dollar Tank Engine #3 at Hearst
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 1:19:21 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Matthew Bushong
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4) SP 2472(4-6-2) RDC 3(2-6-2)
Views:  1796   Comments: 1
Another Shot of All Three Steam Locomotives
Title:  Another Shot of All Three Steam Locomotives
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 1:21:56 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Matthew Bushong
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4) SP 2472(4-6-2) RDC 3(2-6-2)
Views:  466   Comments: 2
UP 844 and SP 2472 at Hearst
Title:  UP 844 and SP 2472 at Hearst
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 1:18:02 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Matthew Bushong
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4) SP 2472(4-6-2)
Views:  601   Comments: 2
UP 844 Arriving at Hearst
Title:  UP 844 Arriving at Hearst
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 1:13:41 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Matthew Bushong
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
UP 844 at Hearst
Title:  UP 844 at Hearst
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 1:14:49 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Matthew Bushong
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  Another face shot
Photo Date:  7/8/2010  Upload Date: 10/23/2012 11:44:53 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  Waiting to leave the Steam yard in Cheyenne
Photo Date:  7/8/2010  Upload Date: 10/23/2012 11:36:27 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Murray
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  178   Comments: 0


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