| Filling the sky with black smoke and heading up a long string of UP yellow varnish is the mighty Union Pacific 4-8-4 #8444 on one of its many fan trips around the west. No exact location was given but appears to be near Cheyenne, WY. Specs - serial #72791, 80" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, engine weight of 486,340 lb, tractive effort of 63,750 lb. The loco is preserved as one of the "jewels" in the UP Heritage Fleet based in Cheyenne, WY. An unknown photographer took this great action shot! |