Steam & Excursion > Union Pacific #844

Slightly artsy rendition of the #844 leaving Cheyenne, I think 1962.

Ed

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Interesting train. First two cars appear to be from the ATSF, including a 24 duplex roomette sleeper.

Would that be the Frontier Days Special, enroute to Denver?

I don't think it is Frontier Days since the first two cars seem to be in the two tone gray scheme.

First two cars are probably fluted stainless that looks gray in the picture. Clearly not UP cars.

I will have to dig out my book on the history of UP excursions but that may have likely been an NRHS or Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

nice! the year I was born!

Ed,
That's what I wondered. The locomotive was numbered 8444 in 1962 when they received the GP-30. According to my book that was likely 1961 as they ran three trips west out of Cheyenne.
5/28/61 was the Golden West Railfans one way to Ogden
6/11/61 was the Illini Railroad Club round trip to Rawlins
11/11/61 was the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society trip one way to Ogden.

I don't think I would venture to guess which trip this would have been but with the non-system cars up front it had to be ne of these. Great photo Ed with Tower A in the background and headed west under the C&S overpass bridge.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Love the picture but how do they move that BIG train without a diesel to do the work?

Out

Looks like the Illini RR Club trip.

Realist Wrote:
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> Looks like the Illini RR Club trip.

Realist, that was kind of what I was leaning to.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Wherever she's going too, great pic!