Steam & Excursion > UP 8444 & 3985 doubleheading out of Cheyenne - 1981

Have seen some recent posts of the doubleheader which motivated me to dig into my video files.

Back in 1981, I chased this doubleheader from Cheyenne to SLC and then flew to Sacramento and drove to Dunsmuir to chase 4449, both on their way to the grand opening of the Rail Museum in Sacramento. I have finally started to work on a DVD on both chases. Here are a few clips of the doubleheader WB out of Cheyenne. I am unsure of the two location shoots after Sherman Hill . . any ID assistance (Bob3985?)would be appreciated. One of my more memorable moments was chasing out of Cheyenne and the Wyoming Highway Patrol decided to lead the pack down the interstate by traveling down the centre line at 55 MPH (the speed limit back then) and guys on their CB radios telling anyone to pass the officer and we will pay the ticket as we all watch the train speed out of sight!

Craig
mcmrailvideos.com

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All I can say is WOW!! Very nice video of a mixed train with two steam engines, WOW!! Thanks for posting and sharing with all of us.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Oooohhhh...NICE!! Love the condensing steam in the first part, and the 8444's beautiful whistle! Thank you!

Great videos, I'm surprised the cops actually paid for the speeding tickets of fans keeping up on the Double headers! Anyway I still like the video from Video Rails when they just left Cheyenne and a lot of people got up early to see it, that was awesome in itself!

Nice job!

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ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> Great videos, I'm surprised the cops actually paid
> for the speeding tickets of fans keeping up on the
> Double headers!


You may want to go back and reread EXACTLY what the original posted typed about any speeding tickets. The Highway Patrol sure as hell did NOT "pay for any speeding tickets".

Awesome! Especially like the tunnel steam/smoke as the train exits the tunnel, and how it is caught inside those gondola cars!
Nice with a caboose too.

I see a coal tender on 3985, and coal in the first gondola car.

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/18 15:57 by RailRat.

RailRat Wrote:
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> Awesome! Especially like the tunnel syeam/smoke as
> the train exits the tunnel, and how it is caught
> inside those gondola cars!


You mean the exhaust steam vapor?

> Nice with a caboose too.

> I see a coal tender on 3985 and coal in the first
> gondola car.

3985 was not converted to oil burning until 1990/1991, in preparation for the 1991 California State Railroad Museum 10th anniversary RailFair event.

How on earth did a center beam lumber car end up in the middle of all that?

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Well, First cut was Hermosa Tunnel on Sherman. Second cut looked like between Bosler and Lookout, third would have been Fort Steele and the last I am not sure of but maybe somewhere around Rawlins. By the way that trip was fired by the mechanical department employees from the Omaha offices.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/18 20:41 by Bob3985.

A-1 Wrote:
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> How on earth did a center beam lumber car end up
> in the middle of all that?
>
> Posted from Android

That car was used to carry the stairs the Omaha Shops
built to use at Railfair to allow public access to
the cabs of both steam locomotives while they (the
locomotives) were on live display without people having
to climb the ladders on the locomotives; just walk up
the stairs, go through the cab to the other side, and
walk down those stairs.

IIRC, the stairs were made of wood, so the car WAS
carrying lumber!

Classic stuff, that!

HotWater Wrote:
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> ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> -----
> > Great videos, I'm surprised the cops actually
> paid
> > for the speeding tickets of fans keeping up on
> the
> > Double headers!
>
>
> You may want to go back and reread EXACTLY what
> the original posted typed about any speeding
> tickets. The Highway Patrol sure as hell did NOT
> "pay for any speeding tickets".


Sorry Jack!

Margaret_SP_fan Wrote:
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> Oooohhhh...NICE!! Love the condensing steam in
> the first part, and the 8444's beautiful whistle!
> Thank you!

It was a nicer sounding whistle than the current one .