Steam & Excursion > UP 8444 This WAS a photo run

Date: 07/04/25 09:13
UP 8444 This WAS a photo run
Author: masterphots

As a follow up to my smoky 3985 post yesterday, here's 8444 on a photo run.

Snyder, CO on 7/28/79. Denver to Sterling trip

Again, more captions welcome

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Date: 07/04/25 09:55
Re: UP 8444 This WAS a photo run
Author: Goalieman

WOW!!!! No doubt the tubes were clean after THAT!!! Good Lord!!!!

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Date: 07/06/25 01:00
Re: UP 8444 This WAS a photo run
Author: dan

it was a hot one

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Date: 07/06/25 18:04
Re: UP 8444 This WAS a photo run
Author: Auburnrail

And THAT''S a major reason the railroads
looked for something else...diesel.

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Date: 07/06/25 18:10
Re: UP 8444 This WAS a photo run
Author: HotWater

Auburnrail Wrote:
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> And THAT''S a major reason the railroads
> looked for something else...diesel.

Oh for heaven's sake, get a clue! This is a photo run-by in 1979, more than 20 years after regular steam was gone from UP. Plus, they were still using bunker C in 8444 back then, and it was VERY easy to produce such excessive smoke, back then.

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