Pacing UP’s #844 Headed To Cheyenne
Sit back and enjoy the fast and furious pace of the beautiful locomotive!
At a sustained speed of 75 miles per hour, UP #844 is poetry in motion!
In another one of 844’s excursion runs, this one happens to be pulling the Lionel Collectors Club northbound to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Being one of ten locomotives ordered by Union Pacific in 1944, she is currently being readied for return to service after her rehabilitation in completed.
The #844 was built to withstand speeds of up to 120 miles per hour safely!
In addition, this FEF-3 class of Union Pacific locomotive was able to produce between 4,000 to 5,000 drawbar horsepower which would allow this locomotive to pull a 1000 ton passenger train at a 100 miles per hour!
Quick Facts
- Rail Line: Union Pacific
- Power type: 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive FEF-3 class
- Builder: American Locomotive Company 1944
- Locomotive and tender weight: 907,890 lbs
- Tractive effort: 63,750 lbf
Let us know if you ever had the chance to see this great locomotive running at full speed! We would love to hear about your experience!
