UP 8444 in Denver

Texas Zepher

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October 2004
From: Colorful Colorado
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UP 8444 in Denver

Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, May 6, 2005 9:56 AM

Does anyone know why Union Pacific's locomotive 8444 (the 844) is in Denver? I was sitting in Union Station this morning when I came into work. It had a short mainenance train behind it including a caboose. Most of the box cars had "snow plow service" labeling.

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rockisland4309

Member since
October 2003
From: Phoenix
128 posts

Posted by rockisland4309 on Friday, May 6, 2005 3:01 PM

There's a pic of 844 on railpictures.net today and caption said it was 844's break-in run from Cheyenne.

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CopCarSS

Member since
August 2002
From: Turner Junction
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Posted by CopCarSS on Friday, May 6, 2005 4:31 PM

Dadgummit...just drove around Denver looking for the places it could be hiding to no avail. It must've turned around and headed back? Son of a gun, I've been having a recurring dream that it was coming to town. Just figured that it meant for the Frontier Days Train....

Chris
Denver, CO

-Chris
West Chicago, IL
Christopher May Fine Art Photography

"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams

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mudchicken

Member since
December 2001
From: Denver / La Junta
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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, May 6, 2005 7:21 PM

Did not go south of Denver, I was between the two main tracks at Castle Rock all day.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:23 PM

Heres 3 pages of new photos of 844, including rebuilding her which took 5 yrs....

http://www.railimages.com/gallery/UP_Steam

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