Big Steam Headed to Fort Worth
#1
Posted 29 March 2010 - 02:27 PM
The "Valley Eagle Heritage Tour" will begin April 2 when No. 844 leaves Cheyenne, Wyo., and travels to North Platte, Neb. The locomotive will make overnight stops and be on display in the following cities before arriving back in Cheyenne April 29:
North Platte, Neb.;
Marysville, Parsons and Coffeyville, Kan.;
Kansas City, Mo.;
McAlester, Okla.;
Ft. Worth, Hearne, Houston, Bloomington, Raymondville, Harlingen, Palestine and Longview, Texas; and
North Little Rock and Van Buren, Ark.
"This will be the first time No. 844 has operated south of Houston and we look forward to bringing a piece of living history to this part of our rail network," said Joe Adams, vice president of public affairs for Union Pacific's Southern Region. "Our steam locomotives play a special role in our collection of historical railroad equipment, which is the largest of any U. S. railroad."
The tour was named after a Missouri Pacific Railroad passenger train that operated between Houston and Brownsville. The Valley Eagle began running in late-1948 until the train was discontinued in June 1962. Missouri Pacific merged with Union Pacific in 1982.
No. 844, also known as Union Pacific's "Living Legend," returned to service in 2005 after one of the most extensive steam locomotive overhauls in the United States since regular steam service ended. The work, which started in 2000, included overhauling the locomotive's running gear, pumps, piping, valves and springs, along with replacement of its firebox and extensive boiler work. The cab interior also was refurbished. No. 844 was the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad and was delivered in 1944. A passenger locomotive, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger.
Friday, April 9
Depart 8:00 a.m. McAlester, Okla. Union Pacific Office 1 East Krebs St.
Arrive 10:30 a.m. Denison, Texas Service Locomotive West end of UP Rail Yard Under Hwy. 75 Overpass and Ray Dr.
Depart 11:30 a.m.
Arrive 1:00 p.m. Denton, Texas Whistlestop
Depart 1:30 p.m.
Arrive 4:00 p.m. Ft. Worth, Texas Mopac Rd. and Rogers Rd. (Overnight at Union Pacific yard just west of University and South of Vickery)
Saturday, April 10
Depart 8:00 a.m. Ft. Worth, Texas Mopac Rd. and Rogers Rd.
Arrive 10:00 a.m. Ennis, Texas Whistlestop
Depart 10:15 a.m.
Arrive 11:00 a.m. Corsicana, Texas Service Locomotive 201 East 7th St.
Depart 11:30 a.m.
Arrive 1:30 p.m. Hearne, Texas 3rd and Market Sts. (Overnight)
#2
Posted 30 March 2010 - 11:51 AM
I bet I can get in there with my bike and take a few pics. I know exactly where that is- behind University Park Village shopping center.
#3
Posted 30 March 2010 - 12:49 PM
#4
Posted 31 March 2010 - 04:16 PM
#5
Posted 31 March 2010 - 04:46 PM
#6
Posted 08 April 2010 - 09:22 AM
This should be quite a sight! TIA for any more detailed route info.
#7
Posted 08 April 2010 - 04:59 PM
They put a GPS receiver on one of the support cars so you can track the location of the engine. It is currently overnighting in McAlester OK. Here is a link to the GPS Map
It's a triple threat weekend with Arts Festival, UP 844 and Texas Stadium being imploded. I have a full schedule!
#8
Posted 09 April 2010 - 09:16 AM
That link is great -- thanks!
#10
Posted 09 April 2010 - 11:22 AM
#11
Posted 09 April 2010 - 11:26 AM
At first I thought you were talking about the "Big Boy" http://www.city-data...c/picc36161.php that's been sitting in Holiday Park in Cheyenne for as long as I can remember.
There's some more info on the Heritage Tour Here: http://www.uprr.com/...gle_video.shtml
Erik France
#12
Posted 09 April 2010 - 01:15 PM
#13
Posted 09 April 2010 - 04:15 PM
#14
Posted 09 April 2010 - 06:49 PM
I know the feeling. We were down Cold Springs about half a mile south from you. After a long wait, we heard the steam whistle -- trouble was the engine was behind us to the west about a hundred yards and blocked from view.
Bruce Burton
#15
Posted 09 April 2010 - 09:48 PM
#16
Posted 10 April 2010 - 08:45 AM
Video of UP 844 steaming along Bisbee
#17
Posted 10 April 2010 - 01:20 PM
Video of UP 844 steaming along Bisbee
Good work! Your wife might have a future in the train video business.
Did you see the video of the train creating the big bow wave down in Buenos Aires?
#18
Posted 10 April 2010 - 02:02 PM
I'll tell her that, thanks!
I have no idea what you're referring to, but I am dying to find out. Link, info?
#19
Posted 10 April 2010 - 03:47 PM
Video of UP 844 steaming along Bisbee
Bruce Burton
#20
Posted 11 April 2010 - 09:33 AM
http://videosift.com.../Train-VS-Flood
I hope Andy doesn't get upset for hijacking the thread.
#21
Posted 11 April 2010 - 11:09 AM
#22
Posted 11 April 2010 - 12:53 PM
http://videosift.com.../Train-VS-Flood
I hope Andy doesn't get upset for hijacking the thread.
Wow, that was great, thanks for posting. Buenos Aires is almost our second home, we go down there for a month every year to escape the Texas heat, but I had not heard about this.
I am sure Andy will understand, otherwise we'd have to start a new thread about summer flooding in Buenos Aires.
#23
Posted 12 April 2010 - 02:04 AM
I had a great time this weekend with lots of pictures to post when I get back up later today.
#24
Posted 26 May 2010 - 09:55 PM
Backing into the yard:
From the parking area in the yard:
This gives you an idea of the size of the drive wheels:
One of the two huge steam driven air pumps:
A terrible shot, but I was amazed at the scale. I worked on the steam locomotives at Six Flags many moons ago, so it was pretty cool to see something this big up close:
A last parting shot:
#25
Posted 27 May 2010 - 01:01 PM
#26
Posted 17 October 2012 - 12:54 PM
Photos taken Wednesday behind the T&P station. There is a large steam engine at the front but I couldn't get a decent shot without walking on the right of way and there were too many workers around. Anyone know what this is doing in Fort Worth?
#27
Posted 17 October 2012 - 01:56 PM
This one is from May when she passed through going the other way
She's pulling out tomorrow (Thursday) morning, although I haven't been able to find out an exact time. In May, I think it was around 7am, so I hope to be up in time to catch a few shots and some more video this time!
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#28
Posted 17 October 2012 - 03:21 PM
"Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger. Many people know the engine as the No. 8444, since an extra '4' was added to its number in 1962 to distinguish it from a diesel numbered in the 800 series. The steam engine regained its rightful number in June 1989, after the diesel was retired. When diesels took over all of the passenger train duties, No. 844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska between 1957 and 1959. It was saved from being scrapped in 1960 and held for special service."
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#29
Posted 17 October 2012 - 05:52 PM
#30
Posted 17 October 2012 - 06:33 PM
I can swing around the front of the building first in the morning if anyone sees this tonight and wants access to the top level of the garage. Just be out front somewhere and flag me down - I'll be in a white Camaro with orange stripes, or drive up the ramp on the east end of the buildings and I can meet there...
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#31
Posted 18 October 2012 - 08:07 AM
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#32
Posted 18 October 2012 - 12:57 PM
From yesterday evening:
From this morning:
And as she slowly backed away from me and my camera!
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#33
Posted 18 October 2012 - 02:07 PM
#34
Posted 18 October 2012 - 03:04 PM
I wanted to stop by the T&P this morning but had too much to do at work. I was pleasantly surprised by her whistle when she back up to Davidson Yard and sat directly across the highway from my office for a while. Then, they gave a few toots of the whistle and headed back east towards the T&P.
I would love to see their 3985 Locomotive come down, which is the world's largest operating steam engine with an articulated frame but one of the websites says it is out of service until 2016.
#35
Posted 18 October 2012 - 06:48 PM
Well, that was a bust! I waited 45 minutes, had a great spot picked out where I could get video as it left the station, then swing around and get it riding off into the sunrise, but it BACKED OUT! Why?? Huh?? Stupid train! Oh well, I'll get some video put together of a great old steam train backing out of the station, and post it here next week sometime...
Just play your video backwards.
#36
Posted 19 October 2012 - 09:04 AM
As it turns out, I talked to a guy who works for the railroad, and he said they had to back out a ways so they could switch to another track in order to catch the track headed south, so if I had blown off work completely and just stayed where I was, the train would have eventually come back through and I could have had my video!
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#37
Posted 29 October 2012 - 04:13 PM
Thursday, November 1
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Hearne, Texas
W. 4th Street and S. Market Street
Arrival
Depart 10:45 a.m. CT
11:15 a.m. CT Waco, Texas
Katy Lane Crossing
Arrival
Depart 12:30 p.m. CT
1:01 p.m. CT Grandview, Texas
Service Locomotive
Main Street Crossing
Arrival
3:01 p.m. CT
Fort Worth, Texas
Old T&P Depot
Crossing at Jennings Avenue
251 W. Lancaster at Jennings Ave.
Friday, November 2
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Fort Worth, Texas
251 W. Lancaster at Jennings Ave.
Arrival
Depart 11:01 a.m. CT
11:30 a.m. CT Bowie, Texas
Lindsay Street Crossing
Arrival
Depart 12:45 p.m. CT
1:30 p.m. CT Wichita Falls, Texas
10th Street and La Salle Street
Arrival
Depart 2:45 p.m. CT
3:15 p.m. CT Vernon, Texas
Hwy. 283 Crossing
Arrival
4:45 p.m. CT
Childress, Texas
1201 Avenue C NW
Saturday, November 3
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Childress, Texas
1201 Avenue C NW
Arrival
Depart 9:30 a.m. CT
10:01 a.m. CT Clarendon, Texas
S. Kearney St. Crossing at W. 1st St.
Arrival
Depart 11:45 a.m. CT
12:30 p.m. CT Amarillo, Texas
83 S. Pierce Street
Arrival
Depart 2:01 p.m. CT
2:30 p.m. CT Channing, Texas
7th St. Crossing at E. Railroad Ave.
Arrival
4:15 p.m. CT
Texline, Texas
E. Market St. Crossing at N. 1st St.
Sunday, November 4
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Texline, Texas
E. Market St. Crossing at N. 1st St.
#38
Posted 29 October 2012 - 05:03 PM
It was in Houston over the weekend as part of the year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Union Pacific Railroad. But, it lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming so.... UP Steam Locomotive No. 844 is on it's way back. If you missed it last time, here's the schedule (and yes, it will be overnighting here again):
Arrival
3:01 p.m. CT
Fort Worth, Texas
Old T&P Depot
Crossing at Jennings Avenue
251 W. Lancaster at Jennings Ave.
Friday, November 2
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Fort Worth, Texas
251 W. Lancaster at Jennings Ave.
Arrival
#39
Posted 01 November 2012 - 01:03 PM
#40
Posted 01 November 2012 - 02:19 PM
#41
Posted 02 November 2012 - 07:26 AM
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#42
Posted 02 November 2012 - 08:34 AM
#43
Posted 02 November 2012 - 09:10 AM
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#44
Posted 02 November 2012 - 12:21 PM
BTW if anyone missed it, here is a good video a friend found on Youtube:
#45
Posted 02 November 2012 - 01:50 PM
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#46
Posted 14 June 2021 - 04:18 PM
Even BIGGER steam headed to Fort Worth:
Union Pacific Steam Schedule
Big Boy No. 4014 will depart Cheyenne, Wyoming, Thursday, Aug. 5, traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. We’re still working out the details of overnight and whistle stops along the way, but we can tell you the Big Boy will be on display at the following locations:
- Saturday, Aug. 14: Fort Worth, Texas
- Tuesday, Aug. 17: Houston, Texas
- Saturday, Aug. 21: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sunday, Aug. 29: St. Louis, Missouri
- Monday, Sept. 6: Denver, Colorado
Following the Denver stop on Labor Day weekend, the Big Boy and its crew will return to Cheyenne.
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#47
Posted 15 June 2021 - 05:08 PM
AndyN, I wish I could be there to see that locomotive. That's the really big one! It had an even more extensive rebuild than 844.
Aside from the trackage rights issues, I wonder if it could ever make it up here to Massachusetts. I'd practically kill to see that engine!
#48
Posted 15 June 2021 - 08:37 PM
Old T&P Depot
Crossing at Jennings Avenue
251 W. Lancaster at Jennings Ave.
I wonder if it passes by Echo Lake Park on the way to Houston?
https://goo.gl/maps/pdeCPVE6Xe6M85Ky5
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#49
Posted 17 June 2021 - 12:04 PM
I have this Rock Island Steam Finale book in my collection. Not sure if (it is OK?) anyone is interested, but I can share some photos from. I will try to get to that later this week/end. I have a bunch of old MKT and Rock Island handbooks and a few publications that are sort of interesting too. I may end up converting some of it to digital ephemera.
#50
Posted 17 June 2021 - 12:17 PM
Do you think it will be parked at the.....
Old T&P Depot
Crossing at Jennings Avenue
251 W. Lancaster at Jennings Ave.
I wonder if it passes by Echo Lake Park on the way to Houston?
https://goo.gl/maps/pdeCPVE6Xe6M85Ky5
There are two locations that I think worthy of consideration:
To be seen by 100,000 cars per day, parked in the side yard behind the T&P Warehouse -
https://www.google.c...!7i16384!8i8192
To have a chance to see it close up, parked next to Montgomery Plaza -
https://www.google.c...!7i16384!8i8192
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