2009 Steam Schedule
North Platte Rail Fest, Sept. 17-21
| Thursday, September 17 | |||
| Depart | 8:00 a.m. MDT | Cheyenne, Wyo. | |
| Arrive Depart |
10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. MDT |
Lodgepole, Neb. | Service Locomotive Downtown |
| Arrive |
4:00 p.m. CDT | North Platte, Neb. | Front St. Between Chestnut and Poplar |
| Friday, Sept 18 - Sunday, Sept. 20 Layover and Display |
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| North Platte, Neb. – Front St. – Between Chestnut and Poplar | |||
| Friday, Sept. 18 | On Display: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. | ||
| Saturday, Sept 19 | On Display: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | ||
| Sunday, Sept. 20 | On Display: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | ||
| Monday, September 21 | |||
| Depart | 9:00 a.m. CDT | North Platte, Neb. | Front St. Between Chestnut and Poplar |
| Arrive Depart |
10:30 a.m. MDT 11:00 a.m. MDT |
Sidney, Neb. | Service Locomotive 9th and Grant Streets |
| Arrive | 2:00 p.m. MDT |
Cheyenne, Wyo. | UP Rail Yard |
- Follow No. 844 with GPS Tracking
- Catch the UP Steam Tweets
- Latest No. 844 movements posted on Twitter.com
Cheyenne Frontier Days - July 16-19 - Denver/Cheyenne
- Video Updates: Frontier Days Special
- No. 844 Photos
- Last Steam Locomotive Built for Union Pacific Pulls Cheyenne Frontier Days Special Train (Onboard Press Release, 07/17/09)
- Cheyenne Frontier Days Special Train To Be Pulled by Legendary Union Pacific Steam Locomotive (Press Release, 07/07/09)
Railroad Days Limited - June 18 - 25
No. 844 traveled to Omaha, Neb., and was on display at the Durham Museum for the 2009 Omaha/Council Bluffs-area Railroad Days celebration.
- No. 844 Photos
- Railroad Days Limited Video Clips
- Extreme Trains
- Eight-part History™ channel series, hosted by train conductor Matt Bown, includes sights and sounds from the Union Pacific Steam program
No. 844 Western Heritage Tour - April 11 - May 12 Cheyenne-California-Cheyenne
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Contra Costa Times Video
"... they're all smiling. That's why we do it," says Steve Lee, Union Pacific's manager – operating practices and locomotive engineer.