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The 'Living Legend' Returns to Service
Union Pacific's No. 844 Steam Locomotive on Display July 21, 23, 24 in Greeley and Cheyenne
Omaha, Neb., July 20, 2016
Union Pacific's No. 844 steam locomotive will return to the rails this week, making several public appearances in Colorado and Wyoming. Delivered in 1944, No. 844 is the last steam engine built for Union Pacific and recently underwent a nearly three-year restoration at UP's Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
No. 844 is scheduled to pull The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days train on Saturday, July 23, between two important Union Pacific communities, Cheyenne and Denver. In conjunction with the trip, public displays are scheduled for No. 844 in Greeley, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming:
- Thursday, July 21 – 10:45 – 11 a.m. MT, 902 7th Ave. in Greeley
- Saturday, July 23 – 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. MT, 902 7th Ave. in Greeley
- Saturday, July 23 – 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. MT, 121 W 15th St. in Cheyenne
- Saturday, July 23 – 6:30 – 6:45 p.m. MT, 902 7th Ave. in Greeley
- Sunday, July 24 – 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. MT, 902 7th Ave. in Greeley
Due to the dynamic nature of these operations, scheduled times and locations are subject to change. A comprehensive schedule including locations and display times – as well as a route map and a GPS monitor of No. 844's location – is available at: http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/details.shtml.
Details about the restoration of No. 844 are available in a series of blog posts and videos available online via Union Pacific's Inside Track website at: http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/heritage/index.htm
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