Steam Train No 844 - II
by Donna Greene
Title
Steam Train No 844 - II
Artist
Donna Greene
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive that was built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944 and is a high speed passenger engine. As Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill, No. 822 has run hundreds of thousands of miles. It made appearances at Expo 74 in Spokane Washington, the 1981 opening of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, and the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Los Angeles Union Station in 1989.
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November 18th, 2011
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Comments (9)
Greg Moores
Nice Picture Donna. My Dad worked for the railroad and actually worked on the old Steam engines before they were replaced.
Sophia Schmierer
Nice, Donna! Good call to make it black and white....it adds to the old time feel.
Donna Greene replied:
Thanks Sophia, I wasn't sure about BW, so your comment makes me feel better about it.