Union Pacific No. 51, the first unit in the road’s fleet of General Electric gas-turbine-electric locomotives, climbs east in Weber Canyon with a train out of Ogden, Utah, in mid-1952. I. W. King photo […]
Turbine in Weber Canyon
Railroad: Union Pacific
Union Pacific donates $1 million to Utah’s 150th celebration of the Gold Spike NEWSWIRE
UP will support the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad with a $1 million matching donation to the state of Utah. Trains: Jim Wrinn SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Union Pacific said Thursday it will match the $1 million Utah is spending to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad next May 10. “This […]
When will Big Boy No. 4014 steam to Ogden? NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 under restoration in Cheyenne, Wyo., in June 2018. Trains: Jim Wrinn OGDEN, Utah — When will Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 travel to Ogden in May 2019? That’s the question that’s on every big steam locomotive fan’s mind. In May 2018, UP announced that both No. 4014, currently […]
Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4014 summer 2018 update
Wheel and boiler work mark the next chapter in No. 4014’s restoration […]
Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4014 summer 2018 update
Wheel and boiler work mark the next chapter in No. 4014’s restoration […]
Investigators rule UP 844 excursion death accidental; family agrees
BRIGHTON, Colo. — Investigators say the death of a woman photographing Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 844 July 21 suggests the woman was more focused on her cellphone screen than the approaching train. In an interview, the woman’s husband agrees with that assessment, saying that he would not want the accident to deter steam excursions. […]
UP rail shipment delayed nearly six weeks; Trump’s tariffs involved NEWSWIRE
Crews unload long rail segments from the Pacific Spike at Stockton, Calif., in this undated photo. David Lustig The Pacific Spike rail ship. This is the ship that was delayed for week in San Francisco Bay. It is unclear why the ship was delayed. David Lustig SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Union Pacific is facing increased costs […]
UP 844 incident brings trackside safety to forefront NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 prepares to leave Cheyenne on July 19 to deadhead to Denver for the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Special. Jim Wrinn DENVER – Railroaders and safety advocates are speaking out about trackside safety after the weekend’s fatal incident with Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 north of Denver. The incident occurred […]
Details emerge about a pedestrian struck and killed by UP 4-8-4 in Colorado
DENVER — Details are emerging about the moment leading up to a person’s death Saturday after being struck by Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 north of Denver. About 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days train, a chartered special led by Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern No. 844 and made up of 21 […]
UP No. 844 involved in pedestrian fatality; locomotive will not run on scheduled Sunday trip NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific No. 844 prepares to leave on Thursday’s deadhead move to Denver for the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Special. That train was involved in a fatal pedestrian accident on Saturday, and No. 844 will not run today as scheduled. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn DENVER, Colo. — Union Pacific steam engine No. 844 will not […]
Analysts ask why Union Pacific isn’t more like CSX NEWSWIRE
OMAHA, Neb. — CSX Transportation’s financial turnaround — including a record-low quarterly operating ratio of 58.6 percent — may increase Wall Street pressure on the rest of the American railroad industry. Analysts compared Union Pacific’s second-quarter results with those of CSX and during the railroad’s earnings call on Thursday asked executives why UP doesn’t measure […]
Schedule set for UP steam trips; passenger cars delivered to Cheyenne NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific’s salute to armed forces unit, No. 1943, powers a Monday deadhead move delivering passenger cars to Cheyenne, Wyo., for excursions this weekend. Brad J. Williams Union Pacific is preparing to run its only steam excursions of the year, the Cheyenne Frontier Days special and a subsequent trip, after a deadhead move on Monday […]
