Union Pacific historic equipment move Cheyenne to Kimball, Neb. 2022

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It's a once in a lifetime move as Union Pacific transfers much of it's historic railroad equipment from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Silvis, Illinois. Many of these locomotives have not moved in more than 40 years. The move was part of one of the biggest donations in railroad preservation history. Locomotives include...
Challenger #3985, one of the Worlds largest steam locomotives.
DD40AX, Centennial #6936, Worlds largest diesel locomotive.
TTT-6, #5511, a 1923, 2-10-2, Santa Fe type steam locomotive.
Ex Amtrak #966B, E9B.
Chicago, Norther western, F unit.
All locomotives and cars will be heading to the massive shop in Silvis, Illinois, owned by Railroading Heritage of Midwest America where most will be overhauled and returned to operating condition. Challenger #3985 will be returned to operation first with #5511 next in line.
The move went smoothly with only some minor oiling issues with the #5511. For more information click link here rrhma.com

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@davidng2336 Год назад

Seeing the equipment move to an organization willing to restore them is definitely better than letting the equipment rot away. I know the RRHMA are going to do a fantastic job with this project!

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Indeed! Will be fun to tour the RRHMA shop once it is open to the public.

@jwrailve3615 Год назад

Just wish 5511 would be restored to steam and not just cosmetic as planned.

@jimmyhook4852 Год назад

@@jwrailve3615 You do realize 5511 will be restored to steam completely as pre the plan, right?

@jwrailve3615 Год назад

@@jimmyhook4852 that’s not what I had been seeing but if that’s true than I’m more excited for that than anything.

@jimmyhook4852 Год назад

@@jwrailve3615 Well it was announced that 5511 will be restored to operating condition. :) But of course... 3985 will be restored first and foremost. ;)

@jstoli996c4s Год назад

That first shot is great! Same spot as the video showing 3985 pulling the doublestacks up the hill full speed, like she wasn’t even trying 💪

@louGriggs1944 Год назад

It is really nice to see this equipment on it's way to restoration. It will be great to see 3985 under steam once again one day in the future.

@brycenew Год назад

26:26 is rad!! Super nice low light shot man. This final sequence is fantastic. Many thanks for taking the time to chase, capture, edit and share!

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Thank you.

@ecz28 Год назад

Glad 3985 is getting restored, sad to see it in such a state. My dad and I got to ride from Sacramento to Portola CA when it came through about 1992. Got to go up in the cab at a Rail Fair in Sacramento one year too

@stevenbrooks1243 Год назад

I was a kid grew up in Sierra Valley remember seeing it in Portola

@BudmanPackfan Год назад

It looks worse than it really is with the jacketing removed. :)

@davidblankenship2720 Год назад

Hope they overhaul Steve Lee, would be nice to see him at the throttle one more time 👍

@danielhandler6646 Год назад

@@davidblankenship2720 I doubt they want him within 2 miles of the equipment given why he was “retired,” and given the fraud charges against Wahsatch Rail Contractors.

@rudolphguarnacci197 Год назад

"Only" 30 years ago. Sheesh!

@truebluemiata Год назад

It's bittersweet to see 3985 in that sad state yet heading to a new lease on life. Thanks for sharing. 👍

@EliteAmmunition Год назад

As a kid growing up in Chicago I used to hang out at the tracks and see those C&NW F units every day. Over time they all went away. The very last one I know of sat for years on a east side of the station siding at the Waukegan METRA/C&NW station. Riding from downtown to Zion I used to always look for it. Until the day it was gone also. I can't wait to see this one restored.

@jeffreygosselin7576 Год назад

6936 is my favorite! Hope they restore it to full working condition. Just an awesome statement of horsepower!

@neworleanslady5375 Год назад

We live in Kimball Ne. We were stationed in Cheyenne Wy. Glad to see a beautiful piece of history getting the love it needs.

@danieltemple5545 Год назад

Wow. I didn't realize that 3985 had been sitting for 12 years. I'm glad to see they are restoring it.

@mikeb2154 Год назад

Thank you so much! very well done to document history, your hard work is well displayed. Forever thankful for the ones of us that couldn't be there. That 6936 looks so awesome, still hard to believe the UPRR parted with it.

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Thank you.

@tylermlg2250 Год назад

I'm excited to see 3985 and 5511 be restored and join the up steam shop fleet, they will make a good addition to the team, I can now picture it, all 4 engines, 4014 in the front, and 844 in the back, all doing a quad heading down the northeast corridor with a giant excision train

@jwrailve3615 Год назад

5511 is only being cosmetic restored as of now. Bummer I’d rather see it be restored over 3985 just because of how long it sat in the shop.

@HaddaClu Год назад

@@jwrailve3615 You keep making this comment but every bit of press out there that has covered this has said that 5511 will be restored to operation as that was part of the terms of the donation but 3985 will be first.

@willausterman3104 Год назад

@@jwrailve3615 5511 will be restored to operation after 3985, it's in the terms of the donation agreement.

@FFred-us9tw Год назад

"Join the UP steam shop fleet"???? These aren't being sent out to be overhauled and then returned to UP. These were donated and will no longer be in the UP steam fleet.

@the_retag Год назад

There probably arent enough coaches in north america to need all that motive power

@IM-yv1er Год назад

From a UK viewer this is an impressive line up! We have generally smaller locomotives here but it would be unheard of to see a rebuild loco on the main line. There are specialist companies that move locos between heritage railways. Well done UP

@commodoresixfour7478 Год назад

Yeah, it happens often enough here but I wouldn't say its common. My local Steam engine Soo Line 1003 gets on the main line about once a year. This year it made two trips. Once on its home railroad Wisconsin Southern for a photo excursion and the second time down to Chicago on the Metra railroad.

@UKHeritageRailways Год назад

It's not unheard of in the UK as there are plenty of steam and diesel locomotives that have been restored and are certified for mainline running. There are plenty of tours on the mainline hauled by both.

@commodoresixfour7478 Год назад

@@UKHeritageRailways You guys do have a lot of neat locomotives.

@IM-yv1er Год назад

@@UKHeritageRailways i agree yes there are plenty of running restored certified locos on the system. My point was that projects like these would not be moved on the network between heritage branch lines

@robkrasinski6217 Год назад

But public excursions on class 1 railroads other than UP are now non existent because of Amtrak’s charter ban started March 2018 and liability issues. Class 1’s don’t want the risk anymore of railfan excursions. Too many things can go wrong. NS allowed steam excursions again from Sept. 2011 to spring 2017 because then CEO Charles “Wick” Moorman was a railfan. He wanted steam to run on NS again and they partnered with TVRM then Fort Wayne with 765 and VMT in Roanoke with 611. Cheyenne is the only place in the US that has steam locomotives at a class 1 owned facility.

@Crash_ton Год назад

I just bought a Lionel legacy lionmaster challenger. This is the best year ever!!!

@evanf1293 Год назад

I wish the RHOMA good luck when they get started on the work needed to bring back 3985. It still amazes me that UP donated the engine alongside other pieces of their equipment to them, giving the engines a new lease on life and another chance at running again. Including 5511.

@thunderbird1921 18 дней назад

Interestingly, UP had 5511 up for sale for YEARS, advertising it as a restorable engine for any tourist line. RRHMA has themselves a priceless piece of railroading history, as she's the last of her kind, the TTT-class (ironically, the Big Boys and Challengers are what replaced her in service on the Wasatch Range in the 1940s, that was originally the route that the "Triple Ts" had been built for 20 some years earlier).

@evanf1293 18 дней назад

@@thunderbird1921 I knew about 5511 being the last of her type for UP, but the other fact you mentioned I didn't know.

@joshmackenzie9068 Год назад

Thanks for sharing this, and taking all the time to film and edit! I live north of there yet would have never known.

@BisonWilliam Год назад

I really thought those cars were going to be used, in a park project, here in Cheyenne. I'm gladd to see this historic equipment get used, but sad to see it leave Cheyenne.

@EvilTurkeySlices Год назад

UP will apparently be able to rent the locomotives after they are restored, so they can use them for any events or excursions they want to.

@mow4ncry Год назад

I also like how they made this donation move using a regular manifest train, symbolically 3985 making her final run symbolically also doing the job she always did

@maureenobrien4968 Год назад

I like 4014, but I’ve always preferred 3985. Can’t wait to see it steaming again in the future!

@broncodaddy46507 11 месяцев назад

Is that a Big Boy also?

@tomhorn5065 5 месяцев назад

@@broncodaddy46507no it's a Challenger

@firemanforever3000 Год назад

They are all going to a good home. Can’t wait to see them under power again awesome video of these steam beasts.

@sferg9582 Год назад

I wonder how many times I saw that CNW #401 rolling through my hometown when I was a kid.

@davidng2336 Год назад

I do hope the new owners will bring it to its former glory.

@joshuatoro8977 Год назад

I would love to see that Chicago northwestern f unit fully functioning again with its beautiful colors that'd be amazing

@vincent412l7 Год назад

CNW colors

@thomasgeorge4384 Год назад

An E and an F unit, you'll notice.

@samueladams3746 Год назад

Yeah spotted that and wondered what if was doing so far from home. Locally they redid a bunch of the MetroNorth diesels in the original New Haven livery. Are beautiful.

@davidng2336 Год назад

The E unit has been completely gutted and is now a shell. If they can find a way to turn it into a locomotive, it will be good seeing it run with Milwaukee 32A if painted as such. The CNW unit is going to the Boone and Scenic Valley; while I’m not sure what they will do, I’m also hopeful that it will be restored.

@lancelot1953 Год назад

Thank you Traveling Tom for the memories of when America was a leader of the world in technology and industry. Thank you for the memories, Ciao, L

@mikejohns3104 Год назад

Fascinating in so many ways.

@MarkRenn Год назад

Wow. Thanks for this information here. I had thought that 3985 was permanently retired. I'm really glad it's going to be restored along with 5511.

@marcot3333 8 месяцев назад

It IS permanently retired from UP. The museum will handle it going forward, not UP.

@adamc1966 Год назад

I've seen both the 6936 and the 3985 here in California. Great to know that they will be preserved.

@jamescotter5376 Год назад

Great video it's nice to see them things move after all the mirrors keep them coming Tom

@willpelkey1510 Год назад

Can't wait to see these in operating condition! God, bless!

@HXD3C-0573 Год назад

Nice to see these historical engines and coaches running on the main line again,which will be restored and return to operation.And I believe the best way to preserve a historical train is to bring her back to life!

@Hatoe Год назад

别说蒸汽了，国内啥时候能停止暴力拆车，把韶山1、老东风、6K、8K什么的修复一下动态保存我就谢天谢地了

@sahibzadamanzoor2652 Год назад

I STRONGLY SECOND IT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN HAULING POSITION ON RAIL ROADS.

@vexil5239 Год назад

When they get restored they should run a quad header with 844,3985,4014, and 5511. Would love to see that

@amsenterprise Год назад

I am from Dekalb. Great to see the CNW on the end. 🙂 Part of my childhood was watching those green and yellow locomotives ramble back and forth as they crossed the middle of town. UP is awesome too.

@thunderbird1921 18 дней назад

My Dad grew up in Iowa, where the CNW, the UP and the Rock Island ruled supreme. He vividly remembers the Rock Island especially, and IIRC he actually a close call as a teenager with one of their big red diesels when he got a piece of farm equipment stuck on a crossing, just barely managing to get it off the tracks in time (this was around 1970). It's great to see these old trains brought back, too bad the CNW and RI couldn't survive as lines though.

@DeadInsideButStillSmiling Год назад

Pleased to see 6936 in there. Hopefully that leviathan DDA40X is still going to see some occasional use. Spotted that F unit to.

@Alanc419 Год назад

Great catch! I hadn’t noticed the DD40x in the middle. Thanks for pointing it out!

@carlnietoweise4653 Год назад

looking forward to see Big boy sharing the rails with his little sister UP 3985 again!

@davidztog9011 Год назад

Great chase and catch, Tom. Too bad they won't be in Cheyenne anymore. Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Yes a little sad to see so much going. The old round house will be pretty much empty now.

@PatrickDoran2319 Год назад

It does however clear space for the steam crew.

@charlesdail882 Год назад

Why not in Cheyenne anymore

@santafewarbonnetproductions Год назад

@@PatrickDoran2319 all thats left in there now is UP 4-8-4 FeF 838

@KeijiSuwa Год назад

I believe 3985 and 5511 will eventually return to Cheyenne after they're restored, but of course they won't be home for several years until then.

@callumthornelow2936 Год назад

Excellent shots. 👍 from the UK. 🇬🇧

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Thank you.

@electrictractiontrainsandt3063 Год назад

Wow amazing, great job filming this!!!😀

@DomAZ Год назад

Awesome capture. Not your everyday train. Just missing Big Boy. Thanks for sharing.

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Having the Big Boy pulling it would be pretty epic.

@brianwebster4858 Год назад

Fantasic shots Tom , great for us U.K American train watchers. these loco`s are so big compared to British locos thank you for sharing.

@Trainnerd-qw1vj Год назад

This is so beautiful and up 2-10-2 finally rolled on the mainline

@valeriebassett3107 Год назад

Wow this is exciting news and great to see! Thanks for sharing.

@alphakiller2269 Год назад

Glad to see steam trains are making a comeback my grandpa use to work wit these ups steam trains

@airailimages Год назад

Good to see what the transfer train looked like en route. I can remember, as a kid, climbing into the cab of 5511 in the Green River roundhouse.

@icecold1950 Год назад

Awesome video. It will be great to see all of these being restored.

@ElfGreatTree Год назад

Nice video, fun to see just how massive that DDA40X is, had to take a second glance and see that...

@milla698 Год назад

What a great catch you got there. I didn't realize that I could goggle union pacific and the numbers on the engines and the cars and it brought up information on each one cool

@terrybrunner3800 Год назад

How wonderfull it is to see old puffer bellies headed for restoration instead of the scrap yard !

@brycenew Год назад

4:09 … perfect study shot!! Light was excellent. Terrific work mate. Thanks for the video.

@Amigafur Год назад

I wish I had been there! To see 5511 move for the first time since Last of the Giants was filmed would've been priceless.

@Caje-zf8md Год назад

Up in northern Minnesota there are 3 Yellowstone's (2-8-8-4), all within 35 miles of each other and known for pulling some of the heaviest ore trains ever recorded. As much as I like to see any steam locomotive restored for posterity, it would be gratifying to see one of those Yellowstone's restored to operating condition, especially No.225, which is kept outside exposed to the elements.

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Yes I agree! I am surprised nobody has even talked about restoring a Yellowstone.

@davidstrawn9272 Год назад

I would love to see one of three surviving Yellowstones running again since Big Boy 4014 was reaquired by UP in 2013!

@turkfiles Год назад

Caje1962 Indeed, that would be great to see one of those restored to operational status. Were Yellowstones Mallets? True “compound” articulated engines? Also, did UP ever have that class of engine on their roster?

@davidstrawn9272 Год назад

@@turkfiles No. Although Yellowstones are Mallets and ran between 40 and 45 mph (though it's not bad, it's just a same speed as the NS steam excursions speed restrictions), but they're simple Articulateds.

@Caje-zf8md Год назад

@@turkfiles The DM&IR RR Yellowstone was a "simple" articulated locomotive designed by ALCO and first used on the Northern Pacific railroad in 1928. I am not aware of UP ever using this type of wheel arrangement: UP favored their Challengers (4-6-6-4) and Big Boys (4-8-8-4). My late father used to refer to these giant locomotives as "Mallets", although a true Mallet is a "compound" locomotive.

@rmumk1773016 Год назад

This is impressive! Thank you for capturing this and sharing it!!

@travelingtom923 Год назад

You are welcome.

@jacobhehr9489 Год назад

i cant wait to see 3985 and 4014 together in a double header

@misterflibble6601 Год назад

Outstanding video in every way! thanks for sharing.

@hoopoo3721 Год назад

That would have been so incredible to be riding in the cab.

@harveypeters9015 Год назад

👍#576🇺🇸🤳🚂🚂🏃💨🦃💨 Wow; this was a Full Day Chase. This was worth the pause between videos. Glad to see you're back, or has RU-vid not been sending Notifications? Whatever, Great Video!

@derekalexander4030 Год назад

Wow, that was awesome, you got a historic video. Thank you so much for sharing it and the story behind it with us.

@travelingtom923 Год назад

You are welcome.

@jakkrapholsingraksatrakul9378 Год назад

A long road to restoration and back in service.

@azimuth4850 Год назад

Wow, a lot of cool stuff on one train! 👍

@m1sterhockey Год назад

This might be the coolest video I have ever seen

@rolandalfonso6954 Год назад

Just glorious! Start to finish! And your cinematography! Oh, my! Thank you!

@mauricioortiz8097 Год назад

i always asked myself whatever happened to the challenger until this video its good to see it as its still around like the 844 and Big Boy and of course 5511

@rickinnepa9008 Год назад

Got to see #3985 challenger several times inThe 90s. Awesome sight it was. I was living in Vegas at the time. It was very impressive to say the least.

@electric_dreamer Год назад

Thanks so much for sharing this!

@TimmyEmerine Год назад

It’s a sad thought that UP isn’t gonna have a Centennial anymore. One of my favorite diesels. It is good it’s going somewhere instead of scrapping it though.

@FreeManFreeThought Год назад

The thought of seeing 3985 and 4014 running together at some point possibly... that makes me a little excited. That it's even a possibility is even more amazing.

@ghosttrain312 Год назад

How bout a triple header? 844,3985, and 4014

@macosx10.7lion4 11 месяцев назад

@@ghosttrain312 THe power output would be insane.

@Jurassith Год назад

I loved seeing 4014 run again, but it was sad to see that the instant people saw it, everyone forgot all about the Challenger. It's like having a favorite kid.

@sirius010 Год назад

This looks like it's the same stretch of line from the video "UP Challenger #3985 + 143 Freight Cars", if it is it's great to see it back on familiar territory. And of course always superb news that steam locos are being restored for a new generation people to experience!

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Yes same spot.

@cthunter41 Год назад

I live about a half mile north of those tracks, I can't believe I missed it! Very cool

@mclaggen6144 Год назад

UP really stepped up their restoration efforts over the past 10 years

@ggsumner1947 Год назад

Tom, this amazing as earlier this morning I was wondering how you were doing, and what you were doing. Thank you for this great video. God Bless!

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Gary been doing well. Just been busy riding the rails. Glad I caught this one!

@tonyblackie3277 Год назад

What a stunning bit of filming 4:08ff. Keep up the great work 😊

@subicstationditosailor4053 Год назад

Everything from my youth is now historic.

@BudmanPackfan Год назад

Were the string of revenue cars for additional braking power? If not, crafty how Uncle Pete eased the expense of this overhead move by adding a few revenue cars! Thanks for documenting and sharing with us this historic move. Excellent videography, Tom.

@nowake Год назад

That's what I was curious to know, your guess is better than mine!

@grantbagwell8092 Год назад

Pretty sure that’s what they are for, or could be being transported somewhere else

@darrellborland119 Год назад

Nice videos, Tom...thanks from Darrell an "Original Transcon RR" fan. 😀

@emmanuelofori6521 Год назад

Amazing scenes, beautiful in all respects.I should say beautiful mechanical giant snakes.The sound of those diesels is just exciting and sweet to the ear.

@cybertroniccustomz998 Год назад

Just beautiful nothing else describes it

@Lakeside1943 Год назад

Something else ! Something very special ! Great filming and editing too. That low evening sun creates real magic pictures.

@milesoftrains Год назад

Those are some nice shots! I'll be trying to see the consist when it's in Iowa, hopefully I can catch it!

@travelingtom923 Год назад

You can catch it easy. Train is going no more than 20 MPH.

@brandonreeves5979 Год назад

This was an awesome video!!! Great catch. 👍🏻🎥💯

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Thank you.

@brandonreeves5979 Год назад

@@travelingtom923 you’re welcome sir.

@railroadingrambler218 Год назад

Excellent coverage!

@henryszubielski8601 Год назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing it Tom!

@motorola762 Год назад

I'm glad it's not getting scrapped or anything but it is kind of sad seeing the Union Pacific getting rid of its only operational Centennial

@walterfink9782 Год назад

Great catch. You don't see stuff like this, everyday.

@kumatrainclub1989 Год назад

Thanks for showing this, last time we saw the Chalanger in person running was in 1992 in Huntington WV ex C&O Shops being prepared for CSX'S Santa Train: When Union Pacific 3985 possed as Clinchfield 676.

@donnieracer Год назад

Thank You , Thank You Tom...Really awesome🙂

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Thank you.

@shadow-fk7lg Год назад

I would love to see all the steam and diesel locomotives back in perfect running shape again.

@rudolphguarnacci197 Год назад

I will never fathom the power of a locomotive engine.

@KreativeKng Год назад

just think in a few years we will have the "big 3", 4014, 3985 and 844. the 3 most iconic UP locos all be operational. the fact the 5511 will be too is just icing on the cake.

@98grand5point9 Год назад

I hope there will be restoration, but I'm still sad to see 3985 leave UP. Fond memories of running with her.

@TheCobraCommander Год назад

*instantly starts having flashbacks of 4014's move*

@Aestheticboy411 29 дней назад

The moment I see 5511 and Challenger fully restored to operation, boy I’m gonna go to my family and say “The Union Pacific steam team is back!”

@marcbyrnes293 Год назад

I was just as impressed to see a DDA-40X out on the main line. A noble beast if there ever were such a thing!

@ghostrider-be9ek Год назад

the amount of prep work to get these old girls going again must have been huge

@travelingtom923 Год назад

Probably a few months.

@SSBB_5m4sh 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 actually deserves to have both of his brothers back

@Wheatfieldrailz Год назад

Ah.. Nothing tops the Overland Route. Great catch as always!

@canoli72 Год назад

What a unique perspective on both the old guard and the newer lions rolling down the rails. 🎉

@alexpaumen3937 Год назад

Hopefully Steve's team will be able to get 3985's Hancock fixed.

@mattburke1869 Год назад

I don’t know why, but the shot at 4:09 reminds me so much of the I Love Toy Trains videos I used to watch as a kid. Gonna have to go try and pull it off myself now. Great vid!