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seeing those e-9s takes me back to when i was a boy my father took my brothers and me on a ride it was great i loved it. like this video very nice. thanks for the memorys.

The horn is a Leslie S5T. The king of all air horns.

I know this vid has been up for a few years but it's always a good one to come back to and see the great ones, two E9s and the 3985, both in action.

@bluesguitardude On a railroad, a wye is a track configuration that allows a train to flip/ reverse the direction it's facing. It's called a "wye" because its shaped like the letter 'Y'. If you picture a straight RR track from above going left to right, the wye would be a Y shape below it. A train would pull onto one "leg" of the wye until the rear was passed the bottom switch, then backup back onto the mainline using the other leg. When it's back on the mailine, it's facing the other direction.

What a cool horn but un expected!

Thanks! RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!

Well there is the above explanation and the fact that the E9 train is a historic diesel. They tend to use their trains of historical value for those runs. Such as the DDA40X that has been towed by the 3985.

Impressive most impressive five stars

Very nice video!

Great show...thanks

Thank you very much to everyone who commented! I really appreciate your kind words and interest in my channel!

Oh man that is so fine, & the last run by was like a rocket launch out of Omaha

listen to that horn i could fall asleep to that

You got that right... Thanks for watching!

That6 number shall live in fame forever-3985

Thank You so very much with this Union Pacific Locomotives!!!!!! :-D

I believe the main reason was economics. Shaping the nose into that round shape was more expensive than just hammering some sheet metal together as they do with modern locomotives.

Cool video

UP, minha ferrovia preferida!

They've been somewhat modernized. They're EMD GP38-2's in an E9 shell. So it's still a 2 stroke EMD 645 engine with at Roots blower, and upgraded electrical system.

Blackstone1a, while I truly love to see 844 & 3985 in action, and I am hoping the rumor is true about bringing back a Bigboy, I finally got to see the E9's last fall. I used to see them run past my house when I was growing up as they were headed to Sun Valley, Idaho. It was just as cool then as it was this past fall. Paul R.

3985 was going backwards! now forwards!

@hadiazful, I apologize for my belated response to your inquiry. I don't know how or why, but I hadn't noticed your posted question until today! Anyway, in regard to your excellent question, the answer is: No. I am not sure if I love trains. Not because of any confusion regarding my very dorky, borderline-insane fascination with railroading, but rather an admittedly considerable lack of both understanding & acquired wisdom regarding the societal definition of "Love"... If there even is 'one'.

That was great! too bad it wasn't the Big Boy! 5 stars!

I was not born when this was recorded I was Born a month after it was recorded XD

I wish they had one in running condition. That would be awesome.

@OmahaTom fuel cost. The older locomotives were fuel hogs. Even with shapped sheetmetal. Yes the shaped sheet metal helped raise the cost but it was mostly the cost of fuel.

awesome video impressive run-by her whistle sounds amazing!!! an awesome horn from the E9's and amazing catch of the Up E9's pulling 3985's train backwards!!!! at 4:50-4:55 amazing run-by at high speeds of 3895 whree was she heading to when she was going east?

WHY did the Diesels pull the train back, instead of steamer just backing up? To conserve fuel in the steamer??? I don't get it...

Ladies & Gentlemen, direct you're attention to the insightful comment posted by user "blackstone1a", who, while having the class to sensor himself on his opening curse word, went on to produce the most ironic misspelling of a word EVER! I appreciate your sentiment Blackstone1a, and I genuinely thank you for watching, and for commenting. Greetings from Omaha! :-)

Why was the E9-type look dropped for locomotives?

Steam is cool & nostalgic, but diesels are not "retarted". They have been rated by the U.S. Government's GREET study as the most efficient means of travel (and the least polluting too) .

Wat type of horn(nice)

THAT IS FORWARD!! NOT BACKWARDS!

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Your lucky I never even got to see a steam train except it was parked never seen one moving.We don't get to see shit where i live at in arkansas sucks big time