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Topic: A Visit ToThe Union Pacific Steam Shops
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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 04-14-2006 12:51 PM
Recently while doing service work in Cheyenne, Wyoming I had the good fortune to be able to visit and tour both the UP Steam Shops, Roundhouse, and yards. This is the home base where the famous 3985 Challenger and 844 steam locomotives are kept and maintained. The 3985 Challenger is the largest operating Steam locomotive in the world. There is alot to see in this place and its better than any train museum I've ever been to! Also on loaction are a set of E-9 diesels from 1955 that look as though they just left the factory yesterday. In the roundhouse are kept 2 extra large UP steam locomotives that are used for parts as well as a huge railway snow blower and Centennial Diesel locomotive 6936 which is also in like new consdition and the last operating example of this largest Diesel locomotive ever built. What a cool place .
Locomotive 844 under steam just outside the UP Steam Shop. It was being readied for an excursion run later this month. It weighs in at a mere 980,000 lbs fueled.
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3985 Challenger Locomotive. This was the second largest locomotive in the UP fleet and the largest steamer still in operation in the world. Weighs in at a mere 1,280,000 lbs fully fueled, 5,000 to 6,000 equivelent horsepower, it still takes at least two modern diesels to equal its pull and 100,000 lbs tractuive force. This single engine can pull a modern day very long freight train all by itself! Its out of action for at least two more years for main driver, linkage, and bearing repairs.
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One of the Electro-Motive E-9 units that is in better than new condition. These famous diesels powered all UP Streamliners starting in 1955.
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Charles Greenlee
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posted 09-16-2006 12:50 AM
My friend has a Lionel (brand) HO scale Challenger, and it is beautiful. It has lights and sound with chuff, dynamo, breaks, coupling, startup, shutdown, venting, etc. It also has a DCC controller in it, meaning it can be computer controlled. The DCC module is programmable, allowing for you to configure the lights, so they flash, strobe, or have some other effect, even emulate a mars light. It also allows for simulated momentum. Really nice engine, he got it off ebay, but I don't remember how much. I don't think Lionel is making HO engines anymore, so what is out, is it.
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