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Pictures of UP 3985
 
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Alco 4-6-6-4Built As:UP 3985 (4-6-6-4)
Serial Number:70174Order No:S-1879
Frame Number:21X32 cylinders, 69" driversBuilt:6/1943
Notes:Challenger class 4664-4, donated to RRHMA.
Other locos with this serial:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4) CRR 676(4-6-6-4)
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UP #3985
Title:  UP #3985
Description:  3985 sets in the yard ready to depart to meet the Circus Train.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 9:37:51 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  735   Comments: 1
UP #3985
Title:  UP #3985
Description:  3985 sets in the yard ready to depart to meet the Circus Train.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 10:39:24 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  672   Comments: 1
up #3985
Title:  up #3985
Description:  3985 sets in the yard ready to depart to meet the Circus Train.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 10:39:47 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  673   Comments: 1
UP Train SCYDV
Title:  UP Train SCYDV
Description:  Circus Train Departs Speer for Denver.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 9:39:15 PM
Location:  Speer, WY
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  1181   Comments: 10
UP Train SCYDV
Title:  UP Train SCYDV
Description:  Circus Train Departs Speer for Denver.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/9/2010 2:25:36 PM
Location:  Speer, WY
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
UP Train SCYDV
Title:  UP Train SCYDV
Description:  Circus Train Departs Speer for Denver.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 9:40:17 PM
Location:  Speer, WY
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  676   Comments: 1
UP Train SCYDV
Title:  UP Train SCYDV
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 10:11:47 PM
Location:  Platteville, CO
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  667   Comments: 4
UP Train SCYDV
Title:  UP Train SCYDV
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/4/2010 10:12:12 PM
Location:  Platteville, CO
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
UP Train SCYDV
Title:  UP Train SCYDV
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/9/2010 2:25:56 PM
Location:  Platteville, CO
Author:  Terry Lovell
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  684   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 9/28/2010 11:58:26 AM
Location:  Carr, CO
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 9/28/2010 11:57:58 AM
Location:  Greeley, CO
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  567   Comments: 1
Smoking it up!
Title:  Smoking it up!
Description:  The big Challenger starts up again after a 10 minute service stop at Greeley, CO with the Ringling Circus Train in tow.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 9/28/2010 11:56:45 AM
Location:  Greeley, CO
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  703   Comments: 3
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  The Challenger pulls the Ringling Brothers Circus train north of Nunn.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 9/15/2016 7:52:28 PM
Location:  Nunn, CO
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  462   Comments: 65537
Circus Train Steam History
Title:  Circus Train Steam History
Description:  The UP uses the 4-6-6-4 Challenger No. 3985 to pull the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus train from Speer, WY to Denver, CO. There were way too many morons out on the road. Makes me wish I had a shotgun.
Photo Date:  9/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/13/2010 12:05:26 PM
Location:  Speer, WY
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  920   Comments: 2
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:39 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
UP 3985 At Night
Title:  UP 3985 At Night
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:40 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:41 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
UP 3985 waiting
Title:  UP 3985 waiting
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 7:10:58 PM
Location:  Carr, CO
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
UP 3985 & UP 3202 waiting to come into the yard
Title:  UP 3985 & UP 3202 waiting to come into the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 7:12:59 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4) UP 3202(SD40-2) UP 3201(SD40-2)
Views:  976   Comments: 0
UP 3985 switching around the yard
Title:  UP 3985 switching around the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 7:17:05 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4) UP 96(SW10)
Views:  1292   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  It's easy to see why this is a favorite shot of trains headed east from Cheyenne...it doesn't get any better.
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/20/2010 8:07:43 PM
Location:  Archer, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  491   Comments: 2
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  Missouri Eagle headed east.
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:44 PM
Location:  Archer, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  771   Comments: 9
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:45 PM
Location:  Dix, NE
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  473   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  The parting shot of the chase, which was pretty wicked & took me farther west than I'd planned! The train has just made a dip back into Colorado here, making a pit stop in the speed trap town of Julesburg.
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/20/2010 8:45:18 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  419   Comments: 1
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:46 PM
Location:  Lodgepole, NE
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  432   Comments: 2
Chevy-Challenger-Cheyenne
Title:  Chevy-Challenger-Cheyenne
Description:  Davy Vs Goliath. 360 Meets 4-6-6-4. Impala Against Alco. However you wanna word it, this Cheyenne-Chevy-Challenger moment comes just after sunrise on the first day of the Missouri River Eagle tour. The ultimate "Coke can" photo moment, to give you an idea how big it really is.
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/20/2010 9:07:19 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  807   Comments: 5
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:47 PM
Location:  Sidney, NE
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 4:53:48 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  339   Comments: 2
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  The speed at which 3985 was running made it easy for you to go hundreds of miles without knowing it!
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/20/2010 8:41:04 PM
Location:  Chappell, NE
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  467   Comments: 1
UP 3985 at sunrise
Title:  UP 3985 at sunrise
Description:  I can't think of any better way to start my birthday than to follow a Union Pacific steam train
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 7:28:03 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  750   Comments: 3
UP 3985 ready for the Missouri River Eagle Tour
Title:  UP 3985 ready for the Missouri River Eagle Tour
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 8:28:44 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  615   Comments: 0
UP 3985 climbing Archer Hill
Title:  UP 3985 climbing Archer Hill
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 8:40:25 PM
Location:  Archer, WY
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
UP 3985 near the WY & NE border
Title:  UP 3985 near the WY & NE border
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 8:44:08 PM
Location:  Pine Bluffs, WY
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 9:07:05 PM
Location:  Point of Rocks, NE
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  608   Comments: 1
UP 3985 getting serviced
Title:  UP 3985 getting serviced
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 9:14:57 PM
Location:  Lodgepole, NE
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  557   Comments: 0
UP 3985 speeding between the FEC Silo's
Title:  UP 3985 speeding between the FEC Silo's
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 9:17:26 PM
Location:  Chappell, NE
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  554   Comments: 1
UP 3985 from the Golden Spike Tower
Title:  UP 3985 from the Golden Spike Tower
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 9:22:54 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4) UPY 801(SD38-2) UP 3361(SD40-2) UP 3673(SD40-2) UPY 809(SD38-2)
Views:  1541   Comments: 0
UP 3985 departing just after sunrise
Title:  UP 3985 departing just after sunrise
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 9:27:55 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  603   Comments: 1
UP 3985 one last picture for me zooming in across the river
Title:  UP 3985 one last picture for me zooming in across the river
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 9:42:52 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  470   Comments: 2
Coming into Station
Title:  Coming into Station
Description:  UP 3985 coming into Marysville, Kansas
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/6/2010 9:15:05 AM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
Service stop
Title:  Service stop
Description:  UP 3985 stopped at Marysville, Kansas for fuel, water, and service. The crew is applying grease to the drive wheels with a steam powered grease gun.
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/6/2010 9:18:07 AM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:22:29 PM
Location:  Archer Hill, WY
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  636   Comments: 1
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:25:08 PM
Location:  Bushnell, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:27:01 PM
Location:  Sunol, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:34:02 PM
Location:  Lodgepole, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  663   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:35:13 PM
Location:  Lodgepole, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:38:27 PM
Location:  Roscoe, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  449   Comments: 1
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:40:28 PM
Location:  Roscoe, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:41:36 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  436   Comments: 1
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 6:43:41 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  523   Comments: 1

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