UP 844 Valley Eagle Heritage Tour
Digital Photos by Mike Condren, Peter Limper, or Kenny Young
April 21, 2010
| At Queen City TX on the morning of April 21, Peter photographed this southbound freight (with a pusher still in "bloody nose" paint) on its way to meet 844. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
| UP 844 passing Queen City shortly before 11AM, running at least an hour late. |
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| UP 844 makes a service stop in Texarkana, TX. |
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| The archetypal UP train number boards identify Extra 844. |
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| Junior railfans have their pictures taken with 844. |
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| Peter was told that all the elementary school students in Gurdon, AK were brought to the station to see 844. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
| As 844 arrived in Gurdon, the cheers of the school children could probably be heard for several miles. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
| The train during a 15 minute stop in Gurdon; the crew does a little more lube work during the stop. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
April 23, 2010
| Our chase of UP 844 began at the wye leading to the Van Buren Sub in North Little Rock, AR. |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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| Photos by Mike Condren |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
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| A nearby school dismissed some classes so that the kids could see 844. |
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| Photo by Peter Limper |
| Grab shot of UP 844 from I-40 as it crosses Doyle Venable Dr. in N. Little Rock. |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
| The start of pacing along State 365 at Palarm, AR, also known as "So Close". |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
| Pacing UP 844 at speed west of Mayflower, AR. |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
| Our next lineside photos were along side of State 265 in eastern Conway, AR. |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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| Next lineside photos were at the station in Morrilton, AR. |
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| Photo by Mike Condren |
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| These pacing photos were taken near the town Blackwell, AR (Blackville on the railroad), taken by holding the camera out the window. |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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| UP recognizes the National Model Railroad Association for outstanding service. |
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| Photos by Kenny Young |
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| These pacing photos were taken near the town of Atkins, AR. |
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| Next lineside photos were at the Worthen sidng near Pottsville, AR where the sky opened up with a downpour, blurring the photos. |
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| Photo by Peter Limper |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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| Next lineside photos were at the bridge over Piney Creek near London, AR. |
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| Photo by Peter Limper |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
| Next lineside photos were taken near Ozark, AR at Lock & Dam 12. |
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| Next lineside photos were taken at Van Buren, AR. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
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April 24, 2010
| We started off the day trackside at Greenwood Jct., OK where 844 blasted through with a "clear" signal ahead. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
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| Next lineside photos were taken north of Sallisaw, OK along US 64 in the pouring down rain. The signal behind the train is for the KCS crossing. The lighting was bad but the KCS blocking the crossing meant that the acceleration sound was the best of the entire trip. |
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| Photos by Mike Condren |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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| The last lineside action shots were taken at Gore, OK. |
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| Photos by Peter Limper |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
| This photos were taken in Braggs, OK. We had heard on the scanner that the commander of Fort Gruber had asked for the train to stop so an honor guard could salute the train, The train stopped but an honor guard never appeared to our knowledge. Had it not been for that stop we would have never seen the train again as it was traveling at track speed. |
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| Our last shot was taken through the windshield at Ft. Gibson as we were a little late arriving. |
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| Photo by Kenny Young |
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