FRED LYNCH * [email protected] Union Pacific Railroad's Challenger steam locomotive No. 3985 slowly rolled to a brief stop in Scott City Thursday afternoon as train enthusiasts gathered to watch ...

To view a photo slide show of Challenger No. 3985, click here.To view a video click here. That 11-year-old Cooper Dalluge is fascinated with train lore is obvious. As his family waits for Challenger ...

With just a click on his mouse and the help of a global positioning satellite transmitter, John Bromley can tell you exactly where Union Pacific Railroad's locomotive No. 3985 is at. Fremont area ...

RACINE - Lovers of steam locomotives and model train enthusiasts will be able to indulge their passions when the Union Pacific Railroad's Challenger No. 3985 passes through Racine and Kenosha counties ...

The Challenger, which also goes by 4664 and 3985: This was perhaps the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, until it was exceeded by Big Boy’s restoration. U.P. No. 5511: It is about 100 years ...

Union Pacific's steam locomotive #3985 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. This 4-6-6-4 locomotive, built in 1943 still runs today as part of the railroad's public relations ...

ABOARD LOCOMOTIVE 3985 (AP) - When Steve Lee drives by, cattle stampede, deer run for their lives, fish jump from the water, children grin and gape and grownups wave. It's not the force of Lee's ...

Union Pacific’s Challenger No. 3985, which enjoyed a 30-year second life as a rolling railroad steam ambassador, will visit North Platte under tow for the last time over Veterans Day weekend. A ...

SILVIS, Ill. (KWQC) - The Railroading Heritage of Midwestern America (RRHMA) is offering an opportunity to be part of a rare event in the Quad Cities. and you have a chance to win free tickets. The ...

The train passed through town just before 10:30 a.m., nearly 30 minutes later than expected, on its way to its first stop of the day in Crockett. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people lined the track ...

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