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  1. UP #3985 "Steam Show 1982" Salt Lake to Provo RT

    UP #3985 "Steam Show 1982" Salt Lake to Provo RT

    Recently restored UP "Challenger" #3985 performs a photo runby at Point of the Mountain on the way to Provo, UT
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  2. Going Away

    Going Away

    UP 3985 leaving Salem.
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  3. Resting at salem

    Resting at salem

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  4. 1955 or 2005?

    1955 or 2005?

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  5. UP 3985 - Hearne TX 01-26-2004

    UP 3985 - Hearne TX 01-26-2004

    UP 3985 - Hearne TX 01-26-2004
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  6. UP 3985 - Hearne TX 01-25-2004

    UP 3985 - Hearne TX 01-25-2004

    UP 3985
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  7. UP 3985 - Bryan TX (1)

    UP 3985 - Bryan TX (1)

    Superbowl special on January 2004 southbound to Houston TX.
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  8. Midnight tender

    Midnight tender

    Yard lights reflect off 3985's tender in a moment of repose.
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  9. Challenger 3985 eases onto Cheyenne's turntable

    Challenger 3985 eases onto Cheyenne's turntable

    Is it 2003 or 1953? Pictures say a thousand words, and this one is one of my favorites. The UP 3985 eases onto the turntable for a quick spin.
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  10. It's a steamer!

    It's a steamer!

    UP3985 coming into Union Station Kansas City in May 2004.
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  11. Running at Track Speed

    Running at Track Speed

    Returning from the Super Bowl.
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  12. Older is better

    Older is better

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  13. UP 3985 Takes A Rest

    UP 3985 Takes A Rest

    UP 3985 stops at the end of the Van Buren yard to rest for the night.
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  14. UP 3985 In VB Yard

    UP 3985 In VB Yard

    UP 3985 slowly coming into the Van Buren yard. This would be it's last stop for the day.
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  15. Union Pacific 3985

    Union Pacific 3985

    Union Pacific 3985 heads southward to Pine Bluff, Arkansas from North Little Rock. The train is on its way to Texas.
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  16. Archer Hill

    Archer Hill

    UP 3985 attacks Archer Hill, east of Cheyenne, with a short consist, nearing home.
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    • 3985 steam up
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  17. Fixin' To Get Smoke & Soot Covered !!!

    Fixin' To Get Smoke & Soot Covered !!!

    UP#3985 prepares to go under Texas Highway 19 in Lovelady, Tx on way from Houston To Palestine Tx.
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  18. Neither Rain Nor Wind............

    Neither Rain Nor Wind............

    Nothing stops folks from big chance to see mainline steam in Texas
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  19. Big Steam Stops In Conroe, Tx

    Big Steam Stops In Conroe, Tx

    As flash floods swirl in area the Challenger stops in downtown Conroe, Tx
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  20. Waiting In The Storm

    Waiting In The Storm

    At about 9:00AM on 6-15-04 UP#3985 came thru Conroe, Tx. It made it's first stop on way home to Cheyenne from Houston Trip. 5 1/2" rain fell in 5 hours preceding and during Challenger's brief stop. Flash Floods made national news.
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