Our story on Union Pacific's Challenger 3985 was originally produced when it was still in excursion service. It was retired by UP in 2020 and donated to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America last year where it will undergo restoration. Hop aboard our "blast from the past" story and enjoy this powerful locomotive's trek across Nebraska. #nebraska #trains #trainspotting Union Pacific Railroad | Nebraska Stories

20K views · 1.9K reactions | Big steam on the turntable! This is...

50K views · 2.5K reactions | With the water tank at Harriman in the...

183K views · 12 reactions | Union Pacific steam locomotives 8444 and 3985 storm Donner Pass! From Challenger 3985's first outing in 1981. New to DVD: https://rfd.video/Steam81 | Railfan Depot | Facebook

Before the 8444 makes her only excursion run in 1964, A Union Pacific switcher hauls Challenger No. 3985 and Big Boy No. 4023 out of the roundhouse for a fan photo op. From the GSVP show "Union Pacific 844 The Early Years" https://rfd.video/Early844 | Steam Giants

4.9K views · 472 reactions | The 3985 handles a short freight as part of it's testing for an assignment on an American President Lines stack train in 1990. From the WB Video show "Heavy Freight and Union Pacific 3985" https://rfd.video/Freight3985 | Steam Giants | Facebook

23K views · 1.7K reactions | This is Union Pacific 3985 heading home...