Challenger 3985

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 program. In this DVD, we'll follow 3985, which is also called the "Challenger", in Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma & Texas as she shows the public what big steam was really like.

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West Bound Limited

West Bound Limited

1937

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

1942

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1951

The South Railway Battle

The South Railway Battle

1978

Three Quarters of the Sun

Three Quarters of the Sun

1959

The Small Victorian Boy

The Small Victorian Boy

2024

Prairie Thunder

Prairie Thunder

1937

Deadman Standing

Deadman Standing

2018

Last Train from Bombay

Last Train from Bombay

1952

The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman

1929

Montana Incident

Montana Incident

1952

Powder River Rustlers

Powder River Rustlers

1949

Pioneers of the West

Pioneers of the West

1940

The Naulahka

The Naulahka

1918

Rails Into Laramie

Rails Into Laramie

1954

Onion Pacific

Onion Pacific

1940

Romance Road

Romance Road

1938

The Raiders

The Raiders

1963

Zero the Hero

1954

Mother

Mother

2015