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By:Alex Vaughn
Dates:9/15/2009 - 9/20/2009
Album Info:My shots from UP #844's run from Cheyenne, WY, to North Platte, NE, and back, and from Railfest 2009.
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Mr. Personality
Title:  Mr. Personality
Description:  Engineer and, now, head of the UP steam program Ed Dickens gives a TV interview on the front of #844 just before departing Kansas City, MO, for Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 3:59:01 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  246   Comments: 2
Publicity
Title:  Publicity
Description:  A large crowd, including photographers and reporters, gathers as UP #844 steams up beside Kansas City Union Station. In a few minutes it will depart Kansas City for Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 3:59:29 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Rick and Lynn
Title:  Rick and Lynn
Description:  Fireman Rick Braunschweig talks with Lynn Gordon Curtis from his authoritative seat in #844.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 3:59:54 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
Jawing
Title:  Jawing
Description:  Fireman Rick Braunschweig talks with Lynn Gordon Curtis as Steve Lee has a chat with several bystanders. #844 is in downtown Kansas City, MO, but will depart shortly for Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:00:43 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
Jawing
Title:  Jawing
Description:  Steve Lee chats with the public as #844 steams up in downtown Kansas City, MO.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:01:06 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Steve and Rick
Title:  Steve and Rick
Description:  Steve Lee poses for a picture with fireman Rick Braunschweig as #844 steams up in downtown Kansas City, MO.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:01:28 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  279   Comments: 1
Fireman Ed
Title:  Fireman Ed
Description:  Ed Dickens is firing as UP #844 departs downtown Kansas City, MO, for Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:01:53 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  301   Comments: 2
Lubrication
Title:  Lubrication
Description:  Two crew members grease one of #844's rod bearings while it is stopped in Topeka, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:41:26 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After stopping for service and a crew change, UP #844 accellerates away from the station in Topeka, KS, heading West. The late Lynn Nystrom is at the throttle.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:44:39 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a service stop and crew change in Topeka, KS, UP #844 gets underway again headed West. The late Lynn Nystrom is at the throttle.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:44:51 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a service stop and crew change in Topeka, KS, #844 gets back underway on its way West. The late Lynn Nystrom is at the throttle.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:45:10 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  UP #844 trundles through the farmland West of Topeka, KS, on its way to Marysville, KS, and points West.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:45:33 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  117   Comments: 0
The Valley Eagle
Title:  The Valley Eagle
Description:  UP #844 and its train, the Valley Eagle, are stretched out across the Kansas farmland just West of Topeka. After being out on the road for nearly a month, the train is heading home to its home in Cheyenne, WY.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:46:25 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After having taken the siding for another train, #844 picks up speed again as it approaches Frankfort, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:46:59 PM
Location:  Frankfort, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  129   Comments: 2
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After having taken the siding for another train, #844 picks up speed again as it approaches Frankfort, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:47:17 PM
Location:  Frankfort, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  235   Comments: 3
Lynn Nystrom
Title:  Lynn Nystrom
Description:  The late Lynn Nystrom has just run #844 from Topeka, KS, to Marysville, KS, on what I believe was his last revenue passenger run. In a few moments he will run #844 over to a different part of the yard to be parked for the night.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:48:24 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  527   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 has just arrived in Marysville, KS, where it will stop for the day. It will continue on to North Platte, NE, tomorrow.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:48:36 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  Lynn Nystrom leans out of the cab as he eases #844 through the yard in Marysville, KS, to a different track where it will be tied down for the night.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:49:22 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
Lynn Nystrom
Title:  Lynn Nystrom
Description:  The late Lynn Nystrom is sitting high in the engineer's seat as he pulls #844 through the Marysville, KS, yard to a siding where it will be tied down for the night.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:49:35 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  267   Comments: 2
The Valley Eagle
Title:  The Valley Eagle
Description:  Crew member Jim Leonard waves from the back of the train as it is pulled to a siding where it will be tied down for the night.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:49:46 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  228   Comments: 0
Art Lockman
Title:  Art Lockman
Description:  UPP #6334, the Art Lockman tool car, is part of UP #844's train which is tied down for the night in the old yard in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:00 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  184   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 is tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard for the night, after having run from Kansas City, MO. Having been away from its home base of Cheyenne, WY, for almost a month pulling the Valley Eagle, it could certainly use a bath!
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:16 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
Fueling up
Title:  Fueling up
Description:  UP #844 is tied down for the rest of the day in the old Marysville, KS, yard, after having run from Kansas City, MO. The late Lynn Nystrom carries a water hose around the locomotive to be run to a hydrant to replenish the water while a tanker truck pumps fuel oil into the tender.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:32 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
844 and the steam Excursion
Title:  844 and the steam Excursion
Description:  The "steam Excursion", one of #844's support vehicles, sits beside #844 as it is fueled and watered before it is shut down for the evening in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:45 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
Ed Dickens
Title:  Ed Dickens
Description:  Ed Dickens assists with the filling of UP #844's auxilary water tender. #844 and its train are tied down for the evening in the old Marysville, KS, yard.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:58 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  138   Comments: 0
Jim Coker
Title:  Jim Coker
Description:  After havin come from Kansas City, MO, conductor Jim Coker assists with refueling UP #844 before it is shut down for the day in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:11 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  86   Comments: 1
Lubing 844's side rods
Title:  Lubing 844's side rods
Description:  Ed Smith and Mark Davis lubricate #844's side rods as she is bedded down for the evening in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:27 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
Lubing 844's valve gear
Title:  Lubing 844's valve gear
Description:  Ed Smith greases #844's valve gear as the engine is bedded down for the evening in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:40 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
Crackers and tuna
Title:  Crackers and tuna
Description:  Lynn Nystrom has a snack of crackers and tuna in the cab as #844 is tied down for the night in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:52 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  456   Comments: 1
Ed and Ed
Title:  Ed and Ed
Description:  Ed Smith (left) and Ed Dickens (right) discuss something beside UP #844 while she is being tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard, after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:46:23 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  108   Comments: 2
Pump was here
Title:  Pump was here
Description:  ...Some wise guy likes to leave his mark on dirty steam locomotives.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:45:04 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Pump got bumped
Title:  Pump got bumped
Description:  That used to say "Pump" - but Mr. Nystrom noticed it and modified it a bit. :)
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:45:21 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Railfan, chase vehicle, and the machine worthy of being chased
Title:  Railfan, chase vehicle, and the machine worthy of being chased
Description:  RRPA contributor Jenny Vaughn (jvtraingirl.rrpicturearchives.net) stands with her railfan vehicle, a 1984 Jeep Cherokee, in front of UP #844 in Marysville, KS. The Jeep chased #844 all the way from Kansas City, MO, to Marysville that day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:27:18 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  180   Comments: 3
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a day on the high iron between Kansas City, MO, and Marysville, KS, #844 slumbers in the old Marysville yard. Having been out on the Valley Eagle tour for almost a month, it could use a bath!
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:27:50 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  460   Comments: 6
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:28:03 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  403   Comments: 3
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:29:04 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  104   Comments: 1
Valve gear
Title:  Valve gear
Description:  #844's valve gear gleams in the afternoon sun.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:29:24 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  116   Comments: 0
Window - UP 844
Title:  Window - UP 844
Description:  #844's cab window gleams in the late afternoon sun.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:16 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
Late afternoon
Title:  Late afternoon
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:32 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  426   Comments: 2
Pump was here
Title:  Pump was here
Description:  #844 somehow got thoroughly "pumped out".
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:51 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:31:13 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  109   Comments: 1
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a long!day out on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:20 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  414   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  After a long day out7on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:54 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  The absence of steam from the various appliances atop #844's boiler is only temporary as it slumbers in Marysville, KZ, near dusk - tomorrow she'll be back on the high iron again.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:27:06 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Ed abd 844
Title:  Ed abd 844
Description:  Ed Dickens has one of the most magnificent pieces of railroad history under his control as #844 flies West, West of Steele City, NE. Rick Braunschweig is firing.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:29:35 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  489   Comments: 3
Steaming up
Title:  Steaming up
Description:  The morning sun is just peeking over the treetops as #844 steams up in the Marysville, KS, yard. In a little while she'll be out on the mainline headed for North Platte, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:27:24 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  101   Comments: 0
ALCo-, and Ford-, powered excursions
Title:  ALCo-, and Ford-, powered excursions
Description:  The "steam Excursion", one of the support vehicles foK the train, is parked beside the Katy Flyer in Marysville, KS, as the locomotive - UP #844 - is readied for the day's run to North Platte, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:27:38 PM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  341   Comments: 0
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  #844 flies through the countryside West of Steele City, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:28:04 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaqghn
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Views:  121   Comments: 2
UP 844
Title:  UP 844
Description:  From his authoritative position in the engineex's seat Ed Dickens has #844 well under his control as it flies West near Steele City, NE.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:28:21 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  412   Comments: 2
Engineer Ed Dickens
Title:  Engineer Ed Dickens
Description:  #844 whizzes along at 60MPH+ West of Steele City, NE, with Ed Dickens at the throttle.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:29:03 PM
Location:  Steele City, NE
Author:  Alex Vaughn
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Views:  207   Comments: 4


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