I first saw the Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 at the World Fair in Spokane, Washington on display in 1974.
Next time I saw the Union Pacific 8444 was at Railfair 1981 at Sacramento, California.
Jump to May 5, 1989 when the Union Pacific 8444 made its way to the 50th Anniversary of Los Angeles Union Station seen here at the Frost Flyover on the east side of Cajon Pass early in the morning.
Union Pacific 8444 drifted down through Blu Cut on May 5, 1989.
Union Pacific 8444 crossed the Santa Ana River in Riverside on May 5, 1989.
Union Pacific 8444 sprinted through the City of Industry on May 5,1989.
Both the Southern Pacific 4449 and Union Pacific 8444 made their historic side by side entrance into Los Angeles Union Station on May 5, 1989.
Union Pacific 8444 crossed the Santa Ana River at Riverside in May 8, 1989.
It was supposed to be a side by side running up Cajon Pass by the SP 4449 had a hot bearing sensor reading and came to a stop right in front of us after the Union Pacific 8444 went by us climbing over Cajon Pass.
I rode behind the Union Pacific 844 and Union Pacific 3985 from Portola to Sacramento here doing the first photo runby of the morning along the Middle Fork of the Feather River below Sloat on April 27, 1991.
We did another photo runby down near Kramm on April 27, 1991.
Union Pacific 844 was on display at Railfair 1991 on May 11, 1991.
A surprise encounter with the Union Pacific was in Denver when she was about to head to Salt Lake City via the Royal Gorge and Tennessee Pass as I was passing through on the California Zephyr on June 22, 1997.
Union Pacific 844 was on display at Railfair 1999 on June 21, 1999.
Union Pacific 844 was used on our NRHS 1999 Convention Trip Sacramento to Tehama on June 23, 1999.
Union Pacific 844 came west over Donner Pass passing through Floriston on April 17, 2009.
Union Pacific 844 along the Truckee River at Boca, California on April 17, 2009.
Union Pacific 844 ran through Truckee on April 17, 2009.
Union Pacific 844 ran through the snow at Soda Springs on April 17, 2009.
Union Pacific 844 descended Donner Pass at Yuba Gap on April 17, 2009.
Union Pacific 844 descended Donner Pass at Dutch Flat on April 17, 2009.
The Union Pacific 844 was next seen on a Union Pacific Historical Society Shop Tour on July 9, 2009.
The Union Pacific 844 and train at Coffeyville, Kansas on April 24, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 passed through Sycamore, Kansas on April 25, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 north of Buffalo, Kansas on April 25, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 passing through Leroy, Kansas on April 25, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 east of Garnett, Kansas on April 25, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 passing through Osawatomie, Kansas on April 25, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 was seen at the Kansas Highway 68 overpass on April 25, 2010.
The Union Pacific 844 seen at Kansas City as the Union Pacific Steam Crew was hard at work solving the bearing problem that happened earlier on the trip on May 30, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 was on the Little Rock Express at Malta Bend on May 31, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 was on the Little Rock Express at Jefferson City on May 31, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 was at Yuma, Arizona on November 16, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 at Yuma in November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 crosses the Colorado River into California on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 at Ogilby, California on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 came into Niland on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 near Bombay Beach on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 leaving Indio on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 climbing into West Palm Springs on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 climbing through Cabazon on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 coming into old Colton Yard on November 17, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 was backing out of Colton Yard on November 19, 2011.
The Union Pacific 844 was climbing Cajon Pass below Devore on November 19, 2011.
Union Pacific 844 on the "S" curve above the Mormon Rocks on November 19, 2011.
Union Pacific 844 passed through the Upper Narrows of the Mojave River near Victorville on November 19, 2011.
Union Pacific 844 went through the old yard at Barstow on November 19, 2011.
We leave the Union Pacific 844 at Yermo on November 19, 2011.
We will see when we will see the Union Pacific 844 in the future.
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