Railroad, Photography, Road Trip
Joe Perry
PROMONTORY: The Hallowed Ground of America's ...

Despite the start to our morning, today was going to be a great day because we were headed to one of my favorite locations — the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory, Utah. We got cleaned up and broke camp. We planned on spending the night on public land somewhere near the Golden Spike National Historic Site so we made certain to empty our waste tanks and fill the fresh water tank...

PROMONTORY: The Hallowed Ground of America's Western Railroad History
Road Trip, Photography
Joe Perry
A Night's Rest and Then Northbound

Once the sun had set on our eclipse viewing adventure, we high-tailed it east to Cedar City, Utah for a much-needed night’s rest. There was no need, nor desire at this point, to return to Beaver Dam State Park back in the mountains. It had been a long and adventure-filled day filled with driving and taking photos. Nearly 13 hours after we left North Las Vegas, we tucked in at the Cedar City Walmart around 9:00 PM…

A Night's Rest and Then Northbound

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Video of Union Pacific No. 844 on Display in Houston

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The public was given an opportunity to get up close and personal with the legendary locomotive as she rested at the Amtrak Station in downtown Houston. As the following video proves, complements of ABC13 Houston, fun was had by young and old alike…

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Two Must See Videos of the Valley Eagle Heritage Tour and UP No. 844

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You have to see these videos! Here are two very good videos posted to YouTube by a friend and fan of ChasingSteel.com, Zach Pumphrey (a.k.a. UPTRAIN). The videos offer rare views of the UP No. 844 as she moves through Kansas and Missouri because it includes…

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Union Pacific's No. 844 Suffers a Seized Bearing

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One of the main reasons that the railroads switched from steam-powered locomotives to diesel-electric locomotives was the high level of maintenance that the steam giants require. With thousands of moving parts, most under tremendous strain and pressure, parts are due to wear rather rapidly. In fact, steam locomotives typically require a good oiling and greasing of all critical components every several hundred miles or so…