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Union Pacific 3985 is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-6-6-4 "Challenger"-type steam locomotive built in July 1943 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York, for the Union Pacific Railroad. No. 3985 is one of only two Challengers still in existence and the only one to have operated in excursion service.
The Union Pacific Challengers are a type of simple articulated 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1936 to 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad until the late 1950s. A total of 105 Challengers were built in five classes. They were nearly 122 ft (37 m) long and weighed 537 short tons (487 tonnes).
An expansion for the Union Pacific Challenger class was the Union Pacific Big Boy class, being a 4-8-8-4, instead of a 4-6-6-4. Today, the only Challenger locomotives that survive were both owned by Union Pacific. One such locomotive, Union Pacific 3985, was operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in excursion service from 1981 to 2010, when ...
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UP 3985: a 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" class dual-service steam locomotive, operated in excursion service from 1981 to 2010 and was retired as of January 2020. Delivered in ...
Built as Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company 197, renumbered as UP 3203 and is being restored as 197. 3206: P-1 4-6-2 3977: June 1943 American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 4664-4 4-6-6-4: Static display Cody Park in North Platte, Nebraska: 3985: July 1943 American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 4664-4 4-6-6-4 Undergoing restoration to operational ...
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No. 1218 is the sole survivor of the Norfolk and Western's class A locomotives and the only surviving 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive in the world. While smaller than Union Pacific's famous and more numerous "Challenger" class of 4-6-6-4 locomotives, Norfolk and Western's design racked up unmatched records of performance in service.