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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.
No. 3985 was restored in 1981 and used by Union Pacific on excursions until October 14, 2010, when mechanical problems forced it from service. It was officially retired from UP excursion service in January 2020. In April 2022, Union Pacific donated No. 3985 to the RRHMA and sent it to the RRHMA's workshops in Silvis, IL in November of that year.
Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 is an example of a 4-6-6-4 locomotive. In the Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a 4-6-6-4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four leading wheels followed by two sets of six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. 4-6-6-4's are commonly known as Challengers.
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In early June 1935 the Union Pacific transferred the heavyweight coaches and tourist sleeping cars of its Los Angeles Limited to a second section, the Challenger. The new train met with such success that the UP ordered 68 cars rebuilt, including 47 coaches, 16 Pullman sleeping cars, and 5 dining cars. The coaches had large reclining chairs and ...
Union Pacific's new CEO Jim Vena just took over the top spot at the railroad last month. Union Pacific has a network of 32,400 miles (52,000 kilometers) of track in 23 Western states.
Union Pacific said it earned $1.67 billion, or $2.75 per share. That’s well ahead of the $1.53 billion, or $2.51 per share, Union Pacific earned a year ago, but just behind what Wall Street ...
The Union Pacific heritage fleet includes commemorative and historic equipment owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.The fleet currently consists of two historic steam locomotives, three historic diesel locomotives, seventeen modern diesel locomotives in historic or commemorative paint schemes and nearly four dozen passenger cars used on office car specials and excursion trains.