Sitting overnight on a siding in Oroville,
California, Union Pacific's Steam Locomotive No. 844 is that
last steam locomotive built for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Originally designated as a high-speed passenger engine it
pulled trains such as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited,
Portland Rose, and Challenger until diesels took over all of
the passenger duties in the Mid-1950's. Between 1957 and 1959
it performed freight pulling duties in Nebraska. No. 844 was
saved from the scrapyard in 1960 and held for special service,
a function it has been performing ever since.