Challenger Goes East
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UP’s Challenger 3985 famous east east for CSX in 1992 for the Santa Train.
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| Producer | Greg Scholl Video Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 18 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code |
In 1992 Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger number 3985 made a big trip east from Wyoming to CSX country to participate in the traditional Christmas Santa Claus train on the Clinchfield Railroad line. “Challenger Goes East” highlights some of the eastern territory covered by Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 “Challenger” number 3985 as it heads for Clinchfield country. We see two- camera coverage of the Louisville to Cincinnati segment along the former Louisville and Nashville route. From KC Tower in Covington, Kentucky the train continues east along the former Chesapeake and Ohio railroad toward Huntington, and we chase it about as far as Maysville where it continues in the dark. Several days later we see the Challenger made-up as Clinchfield 676 heading down the Big Sandy Subdivision of the C&O to connect to the Clinchfield Railroad, and operate along that line down to Kingsport, Tennessee. (See the Santa Train itself on the GSVP video “Santa’s Challenger”.) We catch Union Pacific 3985 on its homeward journey from Cincinnati, Ohio to Seymour, Indiana on the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Union Pacific and CSX cooperated on this monster trip, and it’s unlikely to happen again. This is the last articulated locomotive to operate east of the Mississippi River (N&W 1218 last operated in 1991).
Jeremy C. Schultz –
There remain several great videos on this rare event, but Pentrex’s version will definitely be the favorite for a lot of folks… Including me…
Curtis Watson –
A little light on narration for me, but it had a good-looking engine in great-looking country. It’ll be a nice one for your collection, and probably pair really well with the Santa’s Challenger video.
Ron Harber III –
In November 1992 Union Pacific challenger 3985 was selected to pull the 50th running of Santa special on CSX system. This video shows before and after the Santa train. Pentrex and Main Line Motion Pictures were also on hand to capture the event.
Ricky –
This 2012 DVD Features Both Prequel & Sequel Scenes of 3985 in CSX Country For the Christmas Trains(Get “Santa’s Challenger” along With This). If You Have The Original 1993 VHS Of Santa’s Challenger, You’ll see the same scenes from this as well as The Re-edited But Shortened 2011 Version. On This DVD However, its the Same But Minus The Christmas Specials, and Lots of New Scenes to Re-edit This Program but The Narration However, Could’ve Used more Information.