Heavy Freight and Union Pacific 3985

SKU: DVD-WBV-040
(4 customer reviews)

$24.95

When a big shipper asks…a steam-hauled double stack container train!

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Producer

WB Video

Narration

Yes

Run Time

60 Minutes

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A special request from American President Lines for a steam-hauled APL double stack train led the Union Pacific to assign steamer 3985 to pull an eastbound heavy freight from Cheyenne to North Platte. Not since the 1950’s has a steam engine like this 4-6-6-4 Challenger pulled such a train .. 143 cars . . .7657 tons . . . 8900 feet long! WB Video presents complete coverage of this extraordinary event in this all-steam special video program.

The action begins a week earlier when the U.P. schedules 3985 on a test freight run to LaSalle, Colorado. Then, on the morning of August 1, 1990, 3985 thunders out of Cheyenne with the long APL Double stack train. Multiple on-the-scene broadcast camera crews capture all the action. Famed railroad illustrator Howard Fogg narrates this extraordinary event.

4 reviews for Heavy Freight and Union Pacific 3985

  1. Jeremy C. Schultz

    This film really shows what the Challenger is truly capable of… With ZERO diesel assistance in sight! 🙂

  2. Curtis Watson

    This was truly a stand-out event in railroading, and it’s captured with excellent detail here. You’ll enjoy 3985 stampeding across Nebraska, showing us that she’s got just as much in her now as when she was built!

  3. Mwdonoughue

    This program showcases the test runs made by 3985 on July 24th, the APL stack train on August 1st, and the freight train pulled for the return trip on August 2nd, 1990. Tons of great action, along with a cameo appearance by a quartet of MPI locomotives.

  4. NRH

    Pulling 143 cars, you can see the true power of 3985, the sound from the smokestack is orgasms for the ear.

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