Union Pacific’s Last Steam Giants
SKU: DVD-WBV-038Original price was: $29.95.$24.95Current price is: $24.95.
Cheyenne, 1958. 4-8-8-4 Big Boys are readied for their last months of service.
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| Producer | WB Video |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 24 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
It’s the summer of 1958. At Cheyenne, Wyoming, Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boys are being readied for their last months of service. Dave Gross was there to save these wonderful moments on 16mm color film as those mighty mammoths of the steam age are prepared for the battle up Sherman Hill. You’ll see the once proud passenger hauling 4-8-4 800’s as they finish their last days in freight service on the Nebraska mainline. The 4-6-6-4 Challenger 3700’s storm up Archer Hill east of Cheyenne and across the high wind swept plains.
Track-side footage captures excursions pulled by magnificent 8444. Famed railroad artist Howard Fogg narrates this all-steam program.
5 reviews for Union Pacific’s Last Steam Giants
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Curtis Watson –
This program includes excellent scenes from UP Steam’s last years in service, beginning with servicing Big Boys in Cheyenne. We watch 3700-class oil-burning Challengers climbing Archer Hill, and the 844 (as the 8444) on the Albin Branch. Howard Fogg narrates this program, and his enthusiastic recollections of scenes like these as he witnessed them are almost worth buying this program for alone! Biggest negative: it’s too short, at only 24 minutes.
Blake Ruth –
4884s 4664 s484 steam locos what possibly could you be missing .
Mwdonoughue –
This programs showcases some of the UP’s finest examples of steam power as they roll out their final miles over Sherman Hill, along with 4-8-4 #8444 operating on excursions.
rickyfreni –
The Locomotives that are shown in this short WB video productions program are: Big Boy 4015, Big Boy 4019, Big Boy 4022, Surviving Big Boy 4017, 4-8-4 836, Challenger 3707, Challenger 3708, and Living Legend 844 as 8444. A Couple of Alco built diesels are also included. The artist did a Decent job Narrating this Short Program.
Steam King –
This program features an amazing amount of big Union Pacific steam – including quite a few Big Boys. All are shown as they weer working, in regular service, in the 1950s. Nice sound too.