TOP: Union Pacific 844 and her short train charge out of a clearing fog at Hershey, Nebraska, on June 30. ABOVE LEFT: The steam crews take time to lubricate 844 at Fremont, Nebraska. ABOVE RIGHT: Stephen Jones is a retiring UP locomotive engineer who rode 844 to Columbus, Ne- braska. The steam program is a source of price amongst the employees system-wide.


The hazards of westward travel No. 844 ran a tight schedule across Nebraska on its trip from Omaha. At Columbus, Nebraska, the Northern steamed into town under a downpour of rain. The crowds still turned out to see


the glistening train as crews serviced the locomotive. Steve Jones, a retiring UP engineer rode the cab of the steam engine from Fremont and got off at Columbus


where manesque depot the built sturdy Ro- of sandstone


blocks still stands. Built in 1910, this depot


is an anchor for downtown


Columbus. It is possible that the building of the transcontinental railroad would have been delayed or postponed in Congress


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