In 2019, the Union Pacific
quietly announced there were no plans to overhaul Challenger #3985 following
the restoration of Big Boy #4014. In this
program, we look back at the Challenger in action between 1992 and 2010.
This program covers
operations east of Cheyenne, beginning with the movements to and from her visit
to the old Clinchfield Railroad in the southeast in November, 1992.
Also seen are appearances at
National Railway Historical Society conventions in Chicago in 1993 and St.
Louis in 2001. Numerous multi-day
deadhead moves are followed, including pacing scenes in Nebraska and Iowa.
The program ends with the
last journey the 3985 made, which took her to Illinois on the old Missouri
Pacific. This train was chased back to
Cheyenne, and the program ends as the 3985 returned home for the last time.
This two-hour program shows
the 3985 in action in all four seasons, and will be a welcome addition to the
library of any fan of Union Pacific steam.
