Union Pacific #844, is an oil burning, 4-8-4 steam locomotive built by Alco in 1944. The locomotive is still owned and maintained by the Union Pacific Railroad and travels for special events each year. In 2018, the only scheduled trip for the #844 is the annual "Denver Post Frontier Days Train" that operates from Denver, Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming over the Union Pacific mainline on Saturday July 21, 2018. The Frontier Days train sells out each year, and in order to purchase tickets you must enter into a lottery from May 6 - 16. All entries during that time will get an equal chance of being drawn for the chance of purchasing tickets for this unique excursion. Passengers will have a layover in Cheyenne, Wyoming where you may explore the Frontier Days activities including the annual rodeo.
Full information for the Denver Post Frontier Days Train ---->denverposttrain.com/index.html
Another option this year, the Union Pacific Museum will be hosting a one-way excursion from Denver to Cheyenne (return by bus) on Sunday July 22, 2018. This will be over the same route as the locomotive has to return to Cheyenne where the Union Pacific Steam Roundhouse is located.
These tickets have not yet gone on sale, but they will be available at --->www.uptraintix.com/index.html
Full information for the Denver Post Frontier Days Train ---->denverposttrain.com/index.html
Another option this year, the Union Pacific Museum will be hosting a one-way excursion from Denver to Cheyenne (return by bus) on Sunday July 22, 2018. This will be over the same route as the locomotive has to return to Cheyenne where the Union Pacific Steam Roundhouse is located.
These tickets have not yet gone on sale, but they will be available at --->www.uptraintix.com/index.html
Union Pacific #844, a 4-8-4, oil burning, steam locomotive is seen here in Cheyenne, Wyoming during an annual "Frontier Days Train" layover. ALCO | 1944.
