In its first visit to the Chicago area since 1993, a train described by Union Pacific as the world’s largest operating steam locomotive will pass through several suburbs Saturday and Sunday for two ...

ABOARD LOCOMOTIVE 3985 -- When Steve Lee drives by, cattle stampede, deer run for their lives, fish jump from the water, children grin and gape and grown-ups wave. It's not the force of Lee's ...

FRED LYNCH * [email protected] Union Pacific Railroad's Challenger steam locomotive No. 3985 slowly rolled to a brief stop in Scott City Thursday afternoon as train enthusiasts gathered to watch ...

Union Pacific's steam locomotive 3985 -- on a trip from Houston from Cheyenne, Wyo. -- was the center of attention recently as it lumbered into Old Town Spring. The 537-ton locomotive, pulling a ...

WORTHINGTON — Plumes of smoke and steam reached for the sky as the Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 pulled out of Cheyenne, Wyo., heading out on a three-week tour. This afternoon, the restored 1943 ...

Union Pacific Railroad’s “Challenger” No. 3985, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will stop in Shakopee as part of a five-state, 1,750-mile tour from Cheyenne, Wyo., to St. Paul and back ...

The world's largest steam locomotive pulled into Columbus about three hours late … but a crowd of onlookers had stood fast. See Tuesday's Telegram for complete coverage. Sep 22, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 0 ...

ABOARD LOCOMOTIVE 3985 (AP) - When Steve Lee drives by, cattle stampede, deer run for their lives, fish jump from the water, children grin and gape and grown-ups wave. It's not the force of Lee's ...

C H E Y E N N E, Wyo., April 14 -- There it was — steam locomotive 3985 — a vision out of the World War II years, all steamed up and ready to head out again from the Union Pacific Railroad Company's ...

Union Pacific's steam locomotive #3985 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. This 4-6-6-4 locomotive, built in 1943 still runs today as part of the railroad's public relations ...

To view a photo slide show of Challenger No. 3985, click here.To view a video click here. That 11-year-old Cooper Dalluge is fascinated with train lore is obvious. As his family waits for Challenger ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 will take state-fair visitors from Denver to Pueblo this August – for a price: from $285 to $475 a seat. The tickets ...