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10.00" x 6.50"
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12.00" x 8.50"
844 Night Train Poster
by Sylvia Thornton
Product Details
844 Night Train poster by Sylvia Thornton. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it... more
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Artist's Description
Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger.
When diesels took over all of the passenger train duties, No. 844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska between 1957 and 1959. It was saved from being scrapped in 1960 and held for special service.
The engine has run hundreds of thousands of miles as Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill. It has made appearances at Expo '74 in Spokane, the 1981 opening of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans and the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Los Angeles Union Station in 1989.
Hailed as Union Pacific's "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs, especially over Union Pacific's fabled crossing of Sherman Hill between Ch...
About Sylvia Thornton
I've loved taking photos for many years and now with digital media I love it even more. I'm able to be more creative by editing and enhancing my photos. My selection includes beautiful flowers, abstracts, fractals, architectural elements, old barns and houses, rural Nebraska scenery, locomotives, animals, and many more. Please visit my site often, it's hard to tell where my camera will take me next. Sylvia NOTE: I do custom work on request. Please email me for info.
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