I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Approximately a minute, half after ...

RACINE - Lovers of steam locomotives and model train enthusiasts will be able to indulge their passions when the Union Pacific Railroad's Challenger No. 3985 passes through Racine and Kenosha ...

Hauling freight through the Wasatch Mountain Range was a profitable business for Union Pacific. However, the Challenger steam locomotives of the time were struggling with the slow, steady uphill climb ...

The Challenger Union Pacific 3985 was just one of the largest and rarest locomotives Union Pacific donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in 2022. Union Pacific 5511 was also ...

The Challenger 3 is reported to be 66 tonnes and is operated by a crew of four, including the commander, gunner, loader, and driver. It is equipped with all-weather night/day sights, and advanced ...

Similar models of the Union Pacific 4-12-2, with even more wheels than the Big Boy, will be displayed along with the line’s legendary Challenger locomotives and the revolutionary M-10,000 series ...

“It’s a long time coming.” It will be the first steam locomotive to visit Villa Grove since 1993, when the smaller Challenger came through. Villa Grove was once considered a primary railroad ...

The GS-6 locomotives were painted in war time black and silver ... A Hancock 3 chime from a mighty Challenger was placed on 4449's driver's side, another Hancock 3 chime off a daylight locomotive was ...

The Charger came first in 1966, and the Challenger followed for the 1970 model year. The first generation of that model ended a few years later, just as the muscle car craze was fading in the face ...