Where Is Up 3985 Now?
3985 continues to remain stored at the Union Pacific roundhouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming as of 2021, with no plans to bring it back to operation anytime soon.
How many up challengers are left?
Though designed for Union Pacific, only 105 of the 252 built went to the company. The Challenger also became part of the Denver & Rio Grande, Northern Pacific, Spokane, Portland & Seattle, Western Maryland, the Western Pacific, and Great Northern railroads. Today, only two of the 252 Challengers built remain preserved.
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UP steam club article states 3985 "requires a frame up rebuild in the manner of 4014", ergo, it will be permanently retired. Financial cutbacks across railroad departments include the steam program. UP believe two active locomotive (and what locomotives they are) is sufficient for the moment.
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Where is the UP 4014 stored?
The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service. Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process.
UP: UP No. 4014 - The Big Boy - Union Pacific
Will up 3985 run again?
It is one of 105 Challengers built for Union Pacific between 1936 and 1943 and was, for many years, the only operating engine of its class in the world – the largest and most powerful operating steam locomotive. That title has transitioned to Big Boy No. 4014 now that No. 3985 is retired again.
UP No. 3985 - The Challenger - Union Pacific