UP # 844 races a Helicopter-History Channel-Extreme Trains
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I Caught up with Matt as he rides The Union Pacific's famous 844 steam locomotive, built in 1944, is the longest-running steam train in America. It still runs on UP's mainlines today. July 20, 2008 taking 750 rail fans from Denver to the biggest rodeo in the world, Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. This train is so popular that traffic jams form along the tracks when it runs, as people "chase the train." But the History Channel has a Helicopter that paces the train from as low as 20 feet! Watch as these guys try to harvest the corn while they get the shot of 844 hiballing through the great plains, Watch the History Channel
Extreme Trains eposode on Steam Train, this Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 10PM ET/9C
We open with a shot at sand creek, and I didnt catch up again with her till after her Greeley service stop as she Hiballs to the Wyoming state line chased by the Helicopter from the History Channel I cant wait to see this show! All I want for christmas is a RR pacing helicopter,santa-LOL
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