Ol' No. 844 Tours the South Engine No. 844 made its way through Texas in May 2006 on its 35-day, 10-state South Central States Heritage Express Tour. No. 844 was delivered in 1944, the last steam engine built for Union Pacific Railroad. It has 14 wheels and weights 454 tons, engine and tender. In picture above, children from Winter Garden Christian School in Uvalde, Texas, take turns placing coins on the track in front of 844.

Jack Holland, left, and Ron Tabke lubricate Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 844 in Uvalde, Texas, on May 12, 2006.

Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 844 makes its way through a bridge over the Frio River east of Uvalde, Texas. during its 35-day, 10-state South Central States Heritage Express Tour.

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