Union Pacific Challenger 3985, "The Challenger Special" 1982
With the recent news of the UP Donation Special leaving for Silvis in only a few days, heres another video from my archive. The Challenger Special depicts Union Pacific 3985 operating excursions in 1981, shortly following its 2 year long restoration taking place from 1979 to 1981. this program was produced by De Luz Video, a long forgotten video company that operated out of Fall Brook, California from the late 1970s until the early 1980s. Nickel Plated Productions does not lay claim to the ownership of this program or its copyright. Ownership/Copyright belongs to De Luz Video. This has been uploaded in an effort to preserve its historical contents.

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UP 3985 and UP 8444 Steam Locomotive feature from the Today Show 1981

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Seven-Six-Five (NKP 765) 1986

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N&W 1218, Southern Style 1987

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UNION PACIFIC VINTAGE ODYSSEY

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10 Unusual Locomotives That Broke All Rules

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SP 4449,The Return Of The Daylight 1981

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Union Pacific's Clinchfield Challenge

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Big Boy 4014: How They Brought a Dead Giant Back to Life Shocked The World!

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The Union Pacific's 3985 - Gandy Dancer (2002)

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INCREDIBLE START UP - The BIG BOY puts on a show in Portola! ~ USA Coast To Coast Tour 2026

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Challenger 3985

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The 1977 Chessie Steam Special with Reading 2101, "The B&O's 8,000 Mile Birthday Party" 1977

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MOST SCARY TRAIN - Union Pacific BIG BOY

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The ALCO Century Series That Failed to Silence GE and EMD

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Big Boy 4014: 1,000 Miles | The Westward Tour in All 5 States (4K) | July 2024

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The Dark Story Behind the Napier Deltic: The Bizarre Triangle Engine Powering Rails and Warships UK

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Doubleheading in the Pacific Northwest

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Hear that Train A' Comin

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Norfolk & Western 611: The Most-Powerful 4-8-4 in the World

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