Union Pacific No. 838

Union Pacific No. 838
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UP 838 as seen today in storage.
Number	838
Max speed	120 MPH (193KM/H)
Power	Steam
Wheel config	4-8-4
Valve gear type	Walschaerts
Builder	ALCO
Build date	December 1944

Union Pacific No. 838 (or simply UP 838) is an FEF-3 class 4-8-4 Northern-type steam locomotive owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The 838 was built in December 1944 by the American Locomotive Company for the Union Pacific railroad.

838 was used for passenger service on the Union Pacific railroad for much of its career, hauling freight trains when needed. 838 was retired from service in July 1962 after a few years of storage, and it was stored at the UP's Cheyenne roundhouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1977. As of today the engine is stored at the UP's Cheyenne, Wyoming roundhouse, serving as a source of spare parts for 844, although almost all, if not all usable parts have been swapped. It has often been reported No. 838's running gear and boiler are in much better condition due to 844's extensive use in excursion service, but because it has been stripped of all parts, it would not be economically viable to return 838 to service.

Gallery

Preserved Union Pacific Locomotives
UP Class 700	No. 737
UP Class C-2	No. 237 • No. 264 • No. 561 • No. 616 • No. 618 • No. 6051 • No. 6237
UP Class C-57	No. 407 • No. 421 • No. 428 • No. 437 • No. 460 • No. 477 • No. 480 • No. 481 • No. 485
UP Class MK-1	No. 2005
UP Class MK-7	No. 2537
UP Class MK-9	No. 2295
UP Class MK-10	No. 2564
UP Class T-57	No. 1242 • No. 1243
UP Class P-1	No. 3206
UP Class P-2	No. 3203
UP Class TTT-6	No. 5511
UP Class S-4	No. 4420
UP Class S-5	No. 4436 • No. 4439 • No. 4442
UP Class S-6	No. 4455 • No. 4466
UP Class FEF-1	No. 814
UP Class FEF-2	No. 833
UP Class FEF-3	No. 838 • No. 844
UP Class 9000	No. 9000
UP Heavy Challengers	No. 3977 • No. 3985
UP Big Boys	No. 4004 • No. 4005 • No. 4006 • No. 4012 • No. 4014 • No. 4017 • No. 4018 • No. 4023