America’s Steam Trains: Challenger 3985 – The Worlds Largest Operating Steam Locomotive (2002)

Union Pacific's steam locomotive #3985, the world's largest operating steam engine, was built in 1943 and continues to run today as part of the railroad's public outreach. This DVD follows the "Challenger" as it travels through Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, showcasing the power of steam to the public. Highlights include a visit to the Cheyenne Steam Shop for maintenance, a look at historical equipment in the roundhouse, the engine's ferry move across Nebraska, an excursion from Council Bluffs to Sioux City, Iowa, its participation in an NRHS convention trip from St. Louis to Gorham, Illinois, and journeys through Oklahoma and Texas.