UP 844 - Maintenance work - K.C. Union Station - April 2010

UP 844 steam crew members work on one of the bolts of the locomotive's running gear.
UP 844 - Running gear maintenance - KC, MO

In the above and below photographs, while Union Pacific 844 sits on display at Kansas City Union Station, members of Union Pacific's steam crew work on the running gear on the engineer's side of the locomotive. The crew members have taken off a large nut, which you can see sitting on the ground between them and the locomotive's wheels.

UP 844 steam crew members work on one of the bolts of the locomotive's running gear.
UP 844 - Running gear maintenance

In the photograph below, a Union Pacific steam crew member is cleaning up and lubricating the running gear on the fireman's side of the locomotive. 

A member of UP 844's crea is cleaning and lubricating the locomotive's running gear.
UP 844 - Running gear cleaning and greasing

These last two photographs are closeup shots of Union Pacific 844's running gear after fresh grease has been applied.

UP 844 - Running gear after being greased
UP 844 - Running gear after being lubricated

UP 844 - Running gear after being greased
UP 844 - Running gear after being lubricated


Photographs taken: April 4, 2010. Kansas City, Missouri.

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  1. Wow those are huge.  I have stood next to them but you forget.  This would have worked for #steamysunday  as well.  ;-)

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  2. Thanks Shelly Gunderson. You're right, this would have been a good photo for #steamysunday.

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