The Union Pacific’s steam locomotive No. 844 — the final steam locomotive built by the railroad giant in 1944 — will make a stop in Woodson County Sunday morning.
The steam engine will be at the Yates Center-Durand Rail Yard, about a mile east of Yates Center on U.S. 54, as part of No. 844’s Valley Eagle Heritage Tour. The stop should last from about 10 o’clock to 10:30.
The locomotive is headed back to Cheyenne, Wyo., from Harlingen, Texas. The month-long trip launched from Cheyenne April 2 and will end April 29.
From Yates Center, the…
