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UP 8444 brought the "US State Flags" special train to Spokane WA where it was on display
for 6 months during Expo-74, the 1974 Worlds Fair. During a layover at Hinkle OR on 4/21/1974
UP 844, the GP30 that was responsible for 844 becomming 8444 in 1962 showed up on the next track...
May 8, 1989, Southern Pacific #4449 and Union Pacific #8444 put on the show of a lifetime over Cajon Pass after the conclusion of 50th Anniversary Ceremonies at LAUPT.