The Union Pacific No. 844 steam locomotive makes a brief stop Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 in Scott City while on its way to Memphis for the grand opening on Saturday of the new Big River Crossing, a ...

OMAHA — Union Pacific’s “Living Legend” No. 844 steam locomotive will be in Kearney late Monday morning to make a stop on its trip to Omaha in June.

The winning route will be announced Jan. 18. UP maintains the No. 3985 "Challenger" and the No. 844 steam locomotives. The Challenger is the world's largest operating steam locomotive.

It will then proceed north to Coffeyville, Kansas, where it will spend the night before heading north. No. 844 was the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad and was delivered in 1944.

Big Boy No. 4014 calls Cheyenne home, along with Union Pacific’s Steam Shop and the other historic locomotive, UP No. 844. Union Pacific also has nearly 800 employees in Wyoming.

Union Pacific's famed Big Boy steam locomotive will be headed west during its "Westward Bound" summer tour. The world's largest operating steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014 will depart from its ...

Union Pacific's Great Excursion Adventure--You Route the Steam contest comes to Cape Girardeau with UP's locomotive No. 844 rolling into town on Saturday, June 4, 2011.