ColoradoRailfan.com » Photo Gallery » Photo Search » View Photos

Previous Page     Next Page

Photo ID: 107877
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP W511
Cheyenne, WY
1184
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
After missing the first two runs of UP 4014, I was able to make it up to Cheyenne for the third run as the Big Boy departed west on a passenger special. The train will spend two months touring the UP system.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107876
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP W511
Cheyenne, WY
810
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
UP 5521 leads a westbound coal train under the BNSF Front Range Sub at CP W511 just west of Cheyenne. The train is currently on Main 3 and will make its way up toward Speer before heading south on the Greeley Sub.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107647
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP W511
Cheyenne, WY
1211
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
UP 844 is on the roll again as it departs west from Cheyenne. Here at CP W511, the train crossed over from Main 1 to Main 3. The train will continue on Main 3 to Speer Jct and then continue on to the Greeley Sub.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107646
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP W511
Cheyenne, WY
1049
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
An eastbound manifest sits at a red signal at CP W511 on Main 2. The train is waiting for the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train, which will cross over from Main 1 to Main 3 CP W511. To expedite things, UP sent a fresh crew out to this train so, once clear, the train could continue east.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107645
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1172
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
For awhile, it looked as though the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train would be delayed departing Cheyenne. This was due to the buckets of rain that were coming down. UP did not want somebody to slip and get injured on the platform, so passengers would not be loaded until the rain let up. Fortunately, while it had not fully stopped, it had let up enough to allow passengers to board. UP 844 is steaming up and getting ready to depart in about 15 minutes.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107644
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1187
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
Around 4pm, a major thunderstorm rolled through Cheyenne and it started raining cats and dogs! The water visible in the shot was not present on the ground 45 minutes earlier.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107643
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1224
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
The man in charge of UP's heritage operations, including the steam program, is Ed Dickens. Here, Mr Dickens checks the time as he discusses the train pending departure with one of the trains conductors.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107642
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1114
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
I do not claim to understand the details of how steam engines work. My elementary understanding stops at "fire is created to boil water to create steam to drive pistons". Periodically, a certain amount of water must be dumped via a valve underneath the cab.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107641
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1181
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
Three members of UP's steam crew examine something on or around the piston that drives the rods on the engineers side of UP 844. No issue was found...or at least no major issue...as they were only there checking things out for a few minutes.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107640
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1261
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
A close up look at the Electro Motive builders sticker on the cab of UP 1943. Its serial number is 20146115-030 and it was built in April 2016. It was originally in UP's standard SD70AH roster series, but was renumbered 1943 when it was painted in the armed forces colors.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107639
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1178
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
A look at UP's shield and the builders sticker on the engineer's side of the cab of UP 1943.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107638
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1200
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
UP 1943 sits idle on Main P1 as part of the Cheyenne Frontier Days consist. The Spirit of Union Pacific was unveiled last November in tribute to the brave men and women of the armed services of the United States. The paint scheme includes colors that represent the Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marines.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107637
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1201
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
While stopped at the Cheyenne Depot on Main P1, the train is under "blue flag protection". Said blue flag is hanging on the engineer's side of the cab.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107636
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1066
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
While waiting on Main P1 at the Cheyenne Depot, an eastbound intermodal (which I shot earlier in the day near Borie Jct) sits on Main P3. The train is waiting for a fresh crew to continue east. A single SD70AH is cut in as a mid-train swing helper.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 107635
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne, WY
1178
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Laramie (UP) Union Pacific
UP 844 sits under partly cloudy skies on Main P1 at the Cheyenne Depot. It'll wait here for another three hours until it is time to depart for Denver.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Previous Page     Next Page

Check out ColoradoRailfan.com on Facebook
Check out the latest ColoradoRailfan.com photos on Flickr

ColoradoRailfan.com Email Subscription
To receive updates made to ColoradoRailfan.com via Email, Click Here.

The D&RGW Site Ring
This site owned by: Kevin Morgan
Add Your Site

SiteRing by Bravenet.com

SiteRing by Bravenet.com

All content ©2000,2024 by Kevin Morgan, except where noted. Please do not use any material from this site without permission. Thank You.