Photo ID: 108878 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 456 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Being a diesel brat, I was particularly sad to see that UP is getting rid of UP 6936, a DDA40X and largest diesel locomotive ever produced. It has been inoperable since 2017, and it appears UP no longer wishes to deal with its mechanical issues. Fortunately, the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum has said they intend to repair it and bring it back to operational condition. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108877 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam engine has been sitting in the roundhouse in Cheyenne, inoperable, since 2010. Many people speculated that UP's restoration of 4014, the Big Boy, might spell the end of the Challengers time on UP's roster. Turns out that has prove to be true as it is on it's way to it's new home with the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108876 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 352 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 5716 approaches the turnout that will lead it to Main 3 and east out on to the Sidney Subdivision for an all day journey to Sidney, NE, the first stop for this hospital train on the way to Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108875 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" steam engine and UP 5511, the 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" steam engine, which have both been in UP's possession since their purchase, are being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum. The museum says it intends to restore both units service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108874 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 5716 leads an eastbound hospital train toward the east end of the yard in Cheyenne. The term "hospital train" is given to a train whose purpose is to move equipment off the property for the last time. Many such items are leaving the UP on this train as UP has donated a lot of equipment to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. First up behind UP 5716 is UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107879 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1016 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP worked with ALCO to design and create the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in the early 1940s to run on trains between Green River, WY and Ogden, UT without having to "double head" (run two steam engines instead of one) the trains. 25 Big Boys were built and delivered between 1941 and 1944 and they ran in service until 1959. After starting between Green River, WY and Ogden, UT, they were later moved to Cheyenne and ran on trains primarily between Cheyenne, WY and Laramie, WY over Sherman Hill. 60 years after leaving service, UP 4014 steams again as it departs west with a special to head toward Sherman Hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107878 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1029 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After spending nearly five years being rebuilt by the UP Steam Team, the largest steam locomotive in the world leads a westbound passenger train out of Cheyenne on a two month system tour. It is shortly after 8am and the train will run on Main 3 between Cheyenne and Laramie. (Main 2 through Hermosa Tunnel). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107877 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1289 (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 900 (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 1326 (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 1146 (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 1284 (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 1305 (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 1346 (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 1238 (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.

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