Photo ID: 105368 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1877 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound ballast train pulls out of the Cheyenne Yard, ready to head west on the Laramie Sub. The train is on Main 4, crossing underneath the BNSF Front Range Sub. The train is on Main 4 because it will actually swing south and go through Speer Junction before heading west on Main 3 to Dale Jct. Main 3 is on a totally separate grade from Mains 1 and 2 between Cheyenne and Dale Jct (near Hermosa Tunnel). Main 3 is longer, but the grade is much lower, so heavy westbounds, such as this ballast train, frequently take Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105366 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 2156 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The journey is almost over! It has been a beautiful ride for passengers on Cheyenne Frontier Days, but the (morning) ride is nearly over. The train just received permission to enter "Form B" limits at Cheyenne and will cross over from Main 4 to Main 1 at CP W511. A "Form B" is a special form that allows train maintenance to occur on the tracks. No train can enter (or, once coming to a stop, move within) Form B limits without explicit verbal consent from the track foreman in charge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105365 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Old meets new! On the right side of this picture, we find a trio of SD70s (an SD70ACe sandwiched by two SD70Ms) on a train stopped on Main 1. The power on that train is all from the 21st century. Meanwhile, on the left side of the picture, we have a trio of E9s (an E9B sandwiched, of course, by two E9As) and a DDA40X. The E9s haven't seen revenue service since the 1950s! The DDA40X is only slightly more recent, last seeing revenue service in the 1970s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105364 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1633 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The E-unit and the DDA40X on Cheyenne Frontier Days are "home". When not in use, they are typically kept and maintained in Cheyenne at the roundhouse. You may have noticed that there is no nose door on UP 951. UP welded it shut and painted over the seams a few years ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105363 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1667 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Cheyenne Frontier Days Special is closing in on its destination! The train is currently on Main 4 and approaching CP W511 at the west end of Cheyenne. At CP W511, the train will cross over all the way from Main 4 to Main 1 and pull in to the Cheyenne Depot to allow its passengers to detrain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104881 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY 1607 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF In Cheyenne, BNSF's north/south Front Range Subdivision crosses over UP's Overland Route. A BNSF Coal empty is approaching the BNSF yard (the train is ultimately headed for the Powder River Basin in northern Wyoming) while all four UP main tracks currently lie empty and quiet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104880 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound coal empty glides along the fill that will take it across UP's Overland Route in Cheyenne. This crews journey is nearing their end as they have taken the train from Denver to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104879 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY 1587 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Norfolk Southern A 500mm shot of the Southern Heritage Unit (NS 8099). It is sitting in the yard at Cheyenne, awaiting its next assignment. At least it wasn't entirely obstructed! I'll take a long, slightly awkward angle over no shot at all. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104878 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY 1984 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Norfolk Southern One of Norfolk Southern's 20 heritage units (NS 8099, the Southern Heritage Unit) has been spending some time on the left side of the country! It came to Cheyenne on the HLAUDEN (Laurel, MT to Denver, CO) manifest and was pulled off in the yard at Cheyenne. It was not in a particularly accessible location, so this was about the best shot I could get. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103838 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 510 Cheyenne, WY 2057 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific This was the right way to wrap up a fantastic weekend trip with my dad! Literally 10 minutes prior to the sun setting, this manifest passed by heading east. An hour earlier, Cheyenne was pummeled by a torrential downpour that included nickel-to-quarter sized hail. That, however, result in the formation of this fantastic pond, allowing for a nice capture of an SD70ACe and an SD70M, both sporting the American flag. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 510 Cheyenne, WY 1466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP manifest with a fresh crew is approaching the Cheyenne Depot on "P2" (Main 2). Crews getting ready to move UP 844, which arrived a few hours earlier on the Cheyenne Frontier Days train, from "P1" back to the roundhouse. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103507 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 97 Cheyenne, WY 2435 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After receiving a fresh crew at Speer, WY, the ZLADV (high priority intermodal from Los Angeles to Denver) is heading south, pulling out of Speer. The auto racks on the point are actually crossing over BNSF's Front Range Sub just around the corner of the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103506 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terry Ranch Road (MP 96.5) Cheyenne, WY 1944 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After a long pull north from Denver, this coal train (that originated at the Energy mine on the Craig Branch) is nearing its next crew change point at Cheyenne. This shot is looking east at Terry Ranch Road just south of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102804 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 502 (Archer) Cheyenne, WY 1757 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound manifest headed for North Platte, NE leaves Cheyenne behind as it hits the double track main of the Sidney Sub. The SD9043MAC is the sole DPU on this eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102800 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 510 Cheyenne, WY 2352 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific, Chicago North Western Each Winter, UP stores is passenger cars in Oakland, CA. Each Spring, the cars are moved to their summer base in Council Bluffs, IA. This year, the 20 car train had the CNW Heritage Unit (UP 1995) on the point as it made its journey. Here, the train is just outside Cheyenne where it will receive a crew change. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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