Photo ID: 110389 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the very north end of the Greeley Subdivision, this Z-Train is starting to head toward Denver after a crew change at Speer. The train is passing underneath I-25 just south of Speer Jct. The train you see above in the distance is indeed the back part of this same train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110388 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cutoff Laramie County, WY 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Borie Cutoff is a (roughly) 3 1/2 mile long stretch of single track that connects Main 1 and 2 of UP's Overland Route with Main 3 and the Greeley Sub at Speer Jct. This allows trains that were on the Overland but are headed for Denver, such as this Z-Train, to head straight for Speer for their crew change from Mains 1 and 2. If you look in the distance, the bridge you see actually crosses over Mains 1 and 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110387 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Although it may not look like it based on the auto racks, this is actually a Z-train. The ZLBDV (Long Beach, CA to Denver, CO). Traditionally, when you think of a Z-train, you probably think of intermodal cars (double stacks and piggy backs). This train does have those, but they are behind the auto racks, out of sight around the corner. The train is on the Borie Cutoff, which is a shortcut from the Overland main to Speer Jct where the Greeley Sub connects in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110386 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Borie, just west of Cheyenne, A Denver-bound intermodal hotshot, the ZLBDV, crosses over from Main 1 to Main 2, and then from Main 2 to the Borie Cutoff, headed for Speer, WY for a crew change. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110383 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ar Laramie County, WY 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) VIA VIA 2214 is an SCV-42, built by Siemens in Florin, CA. The unit is a variant of the Charger series of locomotives produced by Siemens, similar to the ALC-42s that Amtrak is currently receiving. VIA rail, the Canadian counterpart to Amtrak, ordered 32 of these trainsets in December 2018, which are slowly being delivered. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110382 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Laramie County, WY 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) VIA You are looking at a Siemens-made cab control commuter rail unit. This unit alone has no prime mover or traction motors. It is indeed just a cab control car that passengers can ride in. It is headed for VIA rail in Canada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110381 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A trainset built by Siemens and destined for VIA Rail (Canada's passenger railroad) is on the move on Main 2 at Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne. The equipment will be turned over from UP to either Canadian National or Canadian Pacific at Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110380 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific The reason for my journey to Wyoming on this Sunday! UP is transporting a VIA rail trainset and two Amtrak commuter cars from Florin, CA (the Siemens plant) to Chicago, IL. A single UP units leads the rather unique trainset through Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110379 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 7249 and three other units are on the point of an eastbound manifest. The train is wrapping through the S-Curves known as Archer Curve on Main 2, headed east on the Sidney Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110378 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A long covered hopper train approaches the (now closed) Pershing Blvd bridge with a C44ACM, SD70ACe, and ET44C4 on the point. UP 6160 was originally SP 167. It has undergone several upgrades since its time as an SP unit. It is now capable of being a DPU unit. Originally, SP 100-199 did not have DPU equipment installed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110377 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 6160 leads a westbound covered hopper train on Main 1 toward Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne. If you blasted off that yellow paint on UP 6160, you'd end up finding some scarlet and gray! UP 6160 started life as SP 167. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108457 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Having just passed underneath I-25, the California Zephyr is now rolling south on the Greeley Sub. In a moment, it will pass underneath Terry Ranch Road on its journey south toward Colorado and Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108456 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 840 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Just around the corner from Speer Jct, AMTK 15 and AMTK 134 lead a rerouted California Zephyr south on the Greeley Sub toward Denver. The famous old water tower at Speer Jct is visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108455 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 779 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak At the very north end of the Greeley Sub (at Speer Jct), the eastbound California Zephyr crosses over BNSF's Front Range Subdivision as the Zephyr begins the final leg of its detour route between Salt Lake City and Denver. Both UP and BNSF have lines between Denver and Cheyenne. Here at Speer Jct is where they happen to cross one another at a grade separation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108454 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Laramie County, WY 722 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Amtrak Just west of Speer Jct, a rerouted eastbound California Zephyr sits stopped, waiting on Main 3. A new UP engineer just got on board the train and are preparing to depart for the Greeley Sub south to Denver. There is an Amtrak crew on board, but a UP "pilot" engineer is needed to ride with the Amtrak engineers as they are not as familiar with the route. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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