70 years ago, there were water towers all along the mainline to refill the tenders. In those days, the engines went to the water. In 2024, since there is currently only one steam engine running on UP, the water is brought to the engine.
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The Big Boy crew is going through the process to shut down the engine after a 172 mile journey from Cheyenne to Rawlins. A water truck has also shown up to refill the tender for the journey west tomorrow.
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UP 4014 has come to a stop for the day in the yard at Rawlins. The crew has placed a "Safety First" sign out to warn the public to not climb on the Big Boy. The crew is working on greasing up parts of the engine as a Mack truck has shown up with water to refill the tender.
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UP 4014 is pulling on to the track in the Rawlins yard where it will be spending the night. In the middle of the yard, the train will come to a stop and it will be greased up and water refilled in preparation for the continued journey tomorrow.
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A UP hyrailer monitors UP 4014 and its train as it slowly enters into the yard at Rawlins. The freight equipment on the train is all pristine, graffiti-free UP equipment.
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Engineer Ed Dickens and two other crew members look out the fireman's side of UP 4014 as the train slowly leaves Main 2 and heads in to the yard at Rawlins. this will be the final stop for the train today. It will continue its journey west tomorrow.
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An eastbound manifest comes down Main 2 on the approach to Rawlins, WY. The train will stop and receive a new crew before continuing east toward Cheyenne. The train, like so many on the Overland Route, is headed for Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE.
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Farewell to the UP 844 and its passenger special. It continues to steam west of Rawlins, WY, headed for Rock Springs, WY and beyond. The train will not be returning this way for a full month! Not until May 12th.
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UP 844 along with UP 7813 and train head down the west lead at Rawlins, ready to continue west toward Rock Springs (the end of the line for Day 1 of this trip to California). Rawlins is a crew change point on UP, so the manifest behind the special is receiving a new crew.
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This was as far west as we chased the train. So it seems rather fitting that this is where I managed to get my favorite shot of the day! After its stop in Rawlins, UP 844 and train are pulling down the west lead, "downtown" visible in the background.
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