Photo ID: 114141 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A nice morning shot of an eastbound coal load stopped on the main at Sharon Springs. After setting out a pair of SD70Ms here, a crew van will pick up the inbound crew and drop off an outbound crew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114140 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific This trip to go after UP 4014 in Kansas was really my first time chasing in Kansas. In several locations, I noticed these interesting derails that include a derail sign that is over the rails when the derail is set. Not a bad idea as it clearly makes the fact the derail is aligned against the train. An eastbound UP coal train has slowed to a stop on the main. A new crew will take the train east to Salina, KS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114139 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 7771 has slowed to a stop on the main track at the east end of Sharon Springs. You might note that there are two SD70Ms trailing behind the other two lead units. The SD70Ms will be set out on the South Pass Track, likely for use on a local out of Sharon Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114138 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Sharon Springs, KS is the away terminal for UP crews coming west from Denver as well as east from Salina. The town of 751 people is also the home of the Wildcats (the local high school). This morning, just after sunrise, an eastbound coal load is pulling in to town. The 105-car train loaded at the West Elk Mine in Western Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114137 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful Monday morning, the sun is just over the horizon, creating a beautiful sunrise as UP 4014 and train sit on the North Pass here at Sharon Springs. The UP steam crew is just showing up, getting ready to warm up the Big Boy for departure in just over three hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114136 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific About 20 minutes before the sun crests the horizon, UP 4014 sits quietly on the North Pass track in Sharon Springs, KS. In a little under four hours, the train will be steamed up and ready to head to Denver. But for now, it sits in the relatively cool morning air. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A quick shot of UP 1776, helping out UP 4014 on the eastern 250th Anniversary tour of the UP Big Boy. The train went as far east as Philadelphia (on Norfolk Southern rails) as part of the journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific The final shot of the day of UP 4014 for me as the train is slowing down on the North Pass track here at Sharon Springs, KS. Just ahead, the train will power down, and the crew will have a few hours this afternoon and evening to reset before the next leg of the trip tomorrow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114126 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014, slowing on the North Pass at Sharon Springs, KS, passes by some hay bales and what might be an old watering or fuel canister. A nice, mid-west plains scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Sharon Springs, KS is a crew change point on Union Pacific. It is an away terminal for Denver crews (from the west) and Salina crews (from the east). UP 4014 is on the "North Pass" track at Sharon Springs. Big Boy will tie down for the night on the North Pass, a bit further to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114124 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 approaches the Yard Limits of Sharon Springs, meeting an eastbound local that has but a single covered hopper, ready to head east to Oakley, KS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114123 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP local, led (ironically) by UP 4015. The SD70M (and sister SD70M UP 4255) will be taking a single covered hopper east to Oakley after meeting UP 4014. You might recall that, for a few years, UP 4015 was frequently the SD70M that ran with UP 4014. However, this is not that same unit. UP 4015 was repainted into the Abraham Lincoln unit (UP 1616). UP 4392 was subsequently repainted as UP 4015, seen here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.