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Photo ID: 110383
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Laramie County, WY
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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.
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Photo ID: 110381
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Laramie County, WY
91
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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.
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Photo ID: 110380
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Laramie County, WY
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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.
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Photo ID: 110379
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Laramie County, WY
84
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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.
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Photo ID: 110378
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Laramie County, WY
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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.
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Photo ID: 110377
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Laramie County, WY
84
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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.
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Photo ID: 108887
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
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Sidney (UP) Chicago North Western
One of the units being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum by UP is Chicago Northwestern F7A #401. Two of its sister units, 402 and 403, were sold to the Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Canon City, CO. 401 was not lucky enough to be included in that deal, and so here it rolls east on the Sidney Sub.
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Photo ID: 108886
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
284
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
UPB 966 has seen better days! This is an E9B that was originally UP, then sold to Amtrak when Amtrak was first formed. Once Amtrak received newer equipment, it was sold back to UP where it was stored at the roundhouse in Cheyenne and used for parts for the operable E9s UP still has on the heritage fleet. It appears that no more cannibalism is possible as it is being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL.
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Photo ID: 108885
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
265
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
One of the smaller donations UP is making to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL is classic UP caboose UP 25740. Hopefully, it'll find a happy home in Silvas.
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Photo ID: 108884
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Arvada, CO
262
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
You can see a crewman in the cab of UP 5511 and a crewman looking out of the "tool car" ahead of two more passenger cars and UP 6936 as the hospital train pulls east toward Archer on Main 2.
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Photo ID: 108883
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
246
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
UP 6936 is one of 47 DDA40X produced between 1969 and 1971 by EMD. It is the largest diesel locomotive ever built, weighing in at roughly 270 tons. It has four axles on each of its two trucks and has two prime movers. Alas, after just over 50 years of UP ownership, it is now being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL.
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Photo ID: 108882
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
263
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
UP 5511 is the only-remaining 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" type steam engine in existence. It has sat at UP's roundhouse in Cheyenne for decades, but UP never ended up investing in a restoration project for it. Now, it is headed east to be donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. The museum says they eventually plan to restore it to operational condition.
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Photo ID: 108881
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
280
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
A 3/4 roster shot look at UP 3985. It last ran in September 2010 when it actually led the (now defunct) Circus Train down the Greeley Sub to Denver from Cheyenne. Since then...and in particular since UP sunk its efforts in to restoring UP 4014...the old gal has sat in Cheyenne. Now, it is off to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum as part of a donation from UP.
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Photo ID: 108880
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
276
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
UP 5716 leads UP 3985, UP 5511, and (hospital) train east through Archer Curve on the journey east. Most likely the very last time that either of these steam engines will traverse these rails. Neither steam engine, as is pretty obvious, was under steam here.
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Photo ID: 108879
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Archer Curve
Cheyenne, WY
232
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Sidney (UP) Union Pacific
A trio of elephant-style GEs leads a westbound manifest toward on Main 1 from Archer toward Archer Curve on a beautiful Veteran's Day. It is a bit chilly at 33­°F (1°C) and sustained winds of about 15 MPH (24 KPH).
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