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: 108162 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It took several years, but EMD finally got the SD70ACe-T4 out on the rails. It is a beefy looking unit, with a much larger long hood than an SD70ACe. This is no doubt to accommodate the equipment needed to meet Tier 4 emissions standards. This prime mover is actually a 4-stroke engine as EMD (Caterpillar) was unable to meet Tier 4 standards using a 2-stroke engine. One great thing is the return of the teardrop windshield on the UP models. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108161 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 639 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Amazingly, when traveling between Sidney, NE and Cheyenne, WY, there was not a single train to be found on the Overland! The first train encountered was this eastbound grain train at Borie a few miles west of Cheyenne. It was a good catch though as an SD70ACe-T4 was leading the train on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107634 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Borie Jct Laramie County, WY 1126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound intermodal train, the third in the past half hour, charges west through Borie Jct (out of frame to the left) on Main 2. The train will stop in Cheyenne in order to get a crew change. The lead unit is an ES44AH, although UP designates it as a ET44AH-T4C. Basically, it is an ES44AH that was received as a Tier-4 "credit unit" after the Tier 4 deadline started. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107633 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Borie Jct Laramie County, WY 1098 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Four units lead a westbound doublestack train on Main 1 west of Cheyenne. UP hauls a lot of green "EMP" containers on their intermodal trains, as is evident in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107632 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Borie Jct Laramie County, WY 1073 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP intermodal train heads west on Main 1 just east of Borie Jct. Note the top container on the first doublestack has a slightly different shape as it is designed to be aerodynamic and reduce wind resistance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106029 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie (CP W519) Larimer County, WY 1381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A couple of miles west of Cheyenne finds a manifest on the move on UP's Laramie Subdivision. The train is on UP's busiest route...the Overland Route. Traveling on Main 2 at the moment, the train will change crews in Cheyenne and the new crew will keep the train rolling east toward Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105367 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie (CP W519) Laramie County, WY 1394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound grain train comes around the bend at Borie on Main 1. If you look closely, you'll notice a track running across the picture coming out left from the near the signals. This is the "Borie Cutoff", which runs from Mains 1 and 2 over to Speer and Mains 3 and 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102227 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cheyenne, WY 2178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It is late in the day as this West Colton, CA to North Platte, NE manifest slows just west of Cheyenne on Main One. The train will wait for tracks ahead to clear so it can make a crew change before continuing east toward Nebraska. A bit of, ummm, industry is visible in the background from the Dyno Nobel plant! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102226 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cheyenne, WY 2726 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Time for a bit of fun as we (being my friend and driver Damian and myself) pace UP 4141 on the point of an eastbound manifest just outside Cheyenne. The unit, painted and numbered for the George HW Bush Presidential Library, looks like it could stand a good bath! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102225 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cheyenne, WY 3118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific In November 2005, UP unveiled a specially-painted SD70ACe. It was painted in a scheme reminiscent of Air Force One. It was so-painted in honor of the George HW Bush Presidential Library, which had a special section on trains (and their history) in America. Nearly three years later, I was finally lucky enough to catch this unit on the point of a manifest approaching Cheyenne on UP's Overland Route. Here, said train is on Main One at Borie, a few miles west of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102223 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cheyenne, WY 2305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Dark clouds in the eastern sky make for a nice dramatic evening shot as the sun makes its way into the eastern sky. This manifest, headed for West Colton, CA, just received a fresh crew in Cheyenne and is headed west on Main One. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100577 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 17, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cheyenne, WY 1780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Two unit grain trains, both headed east toward Cheyenne, take very different routes on the way. The train on the right will run directly into Cheyenne on main one. The train on the left is taking the Borie Cutoff up to Speer Junction, and will then enter on main three or main four. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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