Photo ID: 110388 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cutoff Laramie County, WY 309 (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: 107889 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 1250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A large group of people converged on Medicine Bow to check out UP 4014 as it stopped for a maintenance check on Main 1. The Big Boy established protection that prevented trains from coming through on Main 2 during the stop. UP allowed spectators to walk on the rails to get pictures. Two UP police officers were present to ensure everyone's safety. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107888 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 1172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A ton of credit goes to the UP Steam Team for bringing UP 4014 back to life. After spending over 50 years on display, the team rebuilt it and converted it to run on oil. Only 25 Big Boys were built and eight remain in existence today (4004, 4005, 4006, 4012, 4014, 4017, 4018, and 4023). These beasts are 132 feet long and weighs 625 tons. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107887 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 1045 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 passes through the intermediate signals in Medicine Bow amidst a tree that is moving toward fall colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107886 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 1094 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are slowing as it approaching the grade crossing in Medicine Bow, WY. The train will make a stop here in Medicine Bow so the steam crew can check out the 4014. These mechanical stops are quite common on long steam journeys. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107885 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Rock River Albany County, WY 1162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The clouds have moved in and light rain is starting to fall as UP 4014 passed the S-Curves east of Rock River. The clouds are actually quite helpful, as this shot is taken from the north side of the rails. On a sunny day, this side of the train would be cast is shadows. The temperature is a fairly mild 50­°F. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107884 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Rock River Albany County, WY 1156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific There are some fantastic S-Curves just east of Rock River, WY. Other than a pair of wires that annoying traverse the scene, the shot of UP 4014 heading west is a mighty fine one as steam leaks away from the from the Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107879 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP worked with ALCO to design and create the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in the early 1940s to run on trains between Green River, WY and Ogden, UT without having to "double head" (run two steam engines instead of one) the trains. 25 Big Boys were built and delivered between 1941 and 1944 and they ran in service until 1959. After starting between Green River, WY and Ogden, UT, they were later moved to Cheyenne and ran on trains primarily between Cheyenne, WY and Laramie, WY over Sherman Hill. 60 years after leaving service, UP 4014 steams again as it departs west with a special to head toward Sherman Hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107878 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After spending nearly five years being rebuilt by the UP Steam Team, the largest steam locomotive in the world leads a westbound passenger train out of Cheyenne on a two month system tour. It is shortly after 8am and the train will run on Main 3 between Cheyenne and Laramie. (Main 2 through Hermosa Tunnel). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107877 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After missing the first two runs of UP 4014, I was able to make it up to Cheyenne for the third run as the Big Boy departed west on a passenger special. The train will spend two months touring the UP system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107876 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 999 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 5521 leads a westbound coal train under the BNSF Front Range Sub at CP W511 just west of Cheyenne. The train is currently on Main 3 and will make its way up toward Speer before heading south on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107647 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1465 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 is on the roll again as it departs west from Cheyenne. Here at CP W511, the train crossed over from Main 1 to Main 3. The train will continue on Main 3 to Speer Jct and then continue on to the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107646 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1286 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound manifest sits at a red signal at CP W511 on Main 2. The train is waiting for the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train, which will cross over from Main 1 to Main 3 CP W511. To expedite things, UP sent a fresh crew out to this train so, once clear, the train could continue east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107645 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific For awhile, it looked as though the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train would be delayed departing Cheyenne. This was due to the buckets of rain that were coming down. UP did not want somebody to slip and get injured on the platform, so passengers would not be loaded until the rain let up. Fortunately, while it had not fully stopped, it had let up enough to allow passengers to board. UP 844 is steaming up and getting ready to depart in about 15 minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107644 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Around 4pm, a major thunderstorm rolled through Cheyenne and it started raining cats and dogs! The water visible in the shot was not present on the ground 45 minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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