Photo ID: 106110 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1808 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Hello old friend! The Rio Grande heritage unit has done a great job of avoiding Denver for the past few years. This is the first time I've seen it since July 2011. Hard to believe that it just celebrated its 10th birthday in June. Today, it got the honor of assisting on the Cheyenne Frontier Days train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106109 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1588 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It certainly seemed fitting to get a roster shot of UP 844 as it arrived in Cheyenne. After not having been under its own steam in three years, it sure looked good rolling in to Cheyenne on a beautiful Saturday morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106108 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1514 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Running almost precisely on time, UP 844 arrives in Cheyenne with the Cheyenne Frontier Days train in tow. The train is currently on Main 4, but is about to cross over to Main 1 at CP W511. It will then pull in to the station and passengers will begin to disembark. 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 1444 (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: 105368 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1794 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound ballast train pulls out of the Cheyenne Yard, ready to head west on the Laramie Sub. The train is on Main 4, crossing underneath the BNSF Front Range Sub. The train is on Main 4 because it will actually swing south and go through Speer Junction before heading west on Main 3 to Dale Jct. Main 3 is on a totally separate grade from Mains 1 and 2 between Cheyenne and Dale Jct (near Hermosa Tunnel). Main 3 is longer, but the grade is much lower, so heavy westbounds, such as this ballast train, frequently take Main 3. 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 1458 (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: 105366 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 2065 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The journey is almost over! It has been a beautiful ride for passengers on Cheyenne Frontier Days, but the (morning) ride is nearly over. The train just received permission to enter "Form B" limits at Cheyenne and will cross over from Main 4 to Main 1 at CP W511. A "Form B" is a special form that allows train maintenance to occur on the tracks. No train can enter (or, once coming to a stop, move within) Form B limits without explicit verbal consent from the track foreman in charge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105365 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1713 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Old meets new! On the right side of this picture, we find a trio of SD70s (an SD70ACe sandwiched by two SD70Ms) on a train stopped on Main 1. The power on that train is all from the 21st century. Meanwhile, on the left side of the picture, we have a trio of E9s (an E9B sandwiched, of course, by two E9As) and a DDA40X. The E9s haven't seen revenue service since the 1950s! The DDA40X is only slightly more recent, last seeing revenue service in the 1970s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105364 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1596 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The E-unit and the DDA40X on Cheyenne Frontier Days are "home". When not in use, they are typically kept and maintained in Cheyenne at the roundhouse. You may have noticed that there is no nose door on UP 951. UP welded it shut and painted over the seams a few years ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105363 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Cheyenne Frontier Days Special is closing in on its destination! The train is currently on Main 4 and approaching CP W511 at the west end of Cheyenne. At CP W511, the train will cross over all the way from Main 4 to Main 1 and pull in to the Cheyenne Depot to allow its passengers to detrain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102832 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 609 (Wilcox) Rock River, WY 1484 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A few miles west of Rock River, WY, this westbound intermodal train is making good time on its journey toward Seattle, WA (coming from Chicago, IL). This was the last bit of direct sunlight that we saw for the remainder of the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102827 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 685 (CP W685) Rawlins, WY 1616 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102826 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 685 (CP W685) Rawlins, WY 1664 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102820 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 624 (Medicine Bow) Medicine Bow, WY 2046 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific As you may have guessed, this shot isn't quite as treacherous as it might appear! The train was stopped at the old depot in Medicine Bow, allowing photographers to get shots from different angles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102819 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 624 (Medicine Bow) Medicine Bow, WY 2383 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Medicine Bow (about 80 miles west of Laramie), a stop is made at the old depot. While the crew takes advantage and lubes up the rods a bit, it appeared this stop was mainly ceremonial. An opportunity for some pictures to be snapped. 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