Photo ID: 113625 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Laramie to Rock River Albany County, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I had some commitments back home in Denver in the evening, so this was the farthest west I was able to chase UP 4014 on this trip. I included this shot to give an idea of the number of steam fans the Big Boy always draws! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113615 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dale Jct Albany County, WY 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Coming off of Main 3 at Dale Jct, UP 4014 (the Big Boy), UP 1616 (Abraham Lincoln Unit), and UP 1776 (US 250th) head west on Main 2. I really liked the rocky features of the Wyoming landscape here, along with the snow fences along the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113614 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dale Jct Albany County, WY 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The train that we've been waiting for! UP 4014 (the Big Boy) leads a passenger special running west on the Overland. The train is headed to California. It will then return east to Cheyenne before departing east on Memorial Day for Washington DC to celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial (250th birthday). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113605 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dale Jct Albany County, WY 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A very long manifest rolls west off of Main 3 at Dale Jct with three units on the head end. You can see a pair of mid-train DPUs in the distance on the S-Curve on Main 3. For those unfamiliar, Union Pacific has two different grades between Cheyenne and Dale Jct (near Hermosa Tunnel). Mains 1 and 2 (more or less) follow I-80, while Main 3 runs much further south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112802 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP always runs the Big Boy with a diesel unit as backup, as well as to help with dynamic braking on downhill grades. This year, it was UP 1616, the Abraham Lincoln unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112801 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The UP Steam Team announced that there would only be one run of the Big Boy in 2025. That run is between Cheyenne, WY and Denver, CO (and back) over the course of three days. The train just came out of the yard on Main 4, and is passing by CP W511. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112800 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 327 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of the Cheyenne yard, a westbound UP manifest passes through the OS at CP W511. It is only 55ºF (11ºC) out this morning, and very overcast, as the train departs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111231 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 589 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific One last close up profile shot of UP 4014 as it backs off Main 4 and into the Cheyenne Yard via "the old way". The steam crew will put the old gal in the round house and shut her down, likely for the rest of 2024. After two months on the road, there is likely some upkeep that will be necessary before the next tour, hopefully in 2025. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111230 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A look down from BNSF's Front Range Sub at UP 4014 and train, backing off Main 4 and into the west end of the Cheyenne Yard. UP's tracks were here in Cheyenne before the C&S Line, meaning the C&S Line had to climb a fill to use a bridge to cross over UP's transcontinental mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111229 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific If only there had been a BNSF train crossing above right at this point! Indeed, the bridge does carry BNSF's Front Range Subdivision across UP's (far busier) Laramie Subdivision on the west side of Cheyenne. UP 4014 and train are backing up on Main 4 to enter the yard through "the old way" to complete their day and their tour for 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111228 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are backing up into the yard at Cheyenne at the conclusion of the Heartland Tour for 2024. The grade crossing at Southwest Drive is a pretty popular spot for railfans (and, in particular steam fans) to stop for some shots, and today is no exception. The train is on Main 4 as is back underneath the signal bridge at CP W511. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111227 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Bridge Cheyenne, WY 225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of Cheyenne, a westbound coal load that originated in the Powder River Basin is on Main 3, passing underneath BNSF's Front Range Subdivision. The train will take Main 3 from Speer Jct to Dale Creek Jct. Main 3 follows a completely different alignment from Mains 1 and 2, and heavier trains are often west on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110635 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walcott to Benton Carbon County, WY 368 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train cross over the North Platte River at Fort Steele, right around 14 miles east of Rawlins, WY. Five miles east of here, at Walcott, the train crossed over from Main 1 to Main 2. There also happens to be a 10 MPH slow order across the bridge, so the train is move slow through the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110630 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rock River Rock River, WY 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The tracks of the Overland Route skirt the rocks of Lower Pine Ridge, providing a great backdrop for UP 4014 and train. Afternoon clouds are starting to move in, nice as "fluffy" now, but thunderstorms will roll through later in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110629 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rock River Rock River, WY 355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific There's a lot of straight stretches of track on UP's Overland in Wyoming, but there are also several areas that are quite scenic. One such spot is Rock River. UP 4014 is coming around the curve in front of the rocky ridge on Main 1. 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