Photo ID: 106142 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1481 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Pretty amazing to be able to witness a standard gauge steam engine operating in 2016! This UP 4-8-4 "Northern" class steam engine is almost 72 years old! Of those 72 years, the engine spent roughly 15 years in actual active service. It has spent the next 57 years in the excursion business. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106141 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1441 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Highball Cheyenne! UP 844 leads the Cheyenne Frontier Days special on its return journey to Denver. An afternoon thunderstorm an a BNSF coal empty setup a wonderful shot at the crossovers at CP W511. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106140 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1523 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After an on-time departure of 5pm at Cheyenne, the Cheyenne Frontier Days special rolls west, passing underneath the BNSF Front Range Sub (which has a coal empty currently sitting on it). The steam train is crossing over from Main 1 to Main 4 at CP W511 so it can proceed to Speer and then Denver on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106137 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1559 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific About 35 minutes before the departure of Cheyenne Frontier Days finds an empty westbound rail train crossing over from Main 2 to Main 1 at CP W511. The train is passing underneath BNSF's Front Range Sub, which passes through Cheyenne on a north/south route. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106110 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1721 (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 1499 (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 1442 (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: 105368 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1671 (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: 105366 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1910 (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 1638 (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 1514 (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 1557 (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.

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