Photo ID: 107645 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1172 (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 1188 (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. Photo ID: 107643 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The man in charge of UP's heritage operations, including the steam program, is Ed Dickens. Here, Mr Dickens checks the time as he discusses the train pending departure with one of the trains conductors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107642 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I do not claim to understand the details of how steam engines work. My elementary understanding stops at "fire is created to boil water to create steam to drive pistons". Periodically, a certain amount of water must be dumped via a valve underneath the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107641 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Three members of UP's steam crew examine something on or around the piston that drives the rods on the engineers side of UP 844. No issue was found...or at least no major issue...as they were only there checking things out for a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107640 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A close up look at the Electro Motive builders sticker on the cab of UP 1943. Its serial number is 20146115-030 and it was built in April 2016. It was originally in UP's standard SD70AH roster series, but was renumbered 1943 when it was painted in the armed forces colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107639 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A look at UP's shield and the builders sticker on the engineer's side of the cab of UP 1943. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107638 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 sits idle on Main P1 as part of the Cheyenne Frontier Days consist. The Spirit of Union Pacific was unveiled last November in tribute to the brave men and women of the armed services of the United States. The paint scheme includes colors that represent the Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107637 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While stopped at the Cheyenne Depot on Main P1, the train is under "blue flag protection". Said blue flag is hanging on the engineer's side of the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107636 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1066 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While waiting on Main P1 at the Cheyenne Depot, an eastbound intermodal (which I shot earlier in the day near Borie Jct) sits on Main P3. The train is waiting for a fresh crew to continue east. A single SD70AH is cut in as a mid-train swing helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107635 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 sits under partly cloudy skies on Main P1 at the Cheyenne Depot. It'll wait here for another three hours until it is time to depart for Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106129 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound double stack rolls in to Cheyenne on Main P2. Cheyenne has four main tracks (P1 - P4) located outside the depot. Cheyenne is a crew change point and these four tracks are used for crew changes on all trains coming through. Most trains only stop for 10-15 minutes for the crew change, and then continue on their journey. The dispatcher had to work with only three tracks this Saturday, with Cheyenne Frontier Days sitting on P1. An eastbound double stack coming in to town on P2. Another double stack is visible to the left on P4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106128 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1550 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 sits on Main P1 at the Cheyenne Depot where it is taking on water. The train will wait here until it is time to depart at 5pm. Freight traffic still has to move, however, and a manifest rolls by on Main P2. Two of the steam crew members walk toward a semi tanker filled with oil for UP 844. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106127 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A close look at the nose of UP 844. The American flag and the Colorado flag definitely add some additional class! I particularly like the "844" plaque located directly beneath the headlight in the UP shield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106126 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1464 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While I understand the general principle of a steam engine, I do not understand the more finite details. But I definitely think steam engines are amazing pieces of machinery. Love all the components visible from the outside, as well as all the steam and water to be found dripping and spraying on the outside. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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