Photo ID: 108454 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Laramie County, WY 779 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Amtrak Just west of Speer Jct, a rerouted eastbound California Zephyr sits stopped, waiting on Main 3. A new UP engineer just got on board the train and are preparing to depart for the Greeley Sub south to Denver. There is an Amtrak crew on board, but a UP "pilot" engineer is needed to ride with the Amtrak engineers as they are not as familiar with the route. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107631 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1321 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific West of Cheyenne, UP has four main tracks (for a distance). Mains 1 and 2 follow a very different grade from Mains 3 and 4. The latter go to Speer Jct toward the Greeley Sub and the single main track (Main 3) that goes to Dale Jct. Here, the Cheyenne Frontier Days train backs down from Speer Jct on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107630 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The lighting is just perfect for this view of the Cheyenne Frontier Days train as it backs down Main 3 from Speer Jct. For the eight mile reverse move, the train was good for 30 MPH, except through crossovers where it was restricted to about 15 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107629 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It is simply amazing that UP takes the time and money to keep steam running in 2018. UP 844 is a Northern-type 8-4-8 locomotive that was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in December 1944 as the last steam engine delivered to UP. It ran in revenue service until 1959. In 1960, it was saved from scrapping, to be preserved. Soon after, it started running in excursion service and has now running much larger (and far more miles) in excursion service than it did in revenue service in the 1940s and 1950s! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107628 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1401 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A good, elevated roster shot of UP 1943 after Cheyenne Frontier Days was wyed at Speer Jct. The train is now backing up the eight miles to the depot in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107627 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A look at UP 1943 as it blows out some exhaust, really throttling up to move the train up the grade around the west leg of the wye at Speer Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107626 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific With the 1.2% grade coming off the Greeley Sub and in to Speer Jct, UP 1943 throttles up to help out UP 844 in pulling the train up and around the west leg of wye. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107625 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The dispatcher has thrown the switch to the west leg of the wye and given a signal to UP 844. It is kicking up some smoke as it start pulling up the grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107624 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific With the Wyoming flag unfurled on the front of UP 844, the engine (and train) roll backward on the east leg of the wye at Speer Jct. It is, of course, necessary to turn the train around for the evening trip back to Denver. The nearest wye is at Speer, roughly eight miles away from the depot in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106123 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1585 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 gets a free ride (backward) from Speer Jct to Cheyenne. The train has just been wyed (turned around) and is headed back to the depot to await the arrival of passengers in a few hours. A UP manager in a white pickup parallels the train, keeping an eye on the move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106122 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W517 (Speer Jct) Laramie County, WY 1370 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A GE AC4400CW and an EMD SD70ACe work together to pull the Cheyenne Frontier Days train back to Cheyenne after being wyed at Speer Jct. If you look above UP 7143 and off in the distance, you can see the head end of a westbound double stack train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106121 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W517 (Speer Jct) Laramie County, WY 1423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The rear DPU of a westbound double stack pushes on Main 3 as a pair of diesel engines pull the Cheyenne Frontier Days train back toward Cheyenne on Main 4. Very different duties for the sister units. Note how close they are in number! UP 7143 on Frontier Days and UP 7146 on the double stack. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106120 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound double stack intermodal train pulls up the grade on Main 3 toward Speer Jct. Since UP's Overland Route (which connects the east end of UP with the west end) runs through Cheyenne, you can often expect to see a lot of trains running on the UP in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106119 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1563 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It is just after noon as UP 844 and train roll slowly toward the Greeley Sub from south leg of the wye at Speer Jct. In addition to carrying fuel (oil), the black tender also stores some water. the second (yellow) tender carries nothing but water for the 844 and is referred to as the "water bottle". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106118 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1550 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific You have to love the modern vs classic contrast here between the double stack containers in the background on UP 844 in the foreground. The 4-8-4 "Northern" class steam engine was built by ALCO (the American Locomotive Company) is December 1944. It was the last steam engine delivered to Union Pacific. It as been in nearly-continuous excursion service since 1962. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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