In preparation for Cheyenne Frontier Days, UP backs 19 of its passengers cars down the 36th Street inbound track, into Union Station. The train, with UP 844 and UP 5327 (a "just in case" ES44AC) will be on display in Denver on Friday and depart north for Frontier Days early Saturday morning.
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UP 844 slowly backs up into Union Station. Behind UP 844, UPP 814 (the Joe Jordan) is the "water bottle" for the train. This car provides water for the big steam unit for the duration of the trip.
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After coming down the Greeley Subdivision from Cheyenne, UP 844 (and train) entered UP's 36th Street facing south. However, in order to prepare for Saturday's departure, the train was wyed in 36th Street, using a bit of Limon Sub to get the job done. Here, the train is almost all the way back into Union Station.
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The Denver area has changed much since UP 844 first rolled onto UP rails back in 1944! 63 years later, UP 844 leads the Cheyenne Frontier Days train which will depart Denver two days later. The diesel "helper" unit is UP 5327, an ES44AC that is less than a year old!
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