Photo ID: 106680 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ames Avenue Cheyenne, WY 1174 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943, The Spirit of Union Pacific, sits over Ames Avenue in Cheyenne on Main 1. It is waiting to make a grand entrance at the Cheyenne Depot for a public event. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106681 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ames Avenue Cheyenne, WY 1219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 starts rolling east on Main 1 toward the Cheyenne Depot. This SD70AH was painted to commemorate the US military. The silver on the nose is "Air Force Silver", representing the Air Force (obviously). The gray on the long hood is "Battleship Gray" and represents the Navy. Then, the back end is camouflage in honor of both the Army and the Marines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106682 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 510 Cheyenne, WY 1181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A going away shot of UP 1943 as a crew takes the unit down Main 1 toward the Cheyenne Depot so it can make an entrance for the assembled guests. The number 1943 was chosen because, in that year, a B-17 was christened "The Spirit of Union Pacific" and flew in 571st Bomber Squadron. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106683 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 510 Cheyenne, WY 1123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Cheyenne Depot, visible in the distance, is ready to receive UP 1943 for a public ceremony. UP's PR spokesperson for Colorado and Wyoming will give a speech talking about the unit. Many veterans are gathered for the ceremony. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106684 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 sits on Main 1 at the Cheyenne Depot for public viewing. Cheyenne is a crew change point for UP, and as such there are four main tracks next to the depot. As such, the public was not allowed on the station platform. A westbound manifest just had a crew change and is now pulling westbound on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106685 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1059 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A westbound manifest throttles up after receiving a fresh crew in Cheyenne. The next crew will take the train to Green River, WY. Meanwhile, UP 1943 sits on public display on Main 1 at the Cheyenne Depot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106686 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP's dispatcher was probably glad when the public viewing of UP 1943 was completed. The unit sat on Main 1, taking up a few miles of track through Cheyenne. This left the dispatcher Mains 2-4 for through trains and crew changes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106687 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific When work was last done on the US-87 overpass in Cheyenne, a tightly-weaved (if that's the appropriate term!), 10 foot tall chain link fence was put up on the sides of the overpass, making shooting from the overpass somewhat tricky. In this shot, you can see UP 1943 sitting on main 1 through one of the holes in the fence alongside the Cheyenne Depot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106688 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1151 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A look straight on at the nose of UP 1943. The "Air Force Silver" looks mighty fine! It has been suggested that UP get the George Bush 41 unit (UP 4141) out of storage in Little Rock, AR and run the two units together. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106689 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1001 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Crossing underneath the BNSF Front Range Sub, a westbound manifest with a fresh crew departs Cheyenne on Main 2. The train is approaching the Southwest Drive grade crossing and is also within the limits of the crossover at CP W511. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106690 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A conductor protects the reverse move of UP 1943 at CP W511. After clearing the control point to the west, the dispatcher will set up a route to cross the unit over from Main 1 into the yard at Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106691 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1457 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 sits on Main 1 just west of the signal bridge at CP W511. The units is waiting to cross over and into the yard at Cheyenne, but it will first have to wait for a westbound double stack that has already been cleared west on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106692 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1091 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound double stack train on Main 2, led by an SD70M, approaches the 16th "commemorative" unit that UP has ever unveiled. UP 1943 sits patiently on Main 1, waiting for its turn to move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106693 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1186 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After waiting for two westbounds, the dispatcher has set UP 1943 up with a light to process east and cross over from Main 1 into the the Cheyenne yard. It is about to pass underneath the impressive signal bridge that protects CP W511 to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106694 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1067 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 crosses over from Main 1 toward the Cheyenne Yard at CP W511 as a westbound prepares to pull west out of the yard on Main 4. UP 1943 will stay the night in Cheyenne before departing east of Omaha the next day. It is supposed to tour UP's system, so here's hoping the day will come when I can get some shots of it leading on the Moffat! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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