UP 4014 crosses over a currently dried up Kiowa Creek on the Limon Sub between Bennett and Strausburg. UP 4014 is wrapping up a two month trip across much of UP's system.
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Union Pacific's fully restored "Big Boy", UP 4014, leads a train across Kiowa Creek just east of Bennett. UP 4014 left Cheyenne two months ago for a long tour around the system and is heading back toward Denver. It will layover for the night before returning to Cheyenne the next day.
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UP 4014 offers up a fair amount of smoke and steam as it crosses Kiowa Creek. The Big Boy is using two "water bottles" to provide its water. The two yellow cars directly behind UP 4014 are both filled with water for use by UP 4014 on the trip.
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Anytime UP runs a steam train, they include at least one diesel unit. It is used as an assist in the event the steam engine needs it, but more commonly is used to help with (dynamic) braking and slowing the train down.
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The colder temperatures of November (about 40°F on this day) help to bring out the steam in the steam engine as UP 4014 heads west on the Limon Sub just east of the town of Bennett.
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After stopping at Roydale to drop off some passengers, UP 4014 is now crossing Sand Creek on Main 1 parallel to RTD's A-Line that runs out to Denver International Airport. The train will head to North Yard to tie up for the night before returning to Cheyenne the next day.
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Crossing over BNSF's Front Range Subdivision, UP 4014 is approaching an Advanced Approach signal at Pecos. The train will come off Bypass 2 at C&S Junction and back down the North Yard Siding and in to the track known as "Pig 2" at the nroth end of North Yard to tie down for the night.
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UP 4014 is producing a lot of steam as it approaches CP DS004 - the Pecos Street Crossover - on Bypass 2. The train will continue toward the Moffat, pulling just passed C&S Junction in order to back down the North Yard Siding and in to the Storage Yard for the night.
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UP 4014 backs down the North Yard Siding and underneath the signal bridge at Pecos Street. A brakeman is protecting the shove back in to the North Yard Storage Yard. The Big Boy will spend the night on the track knows as "Pig 2". This is a reference to many years ago when intermodal ran over the Moffat and was loaded and unloaded there.
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