Photo ID: 108889 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A slightly elevated look at UP 5511 as it sits on the turnout to the (stub) house track off of Main 2 in Hillsdale, WY. The heritage crew is checking out the hold equipment and, as such, is temporarily stopped. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108890 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific I consider myself quite privileged that I had the opportunity - on more than one occasion - to witness UP 6936 operating on special trains on the UP. This even includes a couple occasions I saw it run on the Moffat. While I am glad that it is going to be maintained at the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL, I am sad that it will no longer roam free on throughout UP's system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108891 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A westbound intermodal train, with a quartet of elephant-style units on the point, highballs west through the tiny town of Hillsdale, WY under blue skies on a pleasant Veteran's Day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108892 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific "Hot rail on Main 1!" As the crew of UP's hospital train looks over the equipment on Main 2, they are notified of a "hot rail" on Main 1, an indication that a train is coming by. Said train is a westbound intermodal with four units on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108893 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific There's not a lot to be found in southeastern Wyoming. Plains, fencing, tumbleweeds, and the occasional train! A tumbleweed is stuck in a barbed wire fence as UP 5716 leads an eastbound hospital train on Main 2. The crew just completed an inspection of the old equipment and have determined it is okay to continue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108894 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific I am no steam expert by a long shot, but I believe UP 3985 is missing quite a bit of its skin that would be used to cover the boiler and firebox. I am not sure why it was removed, or if it is being included with the donation of the unit to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108895 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale Hillsdale, WY 245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific The 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" class steam engine is a relatively short 72 feet (including its tender) when compared to a lot of its big brothers from steam history. For example, the 4-6-6-4 "Challenger", which is also on this hospital train, is 121 feet long (including its tender), nearly 50 feet longer! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108896 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Burns, WY 237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP manifest, with some pipe on the point, approaches the Hwy 213 underpass on Main 1 as it makes its way toward Cheyenne (and its next crew change). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108897 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Burns, WY 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific After developing a problem that required some significant attention, UP 5716 has the hospital train back on the roll again at Burns, WY. After dealing with the latest issue, it was decided that the train be restricted to 20 MPH for the duration of its trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108898 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Burns, WY 248 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific If there is one thing you can count on, it is that a steam engine on the mainline is always going to attract a crowd! Whether the engine (or engines) are "under steam" (powered) or not! Case-in-point is the not insignificant crowd gathered here to watch UP 5716 pulling UP 3985 (4-6-6-4) and UP 5511 (2-10-2) along with the rest of a hospital train heading for donation to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108899 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Burns, WY 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 6936 looks a bit odd, sandwiched in between two passenger cars. However, in this case, it is not particularly relevant as the unit is merely a fellow passenger on this eastbound hospital train passing by rocks near Burns, WY on the Sidney Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108900 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific After making a stop on the western edge of Pine Bluffs, WY to check the equipment...and check on reports of a "green jacket" spotted in a coupler...the train continues to roll east through Pine Bluffs. The "green jacket" turned out to be some yellow tape that was part of the operation. The sun is starting to get low as the hospital train rolls past a small elevator. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108901 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Pine Bluffs Kimball County, NE 271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific The light is starting to get low in the western sky as the hospital train makes its way out of Wyoming and in to Nebraska. I overheard the crew on the train mentioned that this is the first time in at least 70 years at UP 5511 has been in Nebraska! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108902 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Kimball County, NE 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific With the slow progress of the hospital train, making it only 45 miles or so over the course of six hours, eastbound traffic started to backup behind it! In the distance, just one block back, you can see the headlights from an eastbound grain train which has finally managed to cross over to Main 1 and will overtake the hospital train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108903 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Pine Bluffs Kimball County, NE 254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific Cannot get enough of the fantastic low light offered up by the rapidly sinking November sun. The lighting on the side of UP 5716, UP 3985, and UP 5511 is wonderful. 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