Photo ID: 111211 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An interesting view looking straight down on UP 4014 as it slowly backs up on Track 9 in North Yard. Surrounded by cars destined for customers, the steam train is going to pick up a string of UP-owned freight cars at the north end of Track 9 for the trip north to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111212 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific In order to face north for the trip to Cheyenne, UP 4014 and train are backout out of North Yard, across the diamond at Utah Junction, and on to the Belt Line. The train will back all the way across the Belt Line to UP Junction, then down to 36th Street in order to depart north on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111213 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific At Utah Junction, UP 4014 crosses BNSF's Front Range Subdivision on the Belt Industrial Lead. The train is actually backing up in this shot, making it way (backward) to the Greeley Sub to depart north to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111214 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction to Broadway Denver, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014, UP 9625, a handful of passenger cars, 11 freight cars, and a caboose back up on the Belt Industrial Lead. The train will back up all the way across the Belt Line to UP Junction to join the Greeley Sub and then proceed north to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111215 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Denver, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train approach a diverging clear signal at Sand Creek Junction. The train is passing through the middle of the Suncor oil refinery, the Denver skyline standing tall in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111216 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Some fall colors are present along Sand Creek as UP's Big Boy (4014) departs north on the Greeley Sub. The train is completing the final leg of the two month "Heartland Tour" that visited ten states. Today, the trip to Cheyenne will complete the tour. Several folks are gathered to capture the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111217 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After getting a shot of the Big Boy steam train at Sand Creek Junction, I skipped ahead all the way to just north of La Salle. The Big Boy always attracts quite a crowd and I did not want to get stuck in traffic on US-85! Here, the train is crossing over the South Platte River amidst some very nice fall colors on a pleasant Wednesday afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111218 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's Big Boy has come to a stop in Greeley for a scheduled stop on the journey north from Denver to Cheyenne. The stop will last about 30 minutes as the mechanical team checks over the engine and changes the Colorado state flag out for a Wyoming state flag. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111219 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Stopped across the 10th Street grade crossing alongside the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. As you can see, the largest operable steam locomotive in the United States always attracts quite a crowd! Hundreds of people showed up in Greeley to check out the 83-year-old engine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111220 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's mechanical crew for the Big Boy are checking over the engine in Greeley, roughly halfway between Denver and Cheyenne. The gathered people are, for the most part, staying back from the locomotive during its stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111221 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is stopped across the 10th Street grade crossing in downtown Greeley. The train is right next to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. Hundreds of people turned up here in Greeley for a chance to glimpse UP's Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111222 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific During the mechanical stop here in Greeley, one of the things the crew did was swap out the Colorado flag for a Wyoming flag on the front of the Big Boy. True, we are still in Colorado. But the next time the train comes to a stop will be in Cheyenne, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111223 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After completing its 30 minute stop in Greeley, UP 4014 and train are now pulling north, continuing to Cheyenne. Due to the incredible number of people gathered, the train is moving along at walking speed. Indeed, two mechanics are walking ahead of the train on either side of the tracks, making sure everyone is in the clear. Once they are clear of the grade crossings in Greeley, the mechanics will board, and the train will pick up speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111224 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terry Ranch Road (MP 96.5) Laramie County, WY 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific One of the more popular spots for a shot of UP 4014 between Denver and Cheyenne is at the Terry Ranch Road overpass, just a few miles into Wyoming north of the Colorado border. This is near the very northern end of the Greeley Subdivision. Several dozen folks are gathered here at the overpass for a view of the northbound steam special. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111225 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terry Ranch Road (MP 96.5) Laramie County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific One of the challenges when chasing a northbound train is the lighting. More often than not, the train is going to be backlit. However, just west of Terry Ranch Road, the tracks are heading northwest, offering some nice afternoon light on the side of UP 4014 and train as they near the end of the Greeley Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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