Photo ID: 113755 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Steele Carbon County, WY 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is wrapping up its semiquincentennial cross-country tour. After departing Rawlins, WY about 15 minutes earlier, the train is crossing the North Platte river at Fort Steele on Main 2, making its way east toward its home in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113756 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W643 (Hanna) to CP W650 (Durrant) Carbon County, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train departed Cheyenne westbound in March with UP 1616, UP 1776, and a dozen or passenger cars. However, on the return trip east, a lot of passenger cars were removed, along with UP 1616 and UP 1776 and they were sent to Council Bluffs, IA in preparation of the eastern tour. Covered hoppers were added to the back to help with braking. Here, the train is approaching Arch Road, in Carbon County. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113757 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W633 (Como) to CP W639 (Ramsey) Carbon County, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The winds were very strong in Wyoming today as UP 4014 and train headed east from Rawlins to Cheyenne. With partly cloudy skies, the wind was blowing the clouds in and out the area very quickly. Here, just as a cloud catches up, UP 4014 and train head east on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113758 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W633 (Como) to CP W639 (Ramsey) Carbon County, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Between Hanna and Medicine Bow, the UP Big Boy (4014) and train are approaching the US-30 underpass on the journey east to Cheyenne under overcast skies (at the moment). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113759 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific As it typically the case, UP 4014 attracted a large crowd chasing it. Additionally, a boatload of people showed up at Medicine Bow to watch the train make one of two scheduled stops between Rawlins and Cheyenne. In this shot, you can see several of the people gathered, watching, as the train approaches from the west on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113760 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is stopped across the grade crossing in Medicine Bow for a scheduled stop. Union Pacific had several of their police officers on scene for safety and crowd control, keeping people back from the tracks. Particularly from Main 1, which was still active and trains might pass through by the Big Boy on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113761 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The name "Big Boy" was not originally an official designation for the new 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive ALCO produced in 1941. As the history (or lore) goes, a shop worker at ALCO, impressed by the size of the locomotive, wrote "Big Boy" in chalk on the from of the unit. The name then stuck, and was even cast in metal on the smoke box. Today, with the restoration of UP 4014, the steam crew writes "Big Boy" in chalk on the front of the unit, honoring its history. You can clearly see it written here, as UP 4014 sits alongside the intermediate signal at MP 622.9 (on Main 2) on UP's Laramie Subdivision in Medicine Bow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113762 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Two members of the Union Pacific steam team work on UP 4014 during a scheduled stop at Medicine Bow, WY. I am by no means a steam expert as I grew up in the diesel era, so I do not know precisely what is being down here. However, the crew has oil (or grease) and a funnel, so I assume they are greasing up some of the components. If you know for sure, please feel free to leave a comment! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113763 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Since the retirement of Steve Lee at the end of 2010, the UP steam program has rested in the hands of this man: Ed Dickens. Dickens led the effort to reacquire and restore UP 4014 over a decade ago now, and he is still the main engineer behind the controls when the Big Boy is out on the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113764 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Another example of some steam maintenance taking place during UP 4014's stop at Medicine Bow, WY. Once again, knowing very little about the operation of steam locomotives myself, feel free to comment on exactly what is happening here if you know. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113765 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After most cloudy skies for the past two hours, it was nice when a little sunshine broke through as a Z-train on Main 1 overtakes UP 4014, stopped on Main 2 for its scheduled stop. The Z-train approached at 40 MPH, offering a lot of "bell and whistle" for all the folks along the right-of-way. Kind of a cool "then-versus-now" shot, yes? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113766 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific police made sure to back people way off the tracks with the approach of this Z-train on Main 1, passing by UP 4014 and train, stopped on Main 2. As the Z-train passed by and beyond the crowd of people, it started to accelerate again up to track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113767 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The crew is all back on board UP 4014, it's station stop here in Medicine Bow nearing completion. Momentarily, the train will start pulling, proceeding toward its next scheduled stop in Laramie, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113768 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Getting ready to depart! UP 4014 kicks out a lot of steam as Ed Dickens gets ready to apply some "throttle", and start the train rolling east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113769 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Under partly cloudy skies, UP 4014 is starting to pull east on Main 2 at Medicine Bow, WY. To give you an idea of just how much the wind is blowing today, take a look at the smoke coming out of the stack of UP 4014! It is blowing ahead of the train. A lot of steam and water droplets were spraying out of the Big Boy as it started pulling, and two small water droplets landed on the lens of my camera, center frame, covering a bit of the Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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