Photo ID: 113770 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W601 to CP W605 Albany County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Just east of Rock River, WY, UP 4014 and train are rounding the curve on Main 2 on the approach to the crossover at CP W601. Roughly 35 miles to go to Laramie from this spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113771 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W601 Albany County, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Some nice light broke through for what of the better shots of the day as UP 4014 and train pass through the OS at CP W601 on Main 2, passing by a short MOW crew that is working on Main 1. The tiny town just barely visible in the distance in Rock River, WY, with a population of 211. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113772 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W594 (Lookout) Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Passing through the OS at CP W594 (Lookout), the weather is starting to improve over the morning. The winds are still very high, but the clouds are looking to clear up a bit. UP 4014 and train continue to make their way closer to Laramie for their next stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113773 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W582 (Bosler) to CP W585 Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Bosler, WY, UP 4014 is steaming east on Main 2. A couple of MOW cars sit in a house track that is located off of Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113774 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W570 to CP W585 (Bosler) Albany County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Big Boy crosses over the Laramie River on Main 2, right around eight miles north of its next stop in the fourth-largest city in Wyoming, Laramie. As you can see, UP 4014 attracted dozens of railfans out to capture some shots on the journey east to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113775 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 rounds the bend from Tie Siding on Main 1, leading into the cut on the west side of Hermosa Tunnel. For whatever reason, UP typically runs trains on the left train between Tie Siding at Cheyenne. The tracks are, of course, CTC. So the dispatcher can run trains either direction on either main at his or her discretion. However, that discretion is generally the lefthand main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113776 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A bit of steam is kicked out on UP 4014 as the train approaches the west portal of Hermosa Tunnel on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113777 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I have always been a little bit fascinated by Hermosa Tunnel. It is one of only a handful of tunnels on UP's Overland Route, and certainly the most famous. The double-bore tunnel is just shy of 2,000 feet in length, running through relatively soft dirt near the top of Sherman Hill. I was happy I had the chance to capture UP 4014 and train approaching the west portal of the tunnel on Main 1, on its return journey to home (Cheyenne). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113778 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W530 to CP W536 (Buford) Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While UP's Main 3 (between Speer and Dale Jct) does have four siding on it, it is almost exclusively used by westbounds as it has a lesser grade than the original grade that Mains 1 and 2 follow. Main 3 is several miles longer than Mains 1 and 2, but the lesser grade is worth the added distance. Main 3 was opened in 1953, nearly a century after the original line. Since UP 4014 is currently running eastbound (and down grade), like most other trains, it is on Main 1 this afternoon between Granite and Buford. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113779 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W519 (Borie) Albany County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After running on Main 1 between Dale Jct and Borie, UP 4014 and train have crossed over to Main 2, and then over to the Borie Cutoff. This move surprised several railfans, who were expecting the Big Boy to run on Main 1 all the way to Cheyenne, rather than take the cutoff up to Speer Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113780 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W519 (Borie) Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are currently running on the Borie Cutoff, rather than on Mains 1 or 2, which you can see in the distance. This stretch of track is roughly five miles long, and connects Speer Jct (southwest of Cheyenne) with the Overland Route. Trains coming up the Greeley Sub from Denver that are headed west, and have no stop in Cheyenne, will take this track. Same with their eastbound counterparts. Here, the Big Boy will run to Speer Jct and make a reverse move from Speer to the yard at Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113781 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Speer Jct, UP 4014 wraps around the southwest leg of the wye, moving toward the Greeley Subdivision. Once the entire train in on the Greeley Sub, it will make a reverse move toward Main 3, making a reverse move all the way to Cheyenne. A distance of roughly 10 miles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113782 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Big Boy is leaving the wye at Speer Jct behind, pulling onto the single track main of the Greeley Sub. Right here, the tracks cross over BNSF's Front Range Subdivision. A northbound BNSF manifest was actually not too far off, but the timing was not quite right for an "over/under" shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113783 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Norfolk to Cheyenne Albany County, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Although today was devoted to chasing UP 4014 on its trip from Rawlins back to Cheyenne, you gotta take advantage of other shots as they present themselves! While the steam train was prepping to make a reverse move out of the frame to the left, BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest passes underneath UP's Greeley Sub. Something on the train sparked a couple of small fires along the right-of-way, one of which you can see burning off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113784 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train have started a reverse move from the Greeley Sub main, back toward Main 3 north of Speer Jct. The train will continue a reverse move roughly 10 miles back to the yard at Cheyenne. UP police were present at Speer Jct, making sure to keep railfans back from the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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