Photo ID: 113835 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Swan Ranch Cheyenne, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots SRRR Swan Ranch is a logistics hub that started operations in 2011 southwest of Cheyenne. It started with around 3 miles of track, and has now expanded to nearly 21 miles of track, with multiple industries moving in. The park interchanges with both Union Pacific and BNSF. Swan Ranch Railroad handles the switching, and has five units on the roster. Two of them are positioned here, ready to start switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113836 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 2 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A monster westbound is on Main 3 at Speer Jct, headed for the less direct, but also less steep, Main 3 to Dale Jct. Two units lead the train that is roughly two miles long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113837 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 2 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Something that has become more and more common these days is for railroads to mix manifest trains wither intermodal trains. The first part of this train is a manifest, while the second part is intermodal. A pair of mid-train swing helpers assist on the journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113838 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 2 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific On Main 3, a single ES44AC brings up the rear of a monster westbound train. You can see it wrapping west above and to the right. The train will take Main 3 to Dale Jct, avoiding the steeper grades of Mains 1 and 2 west of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113839 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 4014 is getting ready to embark on a two month journey that will take it to Philadelphia for the 4th of July (the semiquincentennial of the United States). Here, the Big Boy is backing out of the roundhouse toward a freight consist that will be included on the train for (air) braking purposes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113840 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 2 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Five new TTX boxcars were painted in this patriotic scheme to join Big Boy on its journey east to Philadelphia for the 4th of July. The train is backing out of the Cheyenne Yard here at CP W508. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113841 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W508 Cheyenne, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is making out of the east end of the Cheyenne Yard at CP W508 on to Main 3, crossing over to Main 2. The train will need to head west to Speer to wye, before heading east to its first overnight stop of Sidney, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113842 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W508 Cheyenne, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is start west at CP W508, and will cross over from Main 2 to Main 1. It will continue to Speer where it will wye and then return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113843 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 2 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's steam train, including American flag-inspired boxcars, cross over BNSF's Front Range Sub. Alas, no BNSF's train were around to set up the "over-under" shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113844 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 makes a reverse move on the Greeley Sub onto the west leg of the wye at Speer Jct. It will back up to Main 4, and then proceed east to officially start the journey. The train is crossing over the (currently empty) BNSF Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113845 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 makes a reverse move on the west leg of the wye at Speer Jct. The train is leaving Cheyenne without a diesel, which is very cool to see and rather uncommon! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113846 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are backing up the west leg of the wye at Speer Jct, which also serves as a connection track between the Laramie Sub and the Greeley Sub. UP's Z-train from Los Angeles to Denver (and vice versa) use this track, among others. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113847 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Ed Dickens is leaning out the window and checking something out on the Big Boy as the train slowly makes a reverse move toward Main 4. The train has a diverging approach to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113848 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 3 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and completed its reverse move, wying at Speer Jct. It is now on Main 4 and is headed back east toward Cheyenne and points beyond. The train will briefly stop on Main 1 at the Depot at Cheyenne to officially kick off the epic two month journey east to Philadelphia and back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113849 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale to CP W481 Laramie County, WY 2 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP Z-Train is on Main 2 about 20 miles east of Cheyenne. Generally speaking, trains follow the "right hand rule" on the Sidney Sub. However, due to maintenance on Main 1, Main 2 is the only main open here at the moment. 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