Photo ID: 114116 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Oakley Oakley, KS 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific On the main at Oakley, UP 4014 continues west at track speed. Oakley has a population of 2,046 (as of the 2020 census), and is the location where I-70 heads north, breaking away from the tracks. The rest of the way to Sharon Springs, traffic will be on US-40. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114117 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Oakley Oakley, KS 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific The Union Pacific depot in Oakley might be one of the ugliest depots (in my opinion) that I've ever seen! It looks kind of like a large cinder brick! UP 4014 and the 250th special roll by on the way west toward Sharon Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114118 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 22 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 crosses over a culvert that had a bunch of cows seeking shelter from the 105ºF heat. However, the thundering sound of the Big Boy special has spooked the cows, and they are stampeding away from their shelter! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114119 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific As always, a long line of cars has formed on US-40, following the Big Boy on its journey west. Just ahead is the tiny town of Page City, KS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114120 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific US-40 follows the tracks pretty closely for the most part between Oakley, KS and Sharon Springs, KS. However, there is a couple mile stretch where the track are about a mile north of the highway. Flying in with the drone offered this nice shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114121 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Between Winona and McAllister, UP 4014 and train cross a few irrigation streams in a very scenic part of the Kansas country side. Kansas is, generally, pretty flat (of course), but there certainly are areas that bring out the beauty of the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114122 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs to McAllister Logan County, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific About 10 miles east of Sharon Springs, UP 4014 and train cross a wooden trestle. Upon reaching Sharon Springs, the Big Boy will cool down for the night. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114123 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP local, led (ironically) by UP 4015. The SD70M (and sister SD70M UP 4255) will be taking a single covered hopper east to Oakley after meeting UP 4014. You might recall that, for a few years, UP 4015 was frequently the SD70M that ran with UP 4014. However, this is not that same unit. UP 4015 was repainted into the Abraham Lincoln unit (UP 1616). UP 4392 was subsequently repainted as UP 4015, seen here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114124 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 approaches the Yard Limits of Sharon Springs, meeting an eastbound local that has but a single covered hopper, ready to head east to Oakley, KS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Sharon Springs, KS is a crew change point on Union Pacific. It is an away terminal for Denver crews (from the west) and Salina crews (from the east). UP 4014 is on the "North Pass" track at Sharon Springs. Big Boy will tie down for the night on the North Pass, a bit further to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114126 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014, slowing on the North Pass at Sharon Springs, KS, passes by some hay bales and what might be an old watering or fuel canister. A nice, mid-west plains scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific The final shot of the day of UP 4014 for me as the train is slowing down on the North Pass track here at Sharon Springs, KS. Just ahead, the train will power down, and the crew will have a few hours this afternoon and evening to reset before the next leg of the trip tomorrow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A quick shot of UP 1776, helping out UP 4014 on the eastern 250th Anniversary tour of the UP Big Boy. The train went as far east as Philadelphia (on Norfolk Southern rails) as part of the journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114129 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs to McAllister Gove County, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4015 and UP 4255 lead a single covered hopper east across the trestle near MP 419 on the Sharon Springs Sub. The train is headed to Oakley, KS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114130 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs to McAllister Gove County, KS 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Unfortunately, UP 4255 did fall victim to a little bit of "tagging" graffiti at some point. My guess would be that it was placed in "long term" storage at some point. However, this afternoon, it is paired with UP 4015 and headed east to Oakley, KS. 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