Photo ID: 114136 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs Sharon Springs, KS 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific About 20 minutes before the sun crests the horizon, UP 4014 sits quietly on the North Pass track in Sharon Springs, KS. In a little under four hours, the train will be steamed up and ready to head to Denver. But for now, it sits in the relatively cool morning air. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hackberry to Oakley Winona, KS 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific On the western outskirts of Oakley, just east of the siding of Hackberry, a local heads toward the end of its limit at Oakley. There, it will tie down and the crew will be taken back to Salina (their home terminal). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Winona, KS 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A UP local crosses one of numerous bridges between Sharon Springs and Oakley on its way east. These (currently dried up streams) are feeders to the Smoky Hill River, and make for a nice break in the flatlands of Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Winona, KS 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific I caught UP 4015 in North Yard a few months. At that time, I was not sure where it would be headed. Turns out it came out to the plains and has been working locals between Salina and Sharon Springs. Here, such a local is headed east at Winona toward Oakley. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Winona, KS 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Moving along at track speed through Winona, KS, UP 4015 and UP 4255 have a single covered hopper on its way back to Oakley. The train got a warrant at Sharon Springs after meeting the Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs to McAllister Gove County, KS 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A Union Pacific local runs across a Smoky Hill River feeder (which is currently completely dry) as it two units and single covered hopper continue east toward 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 119 (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. 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 123 (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: 114128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 110 (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: 114127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 100 (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: 114126 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 88 (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: 114125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 118 (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: 114124 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 106 (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: 114123 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs, KS 134 (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: 114122 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sharon Springs to McAllister Logan County, KS 112 (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.

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