Photo ID: 108877 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 304 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam engine has been sitting in the roundhouse in Cheyenne, inoperable, since 2010. Many people speculated that UP's restoration of 4014, the Big Boy, might spell the end of the Challengers time on UP's roster. Turns out that has prove to be true as it is on it's way to it's new home with the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108876 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 248 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 5716 approaches the turnout that will lead it to Main 3 and east out on to the Sidney Subdivision for an all day journey to Sidney, NE, the first stop for this hospital train on the way to Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108875 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" steam engine and UP 5511, the 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" steam engine, which have both been in UP's possession since their purchase, are being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum. The museum says it intends to restore both units service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108874 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 277 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 5716 leads an eastbound hospital train toward the east end of the yard in Cheyenne. The term "hospital train" is given to a train whose purpose is to move equipment off the property for the last time. Many such items are leaving the UP on this train as UP has donated a lot of equipment to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. First up behind UP 5716 is UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108807 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 834 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific At the start of the golden hour, UP 1989 backs six passengers cars in to position on the "Circus Track", so named as that is where the Circus Train would park when it was still running. UP 4014, UP 4015, and three other cars will soon back down and then pull up in front of UP 1989, putting UP 1989 and UP 4014 nose-to-nose for display on Labor Day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108806 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 532 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Several hundred people came down to Denver to check out the steam train after it arrived the evening before Labor Day. The lined the stairs and packed in to the RTD overpass that runs over the tracks at 36th street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108805 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1989 pulls about three quarters of UP's steam train passenger cars away from the train to be spotted for display the following day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108804 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 936 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific When UP 4014 arrived in Denver, it just so happened to work out that UP 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, was also in Denver! The steam crew used it to split up the passengers cars and put UP 1989 and UP 4014 nose-to-nose in preparation for display the next day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108803 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 582 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Amongst several dozen units currently being stored in UP's 36th street yard are a pair of sad looking 3GS21B. These units, often known as Gensets, were built by National Railway Equipment. They have three Cummins diesel engines in them and operate with reduced emissions. Due to that, these units are most commonly found (when active) in California. Based on the aftermarket decorations, I would say that's where these units came from as well! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108802 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 703 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific With the Denver skyline standing tall in the distance, and several climbing cranes building new lofts a bit closer, UP 4014 backs in to UP's 36th street yard, read to tie up after a near 10-hour day across the plains of eastern Colorado. The train departed from Sharon Springs, KS at 8am this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108801 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 906 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 4014 coughs up a bit of smoke from the stack as the train moves backward at a slow speed, moving in to the yard at 36th street. The train will be on display here tomorrow before heading back to Cheyenne to complete the trip on Tuesday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108800 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 501 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 4014 and UP 4015 back across I-70, which is now in a trench after spending about 50 years crossing above these tracks on a bridge. Work to drop I-70 in to a trench is about 50% complete. Cars now in the trench are likely oblivious to the largest steam engine in US history above them! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108799 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 620 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific At the north end of UP's 36th Street Yard, UP 4014 sits and waits for some switches behind it to be thrown. The train just came off the Limon Sub and turned north toward the Greeley Sub (which it will depart on come Tuesday). For now, after the switches have been thrown, the train will back down in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108798 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 971 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Holy construction! For 50 years, I-70 has crossed through the east part of Denver on a bridge known as the "elevated deck". With that bridge aging, it was apparent it would need to be replaced. The Colorado Department of Transportation instead decided to drop I-70 in to a trench and knock down the elevated deck. A small piece of the elevated deck that hasn't been torn down is still visit to the right of the Purina factory. Meanwhile, UP 4014 stops across I-70 on new tracks and a new bridge at the north end of 36th Street Yard, waiting to back in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108779 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 746 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CRM A nice overview of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. As you can see, there aren't many tracks will space available for future donations. The track that wraps around the outside is used for active steam and "Galloping Goose" runs periodically throughout the year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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