Photo ID: 114121 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 123 (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: 114120 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 93 (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: 114119 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 106 (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: 114118 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed McAllister to Hackberry Logan County, KS 119 (3 Comments Posted) 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: 114117 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Oakley Oakley, KS 144 (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: 114116 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Oakley Oakley, KS 105 (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: 114115 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grinnell Grinnell, KS 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train pass by a Pathway Agriculture SD40, as a couple of folks watch the Big Boy roll by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114114 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grinnell Grinnell, KS 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific After going through a slow order, UP 4014 is starting to accelerate a bit here in Grinnell, KS, and a bit of smoke is being kicked up as a result. A UP ballast cleaning crew sits at the east end of an agricultural siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114112 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Most railroads painted a unit in red, white, and blue and renumbered it 1776 (and/or 2026) for the 250th Anniversary of the United States. Union Pacific, however, just applied an "American 250" patch to this freshly painted SD70M. I think they chose to do this to keep the consist of the special more uniform with UP Armour Yellow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114111 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific With its maintenance stop in Grainfield, KS now complete, folks have moved back from the tracks and UP 4014 is kicking up some smoke as the throttle is opened and the train starts pulled west. From here, it will continue on to Sharon Springs, KS, where it will stay overnight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114110 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A UP special agent speaks with a member of the steam team as a maintenance stop continues here in Grainfield, KS. UP special agents are fully deputized police, with law enforcement abilities including (but not limited to) making arrests if necessary. Many railroads, including all the Class 1 railroads, have such special agents on the payroll. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114109 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Getting down low along the rails for a shot of UP 4014 during its maintenance stop in Grainfield. Two Union Pacific special agents (UP police) were on the scene to make sure people were staying safe. They were very polite and had not issue with people crossing the main to get pictures, etc on either side of the tracks. During this maintenance stop, a (diesel) fuel truck met the train to top off the fuel tank in UP 1776 (the SD70M joining the Big Boy on the journey). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114108 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific The Kansas State Flag is flapping in the breeze on the front of UP 4014 during a scheduled maintenance stop. It is a scorcher of a day, with temperatures already 100ºF (38ºC) just before noon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114107 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific Two members of UP's steam team are working to grease up all the components required to make UP 4014 run. These maintenance stops happen very frequently to ensure the Big Boy stays in perfect running order. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114106 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grainfield Grainfield, KS 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific A roster shot of UP 4014 as it is stopped in Grainfield, KS for a maintenance stop. In another 15 minutes (give or take), the train will be ready to continue west toward Sharon Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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