Photo ID: 113858 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific Not too long prior to departure from Pine Bluffs, the steam team has replaced the Wyoming flag with the Nebraska flag on the front of Big Boy. This is one of the super classy things UP does, flying the flag of whatever state the Big Boy is (primarily) running in after a stop. Pine Bluffs, WY sits on the border with Nebraska, so in less than a mile, the train will be in Nebraska. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113857 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 151 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific The UP steam team works to replace a pipe that connects to the main air reservoir after replacing a gasket that blew. Once the pipe is reinstalled, a few more standard maintenance tasks will take place prior to departing eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113856 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific After blowing a gasket during its maintenance stop at Pine Bluffs, WY, the steam team took out the pipe with the defective gasket and replaced the gasket in the tool car. A member of the team now has the repair section of pipe, and is bringing it back to the head end of the Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113855 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP's steam chief Ed Dickens and several members of the steam team are applying water to an air pipe on the front of the Big Boy. During the maintenance stop, a gasket blew on the main reservoir. The team is going to have to remove the pipe and replace the gasket. In order to remove the defective piece, it needs to be cooled down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113854 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific While UP 4014 is stopped on Main 2 for its maintenance stop, a westbound local with a single SD40-2 and nine covered hoppers approaches from the east on Main 1 in Pine Bluffs, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113853 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs, WY 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 has come to a stop on Main 2 in Pine Bluffs, WY so some standard maintenance can be done. The Big Boy stops every 50-75 miles when out on excursions to ensure everything is greased up and running as it should be. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113852 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Egbert Laramie County, WY 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are just about nine miles away from their first maintenance stop at Pine Bluffs, WY. here at Egbert, the train is on Main 2 as it passes by a 10,000 foot siding (off of Main 1) and the connection to the Yoder Subdivision. The Yoder line cuts north through Wyoming connecting the Laramie Sub to the South Morrill Sub western Nebraska. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113851 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale to CP W481 Laramie County, WY 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific After briefly stopping to wait for a westbound Z-train to come by at the crossover at Hillsdale, UP 4014 has the train on the move at 50 MPH (or so) on Main 2, just about 20 miles east of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113850 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hillsdale to CP W481 Laramie County, WY 115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific This westbound Z-train has a single SD70ACe bringing up the rear as it hustles toward a crew change in Cheyenne on Main 2. Most of the train consist of COFCs (Container of Flat Car), but there are a few TOFCs (Trailer on Flat Car) with UPS trailers as well. 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 121 (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. 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 161 (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: 113847 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 103 (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: 113846 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 129 (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: 113845 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 142 (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: 113844 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 143 (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.

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