Photo ID: 113777 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I have always been a little bit fascinated by Hermosa Tunnel. It is one of only a handful of tunnels on UP's Overland Route, and certainly the most famous. The double-bore tunnel is just shy of 2,000 feet in length, running through relatively soft dirt near the top of Sherman Hill. I was happy I had the chance to capture UP 4014 and train approaching the west portal of the tunnel on Main 1, on its return journey to home (Cheyenne). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113776 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A bit of steam is kicked out on UP 4014 as the train approaches the west portal of Hermosa Tunnel on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113775 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Albany County, WY 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 rounds the bend from Tie Siding on Main 1, leading into the cut on the west side of Hermosa Tunnel. For whatever reason, UP typically runs trains on the left train between Tie Siding at Cheyenne. The tracks are, of course, CTC. So the dispatcher can run trains either direction on either main at his or her discretion. However, that discretion is generally the lefthand main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113774 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W570 to CP W585 (Bosler) Albany County, WY 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Big Boy crosses over the Laramie River on Main 2, right around eight miles north of its next stop in the fourth-largest city in Wyoming, Laramie. As you can see, UP 4014 attracted dozens of railfans out to capture some shots on the journey east to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113773 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W582 (Bosler) to CP W585 Albany County, WY 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Bosler, WY, UP 4014 is steaming east on Main 2. A couple of MOW cars sit in a house track that is located off of Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113772 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W594 (Lookout) Albany County, WY 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Passing through the OS at CP W594 (Lookout), the weather is starting to improve over the morning. The winds are still very high, but the clouds are looking to clear up a bit. UP 4014 and train continue to make their way closer to Laramie for their next stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113771 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W601 Albany County, WY 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Some nice light broke through for what of the better shots of the day as UP 4014 and train pass through the OS at CP W601 on Main 2, passing by a short MOW crew that is working on Main 1. The tiny town just barely visible in the distance in Rock River, WY, with a population of 211. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113770 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W601 to CP W605 Albany County, WY 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Just east of Rock River, WY, UP 4014 and train are rounding the curve on Main 2 on the approach to the crossover at CP W601. Roughly 35 miles to go to Laramie from this spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113769 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Under partly cloudy skies, UP 4014 is starting to pull east on Main 2 at Medicine Bow, WY. To give you an idea of just how much the wind is blowing today, take a look at the smoke coming out of the stack of UP 4014! It is blowing ahead of the train. A lot of steam and water droplets were spraying out of the Big Boy as it started pulling, and two small water droplets landed on the lens of my camera, center frame, covering a bit of the Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113768 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Getting ready to depart! UP 4014 kicks out a lot of steam as Ed Dickens gets ready to apply some "throttle", and start the train rolling east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113767 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The crew is all back on board UP 4014, it's station stop here in Medicine Bow nearing completion. Momentarily, the train will start pulling, proceeding toward its next scheduled stop in Laramie, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113766 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific police made sure to back people way off the tracks with the approach of this Z-train on Main 1, passing by UP 4014 and train, stopped on Main 2. As the Z-train passed by and beyond the crowd of people, it started to accelerate again up to track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113765 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After most cloudy skies for the past two hours, it was nice when a little sunshine broke through as a Z-train on Main 1 overtakes UP 4014, stopped on Main 2 for its scheduled stop. The Z-train approached at 40 MPH, offering a lot of "bell and whistle" for all the folks along the right-of-way. Kind of a cool "then-versus-now" shot, yes? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113764 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Another example of some steam maintenance taking place during UP 4014's stop at Medicine Bow, WY. Once again, knowing very little about the operation of steam locomotives myself, feel free to comment on exactly what is happening here if you know. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113763 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Since the retirement of Steve Lee at the end of 2010, the UP steam program has rested in the hands of this man: Ed Dickens. Dickens led the effort to reacquire and restore UP 4014 over a decade ago now, and he is still the main engineer behind the controls when the Big Boy is out on the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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