Photo ID: 113843 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's steam train, including American flag-inspired boxcars, cross over BNSF's Front Range Sub. Alas, no BNSF's train were around to set up the "over-under" shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113842 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W508 Cheyenne, WY 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is start west at CP W508, and will cross over from Main 2 to Main 1. It will continue to Speer where it will wye and then return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113841 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W508 Cheyenne, WY 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is making out of the east end of the Cheyenne Yard at CP W508 on to Main 3, crossing over to Main 2. The train will need to head west to Speer to wye, before heading east to its first overnight stop of Sidney, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113840 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Five new TTX boxcars were painted in this patriotic scheme to join Big Boy on its journey east to Philadelphia for the 4th of July. The train is backing out of the Cheyenne Yard here at CP W508. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113839 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 4014 is getting ready to embark on a two month journey that will take it to Philadelphia for the 4th of July (the semiquincentennial of the United States). Here, the Big Boy is backing out of the roundhouse toward a freight consist that will be included on the train for (air) braking purposes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113838 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 On Main 3, a single ES44AC brings up the rear of a monster westbound train. You can see it wrapping west above and to the right. The train will take Main 3 to Dale Jct, avoiding the steeper grades of Mains 1 and 2 west of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113837 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Something that has become more and more common these days is for railroads to mix manifest trains wither intermodal trains. The first part of this train is a manifest, while the second part is intermodal. A pair of mid-train swing helpers assist on the journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113836 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A monster westbound is on Main 3 at Speer Jct, headed for the less direct, but also less steep, Main 3 to Dale Jct. Two units lead the train that is roughly two miles long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113813 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3047 is one of roughly 200 SD70ACe-T4s that Union Pacific has on its roster. For the past decade, the EPA has mandated extremely strict emissions standards (known as "Tier-4" standards) for diesel-electric locomotives. Both Union Pacific and GE have locomotives that meet the requirements, but neither has experienced great success with sales in the United States. These units are more expensive up front, more expensive to maintain, and tend to be less reliable due to their complexity. Consequently, while a handful are in service, most railroads have instead created their own in-house rebuild program for older locomotives that are exempt, rather than spend extra money on purchases. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113810 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Jct Denver, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A UP manifest is entering North Yard from the Belt Industrial Lead. Not sure where this manifest is coming from, but there are a few possibilities. Most likely is that it is either the MCYNY (coming from Cheyenne, WY), or the MNPNY (coming from North Platte, NE). Here at Utah Junction, the train crosses BNSF's "New North Main" that runs to Cheyenne, and the Moffat mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113809 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GEs lead a westbound UP oil train out the west end of Leyden under some crazy storm clouds right around an hour before sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113808 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific DS-378 set up a fantastic meet at Leyden between this westbound oil empty and the eastbound Zephyr. The Zephyr held the main while the oil train ran through the siding. It ended up being a rolling meet, meaning neither train had to come to a stop. With some crazy evening storm lighting, the oil train leaves Leyden westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113807 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific The clouds were truly dramatic and dynamic, amplified by evening sunlight, as the eastbound Zephyr descends from Big Ten Curve and approaches a green signal at the west end of Rocky. One of the P42DCs...not sure which one...developed some mechanical issues on Donner Pass the previous day, and a UP loaner unit was added to assist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113806 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific The eastbound Zephyr is descending Big Ten Curve with a UP ES44AC on the head end. Hit the jackpot with the storm lighting this evening as there was a thin section of sky to the west between the clouds and the mountains, allowing the sun to light up the scene. The UP unit was added after mechanical issues developer with one of the P42DCs on Donner Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113805 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific The Zephyr is running about two hours late this evening, so the sun is well behind the mountain here at Eisele (Clay). Rays of sun still shine over the mountains in the distance, looking geographically north along the Flat Irons. The main reason for the Zephyr running late was mechanical, hence the ES44AC leading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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