The grade from Greeley, CO to Speer Jct, WY is a consist climb northbound. However, the grade increases from an average of 1% to 1.2% north of Carr. The Cheyenne Frontier Days train slows down a bit for the climb as UP 844 has work hard to pull the passenger train. Here, the train is rounding the curve toward Terry Ranch Road.
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With engineer Ed Dickens at the throttle, other members of UP's steam team ride in the cab of UP 844 as the train slowly picked up speed, departing the depot at Greeley northbound.
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Considering the hundreds of people that were present to check out UP 844 and the Cheyenne Frontier Days train, I was pretty happy I managed to get this roster shot in Greeley with only a single person in the shot!
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With its station stop in Greeley complete, UP 844 slowly starts to pull north, make sure everyone is clear of the tracks as it rolls. Starting up, UP 844 lets a puff of smoke out of the stack.
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UP 844 makes a stop in Greeley as crowds of people flock to check out the train. A few passengers from Greeley boarded the train for the remainder of the trip to Cheyenne.
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My favorite curve for morning shots on the Greeley Sub is just north of Platteville. UP 844 and UP 1943 lead the train through the curve this year, with the typical impressive passenger consist.
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UP 844 and UP 1943 lead the northbound Cheyenne Frontier Days train at Hazeltine. UP 1943 was the diesel unit chosen to give an assist to UP 844 this year. A diesel engine is always added to help maintain track speed and offer some dynamics on the downhill stretches.
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Cheyenne Frontier Days is here once again! UP 844 was once again on the point of the train, making the 100 mile trip from Denver to Cheyenne. Here, the train is at Hazeltine, running on clear signals. Engineer Ed Dickens looks ahead out the window.
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On a partly cloudy morning, a cloud has moved in to cast a shadow on the scene as an ES44AC leads an eastbound coal train toward the York Street grade crossing. The train is leaving the Belt Industrial Lead behind and will soon turn east toward the Limon Sub.
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A northbound UP local (whose last car is just visible on the right side of the shot) has just cleared the north end of the 36th street yard. A coal load with an eastern leader is pulling toward the yard from the Belt Industrial Lead.
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Looking north from 120th Avenue, the Zephyr is running on clear signals as it charges north at track speed on UP's Greeley Subdivision. The overpass in the distance is that of E-470, Denver's toll road that loops around (most) of the city.
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Fall colors are starting to set in around the Denver area! The westbound Zephyr is on the roll at track speed along Havana Street in Henderson on UP's Greeley Sub. The train is detouring through Wyoming on its journey west because the Moffat is closed for maintenance.
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Up close and personal! AMTK 20 leads the westbound (running north right now) California Zephyr #5 at 120th Avenue in Henderson, CO.
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With the Denver skyline visible in the distance, the westbound California Zephyr charges north through Henderson. The train is passing the north switch of Hazeltine (note the auto racks in the siding). With the Moffat closed, the train will detour through Wyoming on UP's Overland Route.
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I couldn't resist a final roster shot of UP 1989 as it departs with UP 844 north toward Cheyenne. It had been five years (and five days) since I last shot it and who knows how long it'll be before it finds its way through town again.
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