Photo ID: 106144 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1790 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After shooting Cheyenne Frontier Days at Nunn, it was impossible to get ahead of it again north of Greeley. However, the train made a stop in Greeley to check out 844 and make sure everything was running correctly. That stop allowed us to hop ahead of the train and setup for this shot of the train coming down the main in La Salle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106143 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Weld County, CO 1859 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 approaches the US-85 overpass just north of Nunn on its return trip toward Denver. Note the gathering of railfans near the left side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106107 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Weld County, CO 2053 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A local farmer in the small town of Nunn has erected a huge flag pole in his or her field. That flag offers a great backdrop as UP 844 charges north toward the US-85 overpass. Some people may wonder why a diesel engine is on the train. As powerful and amazing as UP 844 is, it alone does not have the power to keep the train moving at track speed. In order to keep the schedule, a diesel engine is added and throttles up (when needed) to assist UP 844. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106106 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Weld County, CO 1870 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 (along with UP 1989, the Rio Grande Heritage Unit) lead the Cheyenne Frontier Days train north out of Nunn. This is the first time since 2013 that the train has had steam on the point. It is also the first time since 2009 that I came to the tracks to shoot UP 844 on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106105 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Ault Weld County, CO 1623 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of a southbound manifest just north of Ault. The train is moving relatively slowly as it will be taking the siding at Ault for a meet with the northbound Cheyenne Frontier Days train, which is currently making a brief stop in Greeley. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106104 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Ault Weld County, CO 1740 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound manifest, dominated by loaded auto racks, rolls south on the Greeley Sub north of the siding of Ault. The train will take the siding at Ault, where it will meet the northbound Cheyenne Frontier Days train. This manifest had an interesting power configuration with a single unit on either end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106103 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Platteville Platteville, CO 2698 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific For the first time since 2013, UP 844 (the 4-8-4 Northern steam engine) led the Cheyenne Frontier Days train. The engine spent the last few years undergoing a number of repairs. Whether or not some of those repairs were necessary is a matter of debate, and not one I'm going to get in to here as my knowledge of steam engines is virtually non-existent. Regardless, the steam team got the engine up and running for Frontier Days 2016, and it was a great sight (and sound). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105596 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Platteville Platteville, CO 1767 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Seems like just yesterday the SD70ACe first came out. Hard to believe it has in fact been ten years now! This unit is actually considered an SD70AH by Union Pacific. It is virtually identical to an SD70ACe, except that it is heavier. Roughly 7,000 pounds heavier (427,000lbs vs 420,000lbs). While that may not seem like much, the extra weight does actually make a difference in tractive effort, allowing the unit to better grip the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105595 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Platteville Platteville, CO 1828 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound manifest heads slowly south out of Platteville. There is some switching going on down around Brighton and the Vestas wind plant, so this manifest is in no huge hurry to get down to Brighton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105375 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 2546 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Now that the Cheyenne Frontier Days special has been wyed (turned around), it is headed back to Cheyenne from Speer Jct. A classic water tower from steam days stands tall in the distance. Perhaps a bit of irony, considering the fact that there is no steam engine on the Frontier Days trains this year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105374 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 2010 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At Speer Junction, BNSF's Front Range Sub passes under UP's Greeley Subdivision. While a northbound BNSF train would have been perfect here (right to left on the lower track), I had no such luck. But UP 2525, pulling the Cheyenne Frontier Days special back toward Cheyenne, looks mighty fine as it comes across the Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105373 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 2028 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 2525 is one of the newest units on UP's roster. Even though Tier 4 environmental regulations took effect on January 1, 2015, some Tier 3 units, such as this ES44AC, are still being delivered in 2015 as some railroads built up some environmental credits, allowing them to continue to get some new power while GE and EMD continue to work on a viable Tier 4 product. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105362 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Nunn, CO 2740 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Four units that haven't seen revenue service in decades work together for Cheyenne Frontier Days. The E-units are only E-units on the outside. On the inside, they've been rebuilt and are now, in essence, GP38-2s. They are each rated at 2,000 horsepower. The DDA40X, on the other hand, is still rated at a full 6,600 horsepower. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105361 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W073 (North Nunn) Nunn, CO 2237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Watch Nunn Grow! That is the motto that is stenciled on the water tower that stands tall over the small town, whose population is just under 500. Also in the frame is the Cheyenne Frontier Days special with UP's E9s and DDA40X leading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105360 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Platteville Platteville, CO 2192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific There are rumors that UP no longer has the (custom) spare parts necessary to maintain 6936. If true, it means it is possible the massive DDA40X will no longer be able to run once one of those custom parts breaks. Whether these rumors are true or not, I'm an uncertain. But with even the possibility, it is good to get as many pictures now as possible! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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