Photo ID: 108792 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 872 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Have you ever noted the numbers on the side of the cab of UP 4014 (beneath the unit number), or on most US steam engines for that matter? If you have wondered what they mean, here you go! 4-8-8-4: The wheel arrangement of the engine 1: This unit was part of the first or of this model of steam engine 68: The diameter of the drive wheels (in inches) 24-24: Diameter of the drive cylinders in inches (first number is front cylinders, second is back) 32: Length of the stroke (in inches) of the drive cylinders 540: Weight of the unit in pounds Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108791 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 779 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific On July 23, 2013, it was revealed that UP had reached an agreement with the SoCal Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, CA to reacquire Big Boy 4014, rebuild it, and bring it back in to service. It is great being able to stand trackside and actually see the largest steam engine in American history running on the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108790 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 787 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This particular scene just has a timeless feel for it. If it wasn't for the SD70M...and perhaps the radio tower in the distance...it would be somewhat difficult to tell if this picture was taken in 1955 or 2021. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108789 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 848 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 climbs the slight grade at Cedar Point, just west of Limon. Cedar Point is a great place to check out trains on the Limon Sub. Light is usually decent for westbounds or eastbounds, and the grade means trains are working a bit more as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108788 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 814 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just east of Cedar Point, UP 4014 and UP 4015 lead UP's annual steam train excursion on the seldom-used Limon Sub, parallel to I-70. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108787 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hugo (3,777ft) Hugo, CO 567 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This aerial view of the small town of Hugo, CO really exemplifies just how much of a crowd UP's steam trains draw in! Cars are lined on both sides of US-287 through the town. I saw plenty of license plates from Kansas and Utah as railfans and steam fans (who are not necessarily railfans otherwise) made the trek to check it out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108786 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hugo (3,777ft) Hugo, CO 909 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Unsure of exactly where Big Boy UP 4014 would stop, people walk along the tracks from the left to gather around the engine to marvel at the impressive machine, take pictures, or maybe get that selfie they've wanted! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108785 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hugo (3,777ft) Hugo, CO 785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific No matter where it goes, how large or small the town is, or how far away from major population centers, UP's steam engines always draw an impressive crowd! The town of Hugo is flooded with steam enthusiasts. So much so that local police were conducting traffic control at intersection is the typically sleepy town. The train is stopped here for a 30 minute photo op. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108784 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hugo (3,777ft) Hugo, CO 864 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The UP Steam Crew bring UP 4014 to a stop for a 30 minute break and photo op in the small town of Hugo, CO. UP 4014 is getting close to the end of a month-long tour that took it from Cheyenne to New Orleans and now back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108037 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Agate Elbert County, CO 771 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound empty autorack train crosses over Agate Creek on the eastern Colorado plains. The train is the last non-grain, non-Limon Local train that will be on the KP line for the foreseeable future. The autoracks are going in to storage on the main at Jim, along with two other strings of autoracks that will be stored on both the main and siding at Jim, blocking the KP as a through route. Traffic heading east out of Denver will now have to go north to Cheyenne and east on the Overland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108036 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers (9,150ft) Byers, CO 808 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific That's a lot of autoracks! Union Pacific has made the decision to no longer use the KP as a through route. Due to the current downturn in the economy, a lot of cars are heading for storage. The siding at Byers has a string of autoracks stored in it. Agate has spine cars stored, and Buick has well cars stored. The cars on this train will be stored on the main at Jim, between Cheyenne Wells and Sharon Springs. The only trains the KP will see for the foreseeable future will be the Limon Local and an occasional grain shuttle to either Byers or Cheyenne Wells. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108035 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 753 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific From high above, an eastbound empty grain train descends down the hill from Cedar Point. If you look very closely in the top-right portion of the picture, you will see hat Cedar Point has in fact had its east switch removed and it is now a (roughly) 5,000-foot-long stub track, occasionally used for storage. An 18-wheeler is also making its way east on I-70 off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108034 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 746 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific It is a beautiful spring day on the eastern Colorado plains. 24 hours after taking this picture, the scene would be radically different, covered in snow, as a spring blizzard moves in overnight. This train originated from Eagle Pass, TX and is heading to Cheyenne Wells, a city about 18 miles west of the Kansas border. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108033 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 988 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An AC4400CW with a fairly fresh coat of paint, sporting some wings on the nose, rounds the bend near the west end of Cedar Point. This siding, which is under 5,000 feet long, really is not even a siding anymore after UP removed the east switch a few years ago. It is now a stub train just under 5,000 feet in length. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108032 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 770 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound unit grain empty, heading for Cheyenne Wells, has climbed up to Cedar Point from Buick and is now starting the decent down toward Limon. 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