Photo ID: 113618 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Albany County, WY 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific You know I just had to get a nice overhead shot of UP 4014 and train as it approaches the east portal of Hermosa Tunnel on Main 2 on a beautiful Wyoming morning. It is about 60°F out this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113617 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Albany County, WY 38 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is about to enter Hermosa Tunnel on Main 2 on its journey west. UP 1616 and UP 1776 are the two diesels along to help brake for this journey. While the fresh paint on UP 1776 looks amazing and clean, sure wish the unit was painted up in a scheme more representative of the United States 250th birthday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113616 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Albany County, WY 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I really liked this view of the Big Boy Special from the ground as it approaches the east portal of Hermosa Tunnel on Main 2. Note the United States flag and Wyoming State flag on the front of UP 4014. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113615 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dale Jct Albany County, WY 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Coming off of Main 3 at Dale Jct, UP 4014 (the Big Boy), UP 1616 (Abraham Lincoln Unit), and UP 1776 (US 250th) head west on Main 2. I really liked the rocky features of the Wyoming landscape here, along with the snow fences along the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113614 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dale Jct Albany County, WY 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The train that we've been waiting for! UP 4014 (the Big Boy) leads a passenger special running west on the Overland. The train is headed to California. It will then return east to Cheyenne before departing east on Memorial Day for Washington DC to celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial (250th birthday). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113613 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While a westbound manifest, consisting primarily of covered hoppers, disappears into Main 2 at Hermosa, a Sperry Rail (maintenance) truck just emerged from the tunnel on Main 1, heading east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113612 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific This rather long westbound manifest on Main 2 has a single ET44AC as a mid-train swing helper as the train disappears into Hermosa Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113611 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 (the Big Boy) is currently stopped on Main 3 at Dale Jct. This westbound manifest beat the passenger special to Dale Jct, and the dispatcher elected to keep the manifest rolling. The train is approaching the east portal of Hermosa Tunnel on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113610 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 24 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific One of the biggest complaints about the paint scheme UP has used for the last quarter century is very clearly demonstrated in this shot. The flag that UP added to the long hood, when not properly maintained, can get pretty ragged. In the case of this SD70ACe, it has been largely burned off the long hood. That's likely one of the reasons UP has moved the flag to the sides of the nose with their latest scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113609 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific With the expense associated with Tier-4 diesel-electric locomotives (both initials and maintenance), the Class 1s are turning toward rebuilds rather than buying new. UP 6931 is a good example, as it has been rebuilt as a C44ACM and repainted in the newest paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113608 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 34 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While I've shot the west portal of Hermosa before, I've never actually shot the east portal of Hermosa. At least, until this morning! An eastbound UP intermodal, with four units on the point, emerges from the tunnel on Main 1. The lead unit is a Tier-4 ET44AC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113607 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP Z-Train emerges from Hermosa Tunnel on Main 1. As you can see, Hermosa Tunnel is a very high tunnel. But when the Overland was built, by far the best solution to what is effectively a deep dirt pile here was to dig to tunnels, both 1,800 feet long, through the dirt. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113606 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 26 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Even though the Overland here on the Rawlins Sub has CTC, UP generally follows left-hand running between Cheyenne and Laramie. Here, a westbound manifest is on Main 2, on the approach to the east end of the 1,800-foot long Hermosa tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113605 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dale Jct Albany County, WY 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A very long manifest rolls west off of Main 3 at Dale Jct with three units on the head end. You can see a pair of mid-train DPUs in the distance on the S-Curve on Main 3. For those unfamiliar, Union Pacific has two different grades between Cheyenne and Dale Jct (near Hermosa Tunnel). Mains 1 and 2 (more or less) follow I-80, while Main 3 runs much further south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113604 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tie Siding Albany County, WY 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP manifest is on Main 1 at Tie Siding. A single SD70ACe leads the train, which is just a few thousand feet away from Hermosa Tunnel. As you can see, quite a few people are starting to gather to witness the westbound run of UP 4014 (the Big Boy) as part of UP's celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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