Photo ID: 110387 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 217 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Although it may not look like it based on the auto racks, this is actually a Z-train. The ZLBDV (Long Beach, CA to Denver, CO). Traditionally, when you think of a Z-train, you probably think of intermodal cars (double stacks and piggy backs). This train does have those, but they are behind the auto racks, out of sight around the corner. The train is on the Borie Cutoff, which is a shortcut from the Overland main to Speer Jct where the Greeley Sub connects in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110386 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Borie, just west of Cheyenne, A Denver-bound intermodal hotshot, the ZLBDV, crosses over from Main 1 to Main 2, and then from Main 2 to the Borie Cutoff, headed for Speer, WY for a crew change. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108454 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Laramie County, WY 821 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Amtrak Just west of Speer Jct, a rerouted eastbound California Zephyr sits stopped, waiting on Main 3. A new UP engineer just got on board the train and are preparing to depart for the Greeley Sub south to Denver. There is an Amtrak crew on board, but a UP "pilot" engineer is needed to ride with the Amtrak engineers as they are not as familiar with the route. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108453 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Granite Laramie County, WY 809 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Amtrak The crew on this westbound UP intermodal train get to see something they likely are not particularly used to see, and quite possibly were not expecting as a rerouted California Zephyr comes toward them on Main 2. The Zephyr is being detoured through Wyoming due to a wildfire in Colorado that has the tracks closed near Glenwood Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108452 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Granite Laramie County, WY 765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP stack train crosses over Remount Road west of Cheyenne on UP's Overland Route. The elephant-style intermodal train is a nice change of pace from the type of traffic common to Colorado, which sees far more coal and manifest traffic than intermodal. The train is being led by a Tier-4 credit ES44AH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108451 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Laramie Albany County, WY 912 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr crosses over Laramie River on Main 2 just west (geographically north) of Laramie, WY. The Grizzly Creek wildfire in Glenwood Canyon has closed UP's Glenwood Springs Sub and, as a result, the Zephyr is being detoured through Wyoming between Salt Lake City and Denver. Interestingly, this is the same train set that I rode in just six days early on a return trip from Glenwood Springs to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108162 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 788 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It took several years, but EMD finally got the SD70ACe-T4 out on the rails. It is a beefy looking unit, with a much larger long hood than an SD70ACe. This is no doubt to accommodate the equipment needed to meet Tier 4 emissions standards. This prime mover is actually a 4-stroke engine as EMD (Caterpillar) was unable to meet Tier 4 standards using a 2-stroke engine. One great thing is the return of the teardrop windshield on the UP models. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108161 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Amazingly, when traveling between Sidney, NE and Cheyenne, WY, there was not a single train to be found on the Overland! The first train encountered was this eastbound grain train at Borie a few miles west of Cheyenne. It was a good catch though as an SD70ACe-T4 was leading the train on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107889 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 1124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A large group of people converged on Medicine Bow to check out UP 4014 as it stopped for a maintenance check on Main 1. The Big Boy established protection that prevented trains from coming through on Main 2 during the stop. UP allowed spectators to walk on the rails to get pictures. Two UP police officers were present to ensure everyone's safety. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107888 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 1035 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A ton of credit goes to the UP Steam Team for bringing UP 4014 back to life. After spending over 50 years on display, the team rebuilt it and converted it to run on oil. Only 25 Big Boys were built and eight remain in existence today (4004, 4005, 4006, 4012, 4014, 4017, 4018, and 4023). These beasts are 132 feet long and weighs 625 tons. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107887 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 951 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 passes through the intermediate signals in Medicine Bow amidst a tree that is moving toward fall colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107886 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Medicine Bow Medicine Bow, WY 993 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are slowing as it approaching the grade crossing in Medicine Bow, WY. The train will make a stop here in Medicine Bow so the steam crew can check out the 4014. These mechanical stops are quite common on long steam journeys. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107885 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Rock River Albany County, WY 1058 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The clouds have moved in and light rain is starting to fall as UP 4014 passed the S-Curves east of Rock River. The clouds are actually quite helpful, as this shot is taken from the north side of the rails. On a sunny day, this side of the train would be cast is shadows. The temperature is a fairly mild 50­°F. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107884 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Rock River Albany County, WY 1042 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific There are some fantastic S-Curves just east of Rock River, WY. Other than a pair of wires that annoying traverse the scene, the shot of UP 4014 heading west is a mighty fine one as steam leaks away from the from the Big Boy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107883 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Laramie Albany County, WY 1060 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific With its mechanical stop in Laramie completed, UP 4014 and crew head west on Main 1, crossing over the Laramie River in the wide open range of Wyoming. The train is heading railroad west, which is geographically north at this particular location. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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