Photo ID: 107879 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 990 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP worked with ALCO to design and create the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in the early 1940s to run on trains between Green River, WY and Ogden, UT without having to "double head" (run two steam engines instead of one) the trains. 25 Big Boys were built and delivered between 1941 and 1944 and they ran in service until 1959. After starting between Green River, WY and Ogden, UT, they were later moved to Cheyenne and ran on trains primarily between Cheyenne, WY and Laramie, WY over Sherman Hill. 60 years after leaving service, UP 4014 steams again as it departs west with a special to head toward Sherman Hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107878 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1002 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After spending nearly five years being rebuilt by the UP Steam Team, the largest steam locomotive in the world leads a westbound passenger train out of Cheyenne on a two month system tour. It is shortly after 8am and the train will run on Main 3 between Cheyenne and Laramie. (Main 2 through Hermosa Tunnel). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107877 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After missing the first two runs of UP 4014, I was able to make it up to Cheyenne for the third run as the Big Boy departed west on a passenger special. The train will spend two months touring the UP system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107876 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 27, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 877 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 5521 leads a westbound coal train under the BNSF Front Range Sub at CP W511 just west of Cheyenne. The train is currently on Main 3 and will make its way up toward Speer before heading south on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107647 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1294 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 is on the roll again as it departs west from Cheyenne. Here at CP W511, the train crossed over from Main 1 to Main 3. The train will continue on Main 3 to Speer Jct and then continue on to the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107646 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound manifest sits at a red signal at CP W511 on Main 2. The train is waiting for the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train, which will cross over from Main 1 to Main 3 CP W511. To expedite things, UP sent a fresh crew out to this train so, once clear, the train could continue east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107645 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific For awhile, it looked as though the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train would be delayed departing Cheyenne. This was due to the buckets of rain that were coming down. UP did not want somebody to slip and get injured on the platform, so passengers would not be loaded until the rain let up. Fortunately, while it had not fully stopped, it had let up enough to allow passengers to board. UP 844 is steaming up and getting ready to depart in about 15 minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107644 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Around 4pm, a major thunderstorm rolled through Cheyenne and it started raining cats and dogs! The water visible in the shot was not present on the ground 45 minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107643 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The man in charge of UP's heritage operations, including the steam program, is Ed Dickens. Here, Mr Dickens checks the time as he discusses the train pending departure with one of the trains conductors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107642 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1205 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I do not claim to understand the details of how steam engines work. My elementary understanding stops at "fire is created to boil water to create steam to drive pistons". Periodically, a certain amount of water must be dumped via a valve underneath the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107641 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Three members of UP's steam crew examine something on or around the piston that drives the rods on the engineers side of UP 844. No issue was found...or at least no major issue...as they were only there checking things out for a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107640 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1348 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A close up look at the Electro Motive builders sticker on the cab of UP 1943. Its serial number is 20146115-030 and it was built in April 2016. It was originally in UP's standard SD70AH roster series, but was renumbered 1943 when it was painted in the armed forces colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107639 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1259 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A look at UP's shield and the builders sticker on the engineer's side of the cab of UP 1943. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107638 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 sits idle on Main P1 as part of the Cheyenne Frontier Days consist. The Spirit of Union Pacific was unveiled last November in tribute to the brave men and women of the armed services of the United States. The paint scheme includes colors that represent the Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107637 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1294 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While stopped at the Cheyenne Depot on Main P1, the train is under "blue flag protection". Said blue flag is hanging on the engineer's side of the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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