Photo ID: 112823 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed UP Jct to Stock Yards Denver, CO 439 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP's steam program really is a class act. All the way down to placing flags on the nose of the Big Boy as it rolls on its excursions. The American flag and Colorado flag looks fantastic on the point of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112822 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed UP Jct to Stock Yards Denver, CO 434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 slowly crosses over the South Platte river on the Belt Industrial Lead. The Big Boy is considered a high/wide move, and as such, it is restricted to 10 MPH when it crosses over this particular bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112821 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 637.6 (Pullman) Denver, CO 452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014, the Big Boy is 132 feet and 9 inches in length. It was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1941. A total of 25 Big Boys were built for Union Pacific between 1941 and 1944. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112820 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 637.6 (Pullman) Denver, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 back up west on the Limon Sub, running around the south leg of the wye, entering into UP's 36th Street Yard. It has to run around this wye so it can head back north to the UP Jct and run west across the Belt Line. Unfortunately, the north leg of the wye at UP Jct is too tight, so the Big Boy cannot run around it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112819 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 637.6 (Pullman) Denver, CO 438 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Right at Pullman Jct, UP 1616 passes by as UP 4014 and the passenger special make a reverse move from the Limon Subdivision back into 36th Street Yard. The train has wyed so it will be pointed north. UP 1616 was originally UP 4015, which had been paired with UP 4014 since it was restored to operation. Same unit now, just a new number and paint scheme! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112818 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street to Sand Creek Denver, CO 484 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Ed Dickens and another member of steam crew sit on the engineers side of the cab of UP 4014. Ed is currently in control of the engine, left hand ready to pull the whistle. The numbers beneath "4014" on the cab indicate the following: 4-8-8-4: Wheel arrangement 1: Production Batch (1st, in this case) 68: Wheel Diameter (68-inch drivers) 24 24 / 32: Cylinder Dimensions Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112817 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street to Sand Creek Denver, CO 542 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Ed Dickens leans out the window of UP 4014, looking down the rails ahead, in charge of the 762,000-pound (not including the tender) 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112816 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street to Sand Creek Denver, CO 591 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train just passed by the Suncor Oil Refinery and is headed into town on the Outbound track. Once arriving at 36th Street Yard, the train will wye and then head to North Yard via the Belt Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112815 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville to La Salle Platteville, CO 457 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 is kicking up just a little bit of smoke as the train charges south on the main track just north of Platteville. The train is making track speed down the Greeley Sub, usually 50-60 MPH in most locations. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112814 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville to La Salle Platteville, CO 564 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific There is a very decent curve just north of Platteville where the tracks curve around from a southwest heading to a southern heading (for southbounds). UP 4014 and train are rounding that curve here, coming up on a clear (green) signal at the north end of Platteville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112813 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle to Greeley La Salle, CO 447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The high summer sun breaks through the clouds at UP 4014 and UP 1616 lead a passenger excursion across the South Platte River in between the towns of Evans, CO and LaSalle, CO. A wave of cars is soon to show up on southbound US-85, chasing after the steam engine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112812 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 451 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On this particular excursion, UP auctioned off some cab rides to a handful of lucky patrons. There were four legs for (I believe) four passengers on each leg: Cheyenne to Greeley, Greeley to Denver, and on the return trip, Denver to Greeley, and Greeley to Cheyenne. Right here, the Cheyenne to Greeley riders have detrained, and the Greeley to Denver riders have boarded. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112811 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The UP steam team has changed out the Wyoming state flag with a Colorado state flag here at the station stop in Greeley. Another 10 minutes or so and the train should be ready to start steaming south toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112810 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 509 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific It is always amazing just how many people the Big Boy draws trackside. People from all over the state (and even country) have come to Greeley to check out the excursion. People were set up with camp chairs, some had ladders, while others were just on foot, happy to be there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112809 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 489 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The Big Boy has come to a stop on the main right by the Colorado Model Railroad Museum, which contains a massive HO layout inside. Greeley police have 10th Street completely closed at the grade crossing to allow admirers of the Big Boy to stand and check out the massive machine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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