Photo ID: 107631 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific West of Cheyenne, UP has four main tracks (for a distance). Mains 1 and 2 follow a very different grade from Mains 3 and 4. The latter go to Speer Jct toward the Greeley Sub and the single main track (Main 3) that goes to Dale Jct. Here, the Cheyenne Frontier Days train backs down from Speer Jct on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107630 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The lighting is just perfect for this view of the Cheyenne Frontier Days train as it backs down Main 3 from Speer Jct. For the eight mile reverse move, the train was good for 30 MPH, except through crossovers where it was restricted to about 15 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107629 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It is simply amazing that UP takes the time and money to keep steam running in 2018. UP 844 is a Northern-type 8-4-8 locomotive that was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in December 1944 as the last steam engine delivered to UP. It ran in revenue service until 1959. In 1960, it was saved from scrapping, to be preserved. Soon after, it started running in excursion service and has now running much larger (and far more miles) in excursion service than it did in revenue service in the 1940s and 1950s! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107628 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A good, elevated roster shot of UP 1943 after Cheyenne Frontier Days was wyed at Speer Jct. The train is now backing up the eight miles to the depot in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107627 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A look at UP 1943 as it blows out some exhaust, really throttling up to move the train up the grade around the west leg of the wye at Speer Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107626 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific With the 1.2% grade coming off the Greeley Sub and in to Speer Jct, UP 1943 throttles up to help out UP 844 in pulling the train up and around the west leg of wye. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107625 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The dispatcher has thrown the switch to the west leg of the wye and given a signal to UP 844. It is kicking up some smoke as it start pulling up the grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107624 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1171 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific With the Wyoming flag unfurled on the front of UP 844, the engine (and train) roll backward on the east leg of the wye at Speer Jct. It is, of course, necessary to turn the train around for the evening trip back to Denver. The nearest wye is at Speer, roughly eight miles away from the depot in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107622 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific An SD70ACe, a C44-9W and an SD70M start pulling on a very heavy manifest on Main 4 just outside of Cheyenne. The train is originating from the yard in Cheyenne and is preparing to head west after switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107621 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1073 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound manifest starts pulling on Main 4 at CP W511. The train had stopped east of the road, allowing photographers to get shots of the Cheyenne Frontier Days a few minutes earlier Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107620 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Approaching the signal bridge at CP W511 (just west of Cheyenne), UP 844 will cross over from Main 3 to Main 1 in order to stop at the Cheyenne Depot, allowing its passengers to disembark. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106694 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 996 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 crosses over from Main 1 toward the Cheyenne Yard at CP W511 as a westbound prepares to pull west out of the yard on Main 4. UP 1943 will stay the night in Cheyenne before departing east of Omaha the next day. It is supposed to tour UP's system, so here's hoping the day will come when I can get some shots of it leading on the Moffat! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106693 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After waiting for two westbounds, the dispatcher has set UP 1943 up with a light to process east and cross over from Main 1 into the the Cheyenne yard. It is about to pass underneath the impressive signal bridge that protects CP W511 to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106692 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1019 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound double stack train on Main 2, led by an SD70M, approaches the 16th "commemorative" unit that UP has ever unveiled. UP 1943 sits patiently on Main 1, waiting for its turn to move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106691 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1320 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 sits on Main 1 just west of the signal bridge at CP W511. The units is waiting to cross over and into the yard at Cheyenne, but it will first have to wait for a westbound double stack that has already been cleared west on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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