Photo ID: 106117 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific As UP 844 comes around the south leg of the wye at Speer Jct, a westbound Z-Train passes by on Main 3 in the background. UP 844 is slowly pulling the train through the wye and on to the Greeley Sub. Once the entire train is on the Greeley Sub on the single main, a pair of diesel engines on the back of the train will pull the train on the track in the foreground, back to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106116 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W517 (Speer Jct) Laramie County, WY 1627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 gets a free ride (in reverse) as a pair of diesel units pull the Frontier Days trains down Main 4 at Speer Jct. At the far end of the wye, UP 844 will again take control and pull through one leg of the wye. Then, the diesels will pull for the return trip to Cheyenne. Note the clear signal on Main 3 for a Z-Train that is coming out of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106115 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1441 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific In order for the Cheyenne Frontier Days train to make the return trip from Cheyenne to Denver, the train has to be wyed (turned around). The nearest wye to Cheyenne is over six miles away at Speer Jct. UP 844 making that reverse move would take hours! So, UP has a better solution. A pair of engines simply hook on to the tail end of the train and pull it to Speer Jct. By doing this, there are no speed restrictions. Here, a pair of units pulls the train on Main 4 toward the first leg of the wye at CP W517. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106114 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W517 (Speer Jct) Laramie County, WY 1447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific A pair of AC4400CWs, one of Southern Pacific ancestry, push on the tail end of a load coal train up through Speer Jct. The head end of the train is now on the Greeley Sub and pulling toward Denver. The train is ultimately headed for the Nixon power plant in Colorado Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106113 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1592 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A southbound coal load pulls toward Speer Jct on Main 4 with a trio of elephant-style GEs on the point. This train loaded at the North Antelope Mine in the Powder River Basin and is actually headed for the Nixon power plant in Colorado Springs! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106112 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W517 (Speer Jct) Laramie County, WY 1454 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP's tracks west of Cheyenne offer an interesting configuration. Mains 1 and 2 head directly west toward Hermosa Tunnel and Laramie. Mains 3 and 4 curve south and run to Speer Jct. At Speer Jct, the Greeley Sub (toward Denver) breaks off and Mains 3 and 4 curve west. Then, the mains converge into a single main track. This track (Main 3) also runs to Hermosa, but as a single track on a completely different grade from Mains 1 and 2. The grade on Main 3 isn't nearly as steep as on Main 1 and 2, so heavy westbounds, such as the grain train in this shot, are frequently routed over Main 3 to Hermosa. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106111 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Depot Cheyenne, WY 1621 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Passengers from the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train are disembarking and getting ready to ride some buses to the Frontier Days celebration. However, several are taking advantage of the opportunity to get some pictures of UP 844, sitting on Main Track P1 at the station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106110 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1870 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Hello old friend! The Rio Grande heritage unit has done a great job of avoiding Denver for the past few years. This is the first time I've seen it since July 2011. Hard to believe that it just celebrated its 10th birthday in June. Today, it got the honor of assisting on the Cheyenne Frontier Days train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106109 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1639 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific It certainly seemed fitting to get a roster shot of UP 844 as it arrived in Cheyenne. After not having been under its own steam in three years, it sure looked good rolling in to Cheyenne on a beautiful Saturday morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106108 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 (Cheyenne) Cheyenne, WY 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Running almost precisely on time, UP 844 arrives in Cheyenne with the Cheyenne Frontier Days train in tow. The train is currently on Main 4, but is about to cross over to Main 1 at CP W511. It will then pull in to the station and passengers will begin to disembark. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106029 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie (CP W519) Larimer County, WY 1481 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A couple of miles west of Cheyenne finds a manifest on the move on UP's Laramie Subdivision. The train is on UP's busiest route...the Overland Route. Traveling on Main 2 at the moment, the train will change crews in Cheyenne and the new crew will keep the train rolling east toward Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105371 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Laramie County, WY 1677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I should preface this shot by stating that I love UP's DDA40X. I think it is great that, in 2015, it is still operational. However, I like that you can barely see the DD40AX in this particular shot, because the E-units and the UP passenger cars are so streamlined and are a perfect match for each other. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105370 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed UP 951 Laramie County, WY 1640 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The process of wying the Cheyenne Frontier Days special is roughly halfway complete. The train is at Speer Jct, about eight miles outside Cheyenne. Here, the train is coming down one leg of the wye. This leg connects Mains 3 and 4 with the Greeley Subdivision toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105369 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Speer Laramie County, WY 1620 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Once the Cheyenne Frontier Days special arrives in Cheyenne and its passengers detrain, the train needs to be wyed (turned around) in preparation for the return trip to Denver. The nearest why is at Speer, which is actually about eight miles away from Cheyenne. Rather than make a long (and slow) reverse move, the Granite switcher hooks on to the rear of the train. This allows the train to move at track speed. Here, UP 2525 (a fantastically shiny and new ES44AC) pulls the train through the curve, approaching the signals at Speer on Main 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105368 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 18, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 1904 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A westbound ballast train pulls out of the Cheyenne Yard, ready to head west on the Laramie Sub. The train is on Main 4, crossing underneath the BNSF Front Range Sub. The train is on Main 4 because it will actually swing south and go through Speer Junction before heading west on Main 3 to Dale Jct. Main 3 is on a totally separate grade from Mains 1 and 2 between Cheyenne and Dale Jct (near Hermosa Tunnel). Main 3 is longer, but the grade is much lower, so heavy westbounds, such as this ballast train, frequently take Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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