Photo ID: 113788 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Albany County, WY 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Here at CP W511, the Laramie Sub (Overland Route) passes underneath BNSF's Front Range Sub. There was a northbound BNSF manifest in the area, for a chance for a "over/under" shot was in the cards. Alas, the northbound stopped to walk the train after it sparked a few fires along the right-of-way south of Cheyenne. UP 4014 backs away from the camera, headed for home at the end of this western tour. In one month and one day, the Big Boy will be departed Cheyenne east for a massive journey that includes a trip on Norfolk Southern to Philadelphia. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113787 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Albany County, WY 12 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After nearly a month on the road, UP 4014 and the steam crew are nearing the end of the first half of their semiquincentennial journey. The train is backing up on Main 3, and will back into the yard to drop their covered hopper off, before heading to the roundhouse. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113786 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Speer Jct is effectively a very large wye, with a single track on the southwest and southeast sides of the wye, and two tracks on the north edge. The wye and tracks can leads west toward Laramie, north toward Cheyenne, or south toward Denver. Here, the Big Boy makes a reverse move on the southeast leg of the wye, and will cross over to Main 3 for the ten mile reverse journey to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113785 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A bit of a photo line formed here at Speer, getting shots of UP 4014 and train as they make a reverse move back along the southeast leg of the wye at Speer Jct. The train will cross over to Main 3, and continue a reverse move all the way to the yard at Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113784 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train have started a reverse move from the Greeley Sub main, back toward Main 3 north of Speer Jct. The train will continue a reverse move roughly 10 miles back to the yard at Cheyenne. UP police were present at Speer Jct, making sure to keep railfans back from the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113782 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Big Boy is leaving the wye at Speer Jct behind, pulling onto the single track main of the Greeley Sub. Right here, the tracks cross over BNSF's Front Range Subdivision. A northbound BNSF manifest was actually not too far off, but the timing was not quite right for an "over/under" shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113781 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W518 (Speer) Albany County, WY 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Speer Jct, UP 4014 wraps around the southwest leg of the wye, moving toward the Greeley Subdivision. Once the entire train in on the Greeley Sub, it will make a reverse move toward Main 3, making a reverse move all the way to Cheyenne. A distance of roughly 10 miles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113780 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W519 (Borie) Albany County, WY 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are currently running on the Borie Cutoff, rather than on Mains 1 or 2, which you can see in the distance. This stretch of track is roughly five miles long, and connects Speer Jct (southwest of Cheyenne) with the Overland Route. Trains coming up the Greeley Sub from Denver that are headed west, and have no stop in Cheyenne, will take this track. Same with their eastbound counterparts. Here, the Big Boy will run to Speer Jct and make a reverse move from Speer to the yard at Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113779 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W519 (Borie) Albany County, WY 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific After running on Main 1 between Dale Jct and Borie, UP 4014 and train have crossed over to Main 2, and then over to the Borie Cutoff. This move surprised several railfans, who were expecting the Big Boy to run on Main 1 all the way to Cheyenne, rather than take the cutoff up to Speer Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113778 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W530 to CP W536 (Buford) Albany County, WY 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific While UP's Main 3 (between Speer and Dale Jct) does have four siding on it, it is almost exclusively used by westbounds as it has a lesser grade than the original grade that Mains 1 and 2 follow. Main 3 is several miles longer than Mains 1 and 2, but the lesser grade is worth the added distance. Main 3 was opened in 1953, nearly a century after the original line. Since UP 4014 is currently running eastbound (and down grade), like most other trains, it is on Main 1 this afternoon between Granite and Buford. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113777 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I have always been a little bit fascinated by Hermosa Tunnel. It is one of only a handful of tunnels on UP's Overland Route, and certainly the most famous. The double-bore tunnel is just shy of 2,000 feet in length, running through relatively soft dirt near the top of Sherman Hill. I was happy I had the chance to capture UP 4014 and train approaching the west portal of the tunnel on Main 1, on its return journey to home (Cheyenne). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113776 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Tunnel Albany County, WY 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A bit of steam is kicked out on UP 4014 as the train approaches the west portal of Hermosa Tunnel on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113775 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hermosa Albany County, WY 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 rounds the bend from Tie Siding on Main 1, leading into the cut on the west side of Hermosa Tunnel. For whatever reason, UP typically runs trains on the left train between Tie Siding at Cheyenne. The tracks are, of course, CTC. So the dispatcher can run trains either direction on either main at his or her discretion. However, that discretion is generally the lefthand main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113774 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W570 to CP W585 (Bosler) Albany County, WY 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Big Boy crosses over the Laramie River on Main 2, right around eight miles north of its next stop in the fourth-largest city in Wyoming, Laramie. As you can see, UP 4014 attracted dozens of railfans out to capture some shots on the journey east to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113773 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 24, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W582 (Bosler) to CP W585 Albany County, WY 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Bosler, WY, UP 4014 is steaming east on Main 2. A couple of MOW cars sit in a house track that is located off of Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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