Photo ID: 111231 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 237 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific One last close up profile shot of UP 4014 as it backs off Main 4 and into the Cheyenne Yard via "the old way". The steam crew will put the old gal in the round house and shut her down, likely for the rest of 2024. After two months on the road, there is likely some upkeep that will be necessary before the next tour, hopefully in 2025. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111230 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A look down from BNSF's Front Range Sub at UP 4014 and train, backing off Main 4 and into the west end of the Cheyenne Yard. UP's tracks were here in Cheyenne before the C&S Line, meaning the C&S Line had to climb a fill to use a bridge to cross over UP's transcontinental mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111229 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific If only there had been a BNSF train crossing above right at this point! Indeed, the bridge does carry BNSF's Front Range Subdivision across UP's (far busier) Laramie Subdivision on the west side of Cheyenne. UP 4014 and train are backing up on Main 4 to enter the yard through "the old way" to complete their day and their tour for 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111228 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W511 Cheyenne, WY 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train are backing up into the yard at Cheyenne at the conclusion of the Heartland Tour for 2024. The grade crossing at Southwest Drive is a pretty popular spot for railfans (and, in particular steam fans) to stop for some shots, and today is no exception. The train is on Main 4 as is back underneath the signal bridge at CP W511. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111227 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Bridge Cheyenne, WY 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of Cheyenne, a westbound coal load that originated in the Powder River Basin is on Main 3, passing underneath BNSF's Front Range Subdivision. The train will take Main 3 from Speer Jct to Dale Creek Jct. Main 3 follows a completely different alignment from Mains 1 and 2, and heavier trains are often west on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110643 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tie Siding Albany County, WY 97 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The last shot of the day comes at Tie Siding, just west of the Hermosa Tunnel. Numerous thunderstorms have been rolling through the area and, indeed, it is raining right now as this eastbound passes under the signal bridge at Hermosa Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110636 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rawlins Carbon County, WY 151 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train pass underneath I-80 as they approach the east end of the Rawlins, WY. You can see the switch it bent from Main 2 to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110635 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walcott to Benton Carbon County, WY 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train cross over the North Platte River at Fort Steele, right around 14 miles east of Rawlins, WY. Five miles east of here, at Walcott, the train crossed over from Main 1 to Main 2. There also happens to be a 10 MPH slow order across the bridge, so the train is move slow through the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110634 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hanna to Durrant Carbon County, WY 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The overall size of a UP Big Boy is truly impressive to behold. This view of the 4-8-8-4 leading a special west of Hanna helps show its overall size. Including the tender, the unit is 132 feet long. The Big Boy and tender combine weight right around 1.2 million pounds (600 tons). The tender holds close to 25,000 gallons of water and consumes as much as 12,000 gallons of water per hour. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110633 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hanna to Durrant Carbon County, WY 180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 pulls through a cut on Main 1. The train made a mechanical stop several miles back at Medicine Bow, allowing me to get ahead of it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110632 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ramsey Hanna, WY 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern NS 7550 is the sole unit remaining on this eastbound covered hopper train after the crew took the lead two units to the east end of the siding. In the distance, you can see another eastbound pulling through the siding. The second unit from this train on Main 2 will be donated to the train in the siding as another one of its units failed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110631 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ramsey Hanna, WY 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific A eastbound covered hopper train has come to a stop on Main 2 between Hanna and Ramsey. Another eastbound needs to steal the second unit on the head end of this train to make the climb. The other train will pull along next to this train on the south siding in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110630 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rock River Rock River, WY 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The tracks of the Overland Route skirt the rocks of Lower Pine Ridge, providing a great backdrop for UP 4014 and train. Afternoon clouds are starting to move in, nice as "fluffy" now, but thunderstorms will roll through later in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110629 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rock River Rock River, WY 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific There's a lot of straight stretches of track on UP's Overland in Wyoming, but there are also several areas that are quite scenic. One such spot is Rock River. UP 4014 is coming around the curve in front of the rocky ridge on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110628 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Laramie Laramie, WY 163 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific I grew up in the diesel era, but I am not going to lie that there is nothing like seeing the 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" in command of a train. UP is taking the engine to Roseville and back over the next several weeks. The train will operate over Donner Pass and it will run through Feather River Canyon as well. 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