The Swan Ranch Railroad operates a number of engines in an industrial area south of Cheyenne Wyoming. Their attractive black and yellow paint schemes are certainly not hard to miss.
60 years ago, 4-8-8-4's were running out their last miles between Cheyenne and Laramie, WY. For the first time since then, a Big Boy charges out of Cheyenne. Truly a breathtaking sight.
UP 4014 and 844 break through the shadows as they head towards Herriman, Wyoming. The day started with not a cloud in the sky, but by the time the christening of 4014 was completed in Cheyenne an... (more)