A rare sight finds the California Zephyr leaving the Cheyenne, Wyoming depot. Flooding in Nebraska damaged sections of track, necessitating the diversion through the northern part of Nebraska and... (more)
Rare Mileage on the Overland Route Rare mileage and Rolling under the famed Ex-Colorado & Southern BNSF Front Range Subdivision 126’ thru truss bridge Amtrak 5 has just left the Cheyen... (more)
A rare event yesterday saw the California Zephyr passing through Cheyenne, Wyoming and under the Colorado and Southern steel girder bridge. Heavy rains in Nebraska washed out the track on the nor... (more)
Following some crazy Wyoming weather of rain and hail in late July, a Union Pacific engine move shuffles under the large signal bridge to the west of Cheyenne Yard.
A fresh coat of Heritage III paint makes BN Caboose 2408 shine in the sun as it sits in a yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
A bright sunset catches a rare sight at the steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming as a lineup of rare locomotives faces west, including UP 844, UP 5511, UP 'Big Boy' 4014 and UP 'Challenger' 3985.
A unique line-up of steam power in the Blue Hour at the steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming includes UP 5511, UP 'Big Boy' 4014, UP 844, and UP Challenger 3985.
Speer Water Tank Recently fallen and removed the Speer Water Tank still stood while Union Pacific was testing 4014 on this late July stormy afternoon. The stormy skies play a tune of c... (more)
The trinity of the UP Steam Program for so long, UP 4014 (4-8-8-4), UP 844 (4-8-4) and UP 3985 (4-6-6-4) look out of the Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In November of 2022, UP 3985 was donated ... (more)
UP 5511 (2-10-2) and 3985 (4-6-6-4) look west out of the UP Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They would soon be donated by the Union Pacific and moved to Silvas, Illinois, where they will be rest... (more)
A final portrait, UP 4014, UP 844, UP 3985 and UP 5511 outside the Cheyenne Engine House.
For the first time in many years the Union Pacific activated the Rotary Plow UP 900082 to fight snow drifts in Rollinsville, Wyoming.
Union Pacific Thoroughbreds The crew of the steam program at Union Pacific Railroad set out to record the last time 844, 4014, and 3985 will ever be together again in the steam house i... (more)
