Cheyenne Wyoming Union Pacific 4014 just lifts off for its journey south to Denver in September 2025. Many preparations were made for this run for officials and executives of the road.

UP 2762 (ES44AC) leads a freight out of the east end of the massive yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

A power-heavy lash up led by UP 5672 (AC4400CW-CTE) brings a long freight into the west end of the Union Pacific yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

UP 2762 (ES44AC) runs east on the Transcon through Cheyenne, Wyoming.

UP 6753 (AC4400CW) shoves a freight through the signal tower at Cheyenne, Wyoming.

UP 8852 East is nearly to the top of Archer hill and headed for the plains as clouds build up on an early June afternoon.

UP 8836 (SD70AH) leads a freight out of the yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming as it heads east on the Transcon.

BNSF 8159 (ES44C4) leads the LauDen train south on the Front Range Sub out of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

MP 5038 leads a westbound coal train out of Cheyenne, WY in June of 1989.

Better Days. While looking structurally sound, close inspection shows lots of needs to refurbish this late era D&RGW caboose. This was one of several cabooses in the yard, and I understand ... (more)

Getting Underway Big Boy and the UPSteam Team are just getting underway for testing to Emkay, WY.

Union Pacific E9 set of UP 949, 963B & 951 outside the Cheyenne, WY Union Pacific roundhouse on June 2, 1995. The 3 unit set of E9's had been running back and forth in the yard and were now sittin... (more)

Cheyenne Frontier Days Replica Union Pacific 4014 poses for me between the roundhouse and the Cheyenne Depot.

PNYNY South Union Pacific 1616 rolls west under the BNSF on its way to Denver.

A "chalk-free" Big Boy leads a passenger special to Denver in order to be in place for a run during what would have been the annual Denver Post CFD run. The noise leaving Cheyenne was p... (more)