DALE WY Oct 19 1977 -- Union Pacific GP9 321 rolls off the Dale Creek Fill on the way to Laramie. The train is coming off the alternate main line from Cheyenne.
A UP freight climbs track two out of the rain. This was one of the few times there where I watched it rain all around me but not on me.
Westbound containers crest the Harriman Line, moving back on to the Overland Route at Dale Junction.
Driving westbound into the late afternoon sun, auto racks come off the Harriman Cutoff, while in the distance, an eastbound stack train builds up steam for the final push over Sherman Hill.
Working uphill on the 110-year-old "new" route over Sherman Hill, which is at this point about 2-3 miles south of the original line.
The moon is coming up in the east, while another train works its way up toward the highest point on the Overland Route.
An eastbound passes the rock formations between Dale Jct and Dale on Wyomings Sherman Hill
As if to say 'move over and let me lead!', the Centennial as the second unit still makes the train as the swift VAN idles down from Sherman summit to Dale Jct. You could hear trains on the Harrim... (more)
On a perfect Wyoming day almost 32 years ago, a 'Fast Forty Sandwich' leads an eastbound manifest near Dale. The engineer gives us a hearty wave as the train roars upgrade. The UP had 47 of the... (more)
A UP train bursts from the fog on Sherman Hill just outside of Cheyenne, WY
