When UP announced the singular trip for #4014 this year would be south to Denver on a Thursday, north to Cheyenne on a Saturday, right around the middle of July....all I could think of was the old... (more)
The industrial area of Commerce City, north of the Denver skyline, provides a gritty scene for the Union Pacific's 'BIG BOY' steam locomotive #4014 (4-8-8-4) as it runs back to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Passenger special returns to Denver after passengers took in the wild wonders of the annual Frontier Days. While not advertised as such, today's round trip from Denver basically was the old Denve... (more)
Originally C&NW 8695, UP 9799 looks in great shape as the 31-year-old leader of a well-powered container train rolling downslope toward Cheyenne at Sunrise. The Borie Cutoff line connecting Denver... (more)