Final run of the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days special...altho' we didn't know it at the time.

The last run of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Train finds UP 844 waiting in the North Yard in Denver at dawn for the final passengers to load. The train was sponsored by the Denver Post newspaper an... (more)

#844 remained in Denver an extra day following the final run of the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days special, while the consist ran ahead to Council Bluffs. This allowed them to pick up some fr... (more)

#844 is crossing BNSF at grade with the Shiloh Limited. There was actually a coal train waiting for this, but it got to move first.

#844 is embarking with the Shiloh Limited, it will cross back to Omaha then head south.

#844 is embarking on the first leg of its Shiloh Limited duties. It will pick up the rest of the train in Council Bluffs.

#844 remained in Denver following the end of the 2018 CFD special while the train ran back to Council Bluffs. It went back to Cheyenne under its own power with some freight in tow.

#844 blasts out of a servicing stop.

#844 eases out of DUS with the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days special.

#844 highballs out of Denver after a trek over from North Yard with what was the annual Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days special. This would turn out to be the final run.

#844 is on the second leg of the Shiloh Limited run, after Council Bluffs, it will have the complete train. Just out of frame is an eastbound that would have blocked the shot any sooner.

Among the Black Eyed Susan Patch

Sharing some time with a bumble bee and a wasp I wait in the humid hot evening air north of Greeley along the route of the legends. Che... (more)

Union Pacific train SYUWC 17 (Special, Yuma AZ to West Colton Yard CA) exists the UP’s Alhambra Sub and enters West Colton Yard to spend the night and perform some maintenance. UP FEF-3 class 4... (more)

UP 844 opens the taps with plenty of straight track to get into a groove. This "Northern" class locomotive was built in 1944 and has never been retired from active service. Her top speed... (more)

Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train 2017

2017, a pleasant year to chase and shoot the Cheyenne Frontier Days Denver Post train. A uniform yellow and gray excursion fle... (more)