Train Chasing

One of my favorite things to do for free time is to go train chasing. There's a little road following the train up the Union Pacific Cheyenne-Laramie subdivision. Its always a fun thing to do. Here are some pictures.

This train is the fastest train running on the Union Pacific it goes from Chicago to California in 72 hours. Taken from a bridge close to the Borie cut off out side of Cheyenne.

A UP manifest leaving Cheyenne

A good looking SD70 ACe

This is one of my favorites it is an unpatched Southern Pacific GE AC4400CW #144

Another local UP manifest

A manifest  pulling in to Cheyenne.

Be looking out for more.

Frontier Days II

Today I was able to wake and start driving until we saw 844 coming home from Denver CO with all the rodeo fans for Frontier days. We caught 844 at Greeley CO and chased him from Greeley back to Cheyenne. It was another extremely fun day with 844. Tonight 844 heads back to Denver for the night for another 21 cars full of people for CFD. Enjoy the pictures and movies.

844 at Terry Ranch Road just outside Cheyenne.

844 charging to get to Cheyenne before 10:00

Just outside Carr CO

844 charging to get to Cheyenne by 10:00

844's big 80" drivers

Left side of 844

Almost to Carr CO

After going by Terry Ranch Road

The long train

844 pulling into Cheyenne

DD-40 and the 21 cars.

Thanks so much for looking.

Frontier Days

It's that time of year again with all the Frontier Days stuff. I have have always loved this time of year with all the excitement. One of my Favorite parts of FD is the Denver Post train. The steam crew has been putting this one for many years. One of there steam locomotive and many cars go to Denver to get the rodeo fans and bring then back for the Cheyenne Frontier Days. This morning the locomotive left Cheyenne at around 9:30 and was bound for Denver. Tomorrow the locomotive will we on display all day. And on Saturday it goes back to Cheyenne and then back to Denver in the same day. Finally on Sunday the locomotive travels back home to Cheyenne and does not have more trips until next year. This year the steam crew took Union Pacific 844 and there diesel 6936 and there train was 21 car long! This morning we watched it get ready to leave and then headed down to the First RR crossing. We then chased it from there to second crossing before it split off to head to Denver. Enjoy the pictures and videos. For more info go to www.upsteam.com

844 at the second crossing just out side of Cheyenne.

The train is so long it has to be split in two when not on the main.

844 charging to the first RR crossing

844 was very clean and looking good ready to get the Highball.

The trip before before this one they took off the red mars light.

844 charging out of town about to approach the first crossing.

My trip to the Nevada Northern. {Ely NV}

My Dad was able to take me on business trip with him to the Nevada Northern Railroad. We drove to Denver CO there we hoped on a plane and flew to Salt Lake City. The next morning we got up and drove the three hours to Nevada Northern. We were able to stay at the NN for 3 days. The funnest opportunity was I got to drive the steam locomotive number 40 in the yard!!! The 40 was the only Steam Locomotive for those 3 days and a SD9 diesel. Over all if was the funnest trip i have ever been on. It is something I will never forget. Hope you enjoy the many videos and pictures.

Here is the SD9 diesel I was able to ride.

Here I am riding in the cad of the SD9

The 93 was unable to run that weekend. It needed to have a boiler wash.

Here is the #40 locomotive.

Here is 40 pulling out of the yard.

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Fireman's side of the 40

844 East

This morning my brothers and my dad were able to stop by the Union Pacific steam facility to watch the UP 844 leave town for the "Home Platte Special" heading east for North Platte then the next day on to Omaha where the locomotive will be on display. I was surprised to see it all ready to go this morning because on Friday June 7 the front of the locomotive was still off!  It was a fun morning. Hope you enjoy the pictures and the videos. 

Doing some last touches on the pistons. At the last moment they spray painted it black.

 844 idling ready to go.

The train consisted of the UP 844 
DD40 {6936} &
4 support cars.

Getting ready to leave town.

Charging out of town.

More pictures and movies of 844 to come.

New Cagneys

Here are some picture of the newly built No.1 and No.2

 No.2 {blue} No.1 {black}

 Newly finished by WRRC No.1

 Front view of No.1

The two locomotive together                                                      More posts to come!

Cheyenne WY and Wasatch RR Contractors Depot Days

On 17-19 WRRC and the town of Cheyenne had a depot days. WRRC hosted it at they shop. It was a big susses and very fun. We were able to set up curved track around the whole parking lot close to 350 feet. I was not able to have my camera on Friday and Saturday but i remembered on the way out the door on Sunday. Here are some fun pictures from Sunday. This is a weekend I will never forget.

 Here's the train chugging up hill.

 This is a original 1911 Cagney. WRRC just finished with its nice shades of blue.

 Its about 8:15 just about ready for fire up. From my old post with the locomotive with no jacket we ran it on Friday and Saturday with a jacket and ran like a dream but at the last minute it broke down so we had to put the number 2 on the track and use her for pulling people around.

 WRRC built these nice crossings and railroad crossings for the depot days.

 Here I am again gaining speed for the big up hill coming.

For they depot days the trolley and buses stopped by a model train show, the UP steam shop, and then to WRRC.



Be watching out for the WRRC ribbon cutting!