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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 843 |
Description: |
Backing down onto its train, 4-8-4 833 was seen at Denver Union Station. 833 was built by ALCo in 1944. It would be retired in November 1959. |
Photo Date: |
10/1/1955 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 9:20:53 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 843(4-8-4) |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Charging Out |
Description: |
4-6-6-4 3966 storms out of LaSalle with a freight while one of the S-2 1114 shuffles cars. |
Photo Date: |
2/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 6:30:35 PM |
Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 3966(4-6-6-4) UP 1114(S2) |
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116 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4012 |
Description: |
With a passenger train on the next track, 4-8-8-4 4012 departs Cheyenne in April 1956. 4012 came from ALCo in October 1941. It was retired and placed in storage in February 1962. In August 1964, 4012 was donated to Steamtown. |
Photo Date: |
4/1/1956 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:00:22 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4012(4-8-8-4) |
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119 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-0 355 |
Description: |
Waiting for the torch at Denver was 2-8-0 355. 355 had been built by Baldwin in 1904 as Southern Pacific 2699. It was sold to UP in 1910, becoming UP 355. It was out of service in this photo, but was briefly returned to service and renumbered 6355 in 1957. It would be retired for good in May 1958. |
Photo Date: |
8/6/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:58:14 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 355(2-8-0) |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-0 6264 |
Description: |
Parked at Denver back to back it another locomotive was 2-8-0 6264. 6264 was built by Baldwin in March 1907 as UP 264. It was renumbered to 6264 in 1953 and retired in April 1959. 6264 was then donated to Sons of Utah Pioneers and moved to Corinne, Utah. It was sold to the Heber Creeper in 1980. The Nevada State Railroad Museum would acquire 6264 in 1992 and moved it to Boulder City where it is on display. |
Photo Date: |
8/6/1956 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:16:06 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6264(2-8-0) |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Double Headed Overland |
Description: |
With 4-8-4 843 providing assistance up front, 4-8-4 823 leads an 18 car Train 27 (the San Francisco Overland) west through Granite, WY in August 1956. |
Photo Date: |
8/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 9:22:13 PM |
Location: |
Granite, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 843(4-8-4) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Light FEF |
Description: |
Having assisted the westbound San Francisco Overland to the summit of Sherman Hill, 4-8-4 843 rolls light back into Cheyenne. |
Photo Date: |
8/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 9:23:38 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 843(4-8-4) |
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108 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4018 |
Description: |
Emerging from the fog at Dale Junction, WY, 4-8-8-4 4018 roars through the mist. 4018 was built by ALCo in December 1941. It was retired in July 1962 and donated to the Texas State Fairgrounds. |
Photo Date: |
8/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:03:43 PM |
Location: |
Dale Jct., WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4018(4-8-8-4) |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4020 |
Description: |
Trundling through the switch work at Cheyenne, 4-8-8-4 4020 weaves along with a freight. 4020 came from ALCo in November 1944. It was retired in July 1962 and sold for scrap in May 1963. |
Photo Date: |
8/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:06:24 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4020(4-8-8-4) |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
North from Denver |
Description: |
Heading out of Denver in September 1956, 2-8-2 2498 rushes by with a train of tankcars. |
Photo Date: |
9/3/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:13:52 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2498(2-8-2) |
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57 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
North from Brighton |
Description: |
Continuing on north, 2-8-2 2498 departs Brighton, CO at 15 MPH. The tankcars have been dropped and boxcars have taken their place. |
Photo Date: |
9/3/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:16:57 PM |
Location: |
Brighton, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2498(2-8-2) |
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71 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-2 2497 |
Description: |
Clanking along at 10 MPH near Dupont, CO, 2-8-2 2497 leads a local freight. 2497 was built by ALCo in September 1918 as UP 2312. It was renumbered to 2497 in 1920. 2497 would be retired in June 1958. |
Photo Date: |
9/15/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:11:59 PM |
Location: |
Dupont, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 2497(2-8-2) |
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74 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-2 2498 |
Description: |
Sitting under the coaling tower at Denver was 2-8-2 2498. Built in September 1918 by ALCo, 2498 was originally 2313. It was renumbered to 2498 in 1920. Retirement would come in June 1948. |
Photo Date: |
9/15/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:18:25 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 2498(2-8-2) |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-2 2498 |
Description: |
Making a smoky move, 2-8-2 2498 rolls back toward the coaling tower at Denver. |
Photo Date: |
9/15/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:19:19 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 2498(2-8-2) |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3822 |
Description: |
Photographed at Denver surrounded by other stored power, 4-6-6-4 3822 awiats its fate. 3822 was built by ALCo in August 1937 as 3922. It was renumbered to 3822 in 1944. 3822 would be retired in September 1957 |
Photo Date: |
4/21/1957 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:15:53 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 3822(4-6-6-4) |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A Bright One |
Description: |
While 4-8-8-4 4003 waits with a train at Cheyenne, the bright, sun like headlight of oncoming 4013 illuminates the horizon. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/1957 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:19:58 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4003(4-8-8-4) |
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81 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3965 |
Description: |
Sittting forlorn outside of the roundhouse at Laramie, 4-6-6-4 3965 sits in storage. 3965 was built by ALCo in May 1942. It would be retired in July 1960. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:17:34 PM |
Location: |
Laramie, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 3965(4-6-6-4) |
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79 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-2 4002 |
Description: |
Beneath the coaling tower at Laramie was 4-8-8-4 4002, waiting to head out on the road. 4002 was built by ALCo in August 1941. It would be retired in November 1961. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:18:51 PM |
Location: |
Laramie, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4002(4-8-8-4) |
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71 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4011 |
Description: |
Viewed from almost rail level, 4-8-8-4 4011 simmers at Cheyenne in September 1958. It was built by ALCo in October 1941 and was retired in July 1962. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:58:07 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4011(4-8-8-4) |
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63 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
West at Speer |
Description: |
Traveling along west at Speer, 4-8-8-4 4015 passes by with a mixed freight. 4015 arrived from ALCo in November 1941 and was retired in August 1961. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:01:43 PM |
Location: |
Speer, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4015(4-8-8-4) |
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84 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4015 |
Description: |
Parked at Cheyenne, having come in with a freight, is 4-8-8-4 4015. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:08:59 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4015(4-8-8-4) |
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60 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4019 |
Description: |
Steaming it up under the coaling tower at Laramie is 4-8-8-4 4019. Having been built by ALCo in December 1941, 4019 was retired in January 1962. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:04:39 PM |
Location: |
Laramie, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4019(4-8-8-4) |
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94 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4022 |
Description: |
With smoke and steam emitting profusely, 4-8-8-4 4022 is at Cheyenne during September 1958. 4022 was built by ALCo in November 1944 and was retired in February 1962. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:07:13 PM |
Location: |
Laramie, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4022(4-8-8-4) |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4011 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/21/1958 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 10:24:48 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4011(4-8-8-4) |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Big Boy at Sunset |
Description: |
With the sun going down, 4-8-8-4 4003 rolls along with a freight at Granite, WY. 4003 was built by ALCo in August 1941. It would be placed in storage in February 1962. 4003 would be sold for scrap in May 1963. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:21:07 PM |
Location: |
Granite, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4003(4-8-8-4) |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Waiting to Clear |
Description: |
4-8-8-4 4011 sits at the limits of Cheyenne, waiting for a passenger train to clear the yard lead. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:59:12 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4011(4-8-8-4) |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific GP9 199 |
Description: |
Running as Extra 199, GP9 199 tows cars through Eaton, CO in November 1958. 199 had been built by EMD in April 1954. It would be wrecked in June 1964 at Stauffer, WY. |
Photo Date: |
11/30/1958 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:56:26 PM |
Location: |
Eaton, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 199(GP9) |
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55 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
Description: |
With a baggage car coupled on, 4-8-4 8444 backs down onto an excursion train at Rawlins. |
Photo Date: |
9/13/1962 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:23:34 PM |
Location: |
Rawlins, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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98 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
Description: |
Taken during 1963. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1963 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 7:49:41 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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85 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Near Speer |
Description: |
Not to far from the junction at Speer, GP30 869 and a trio of other GP30s lead a freight westbound on the UP main. 869 was built in September 1962 and was not quite a year old. It would be retired in November 1984 and sold for scrap in 1985. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 9:54:37 PM |
Location: |
Speer, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 869(GP30) |
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50 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
In the Wyoming Fields |
Description: |
Rolling through the Wyoming countryside, 8444 has an excursion in tow during June 1963. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:14:22 PM |
Location: |
Unknown, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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80 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
Description: |
Seen at what is likely Laramie, 4-8-4 8444 is at the head of one of its many excursion runs. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:24:47 PM |
Location: |
Laramie, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Heading Out of Laramie |
Description: |
4-8-4 8444 heads out of Laramie with an excursion, circa June 1963. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:26:01 PM |
Location: |
Laramie, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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35 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
Description: |
Having arrived with an excursion train, 8444 runs light through the yard in Cheyenne. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:27:01 PM |
Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Steaming at Speer |
Description: |
Rushing along near Speer, 8444 heads up a train load of enthusiasts during June 1963. |
Photo Date: |
6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:28:15 PM |
Location: |
Speer, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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76 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
Description: |
Having stopped for a photo run, 8444 poses at Dale Junction. |
Photo Date: |
9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:59:07 PM |
Location: |
Dale Jct., WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Movie Run |
Description: |
With railfans strewn over the hillside, 8444 makes a movie run for the cameras at Emkay. |
Photo Date: |
9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:02:09 PM |
Location: |
Emkay, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Smoking Up Perkins |
Description: |
Making another runby, 8444 smokes up the landscape as it charges through Perkins, WY with a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. |
Photo Date: |
9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:04:23 PM |
Location: |
Perkins, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Arrival at Rawlins |
Description: |
Having rolled in from the east, 8444 stops at Rawlins, WY with a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. |
Photo Date: |
9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:05:30 PM |
Location: |
Rawlins, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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75 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Movie Run 2 |
Description: |
Having stormed closer, 8444 continues to put on a show for the cameras during a runby at Emkay. |
Photo Date: |
9/23/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:03:15 PM |
Location: |
Emkay, WY |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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85 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
Description: |
Sitting at UP's 40th Street yard in Denver, 8444 readies to head to Union Station to pick up an excursion train. |
Photo Date: |
1/13/1967 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:26:38 PM |
Location: |
Denver, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Meeting of Commerce |
Description: |
DD35s 76 and 81 meet at Commerce City north of Denver September 1967. It appears a crew change was going on aboard 81. Both units were built in 1965. Both would also be retired in August 1981 and sold for scrap in 1982. |
Photo Date: |
9/1/1967 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:52:04 PM |
Location: |
Commerce City, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 76(DD35A) UP 81(DD35A) |
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58 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
31 Cars East |
Description: |
With 31 cars in tow, a UP freight heads east through Fort Lupton, CO bound for North Platte, NE. Up front is GP30 849, followed by GP9B 194B, SD45 3041 and E8A 928. Lead 849 had been built by EMD in September 1962. It was retired in 1985 and donated to the Feather River Rail Society in 1986. It would be on display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA until 2018, when it was sold to Western Rail and moved to Washington. |
Photo Date: |
8/10/1971 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 9:24:26 PM |
Location: |
Fort Lupton, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 849(GP30) |
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78 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Condrey Lake Coal |
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Photo Date: |
6/1/1975 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 6:08:34 PM |
Location: |
Condrey Lake, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 457(SD7) |
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74 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headed for Sterling |
Description: |
Running along the line to Sterling, 8444 handles an excursion run to that Colorado town. |
Photo Date: |
7/26/1980 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:09:32 PM |
Location: |
Sterling, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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42 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific GP30 703 |
Description: |
From a damaged negative. |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1980 Upload Date: 10/14/2023 7:55:52 PM |
Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 703(GP30) |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP Meets SLSF |
Description: |
From a damaged negative. |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1980 Upload Date: 10/14/2023 7:56:58 PM |
Location: |
unknown, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 3091(SD40) SLSF 947(SD45) |
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63 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific GP20 476 |
Description: |
Laying over at LaSalle is GP20 476. 476 had been built by EMD in July 1960 as 706. It was renumbered to 476 in December 1962. 476 was retired in June 1982 and sold for scrap in 1983. |
Photo Date: |
8/23/1980 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 8:34:31 PM |
Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Locomotives: |
UP 476(GP20) |
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61 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific GP20 476 |
Description: |
Seen from the other side, GP20 476 was captured at LaSalle, CO in August 1980. |
Photo Date: |
8/23/1980 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 8:35:16 PM |
Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 476(GP20) |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific GP30 703 |
Description: |
Built by EMD in February 1963, GP30 703 was snapped at LaSalle getting its tank topped off. It would be retired in March 1984 and would be sold for scrap in December 1985. |
Photo Date: |
8/23/1980 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 9:20:07 PM |
Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
Author: |
Dave Straight |
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