I was able to walk around UP's shops at Wyoming during their annual open day and found this interesting contrast in the yard.

Standing in a Super 8 car park as the helpers of this BNSF freight slowly edge the train into the yard at Cheyenne.

Original slide from my collection. Thanks to UP we will see another Big Boy in action again.

Trailing edge of a storm heads east leaving behind a rainbow as a west bound freight leaves Cheyenne

UP's shops in Cheyenne were open to the public May 17/18 and I was lucky enough to get up real close to 4014. No-one was allowed on the locomotive but it was possible to get a shot of the cab in... (more)

The exhaust fumes of the locomotives blurs the load of this military train running down Sherman Hill near Borie, WY

Union Pacific's Steam Team pose in front of Big Boy no. 4014 at the Union Pacific depot in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The locomotive has returned home from Pomona, California. Special thanks goes to the U... (more)

Norfolk Southern's "Pennsylvania" Heritage Unit no. 8102 made a trip from Beaumont, Texas to the oil loading facility at Swan Ranch near Cheyenne, Wyoming. After dropping off their train so it can... (more)

A loaded concrete tie train led by a ageing Warbonnet C40-8W and BNSF GEVO have just crossed over the UP main line and Lincoln Way in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

A member of Steve Lee’s steam crew intently watches for a signal from the cab of Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 No. 3985 at Cheyenne, Wyoming, on October 9, 2008.

Just after returning from a trip back east, Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 No. 3985 shows some road dirt highlighting its massive boiler. After spotting a couple of cars, the locomotive will back into the ... (more)

Now part of the historical collection in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Union Pacific EMD SW10 No. 96 switches some passenger cars on October 9, 2008. UP No. 96 started life in 1950 as a SW7 and was rebuilt b... (more)

With the sun about to set in the western sky, a northbound BNSF manifest slows coming into Cheyenne right before crossing over the UP main line on the C&S Bridge.

UP 3394 led EMD 9090 and BNSF 8272 on this Granite switcher. Here the train is northbound on the transfer track from UP's Overland Route to BNSF's Front Range Sub, roughly 7 hours after the train ... (more)

Three units lead the Portland to North Platte manifest out of Cheyenne heading up Archer Hill towards Archer, WY.