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Charging Out |
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4-6-6-4 3966 storms out of LaSalle with a freight while one of the S-2 1114 shuffles cars. |
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2/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 6:30:35 PM |
| Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4012 |
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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. |
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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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| Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-0 355 |
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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. |
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8/6/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:58:14 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 355(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-0 6264 |
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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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UP 6264(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4018 |
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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. |
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8/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:03:43 PM |
| Location: |
Dale Jct., WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4018(4-8-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4020 |
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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. |
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8/19/1956 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:06:24 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4020(4-8-8-4) |
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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. |
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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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| Title: |
North from Brighton |
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Continuing on north, 2-8-2 2498 departs Brighton, CO at 15 MPH. The tankcars have been dropped and boxcars have taken their place. |
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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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| Title: |
Union Pacific 2-8-2 2497 |
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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. |
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9/15/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:11:59 PM |
| Location: |
Dupont, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2497(2-8-2) |
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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. |
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9/15/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:18:25 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2498(2-8-2) |
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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. |
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9/15/1956 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:19:19 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2498(2-8-2) |
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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. |
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9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:58:07 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4011(4-8-8-4) |
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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. |
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9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:01:43 PM |
| Location: |
Speer, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4015(4-8-8-4) |
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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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UP 4015(4-8-8-4) |
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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. |
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9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:04:39 PM |
| Location: |
Laramie, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4019(4-8-8-4) |
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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. |
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9/7/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 7:07:13 PM |
| Location: |
Laramie, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4022(4-8-8-4) |
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108 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4011 |
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9/21/1958 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 10:24:48 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
Waiting to Clear |
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4-8-8-4 4011 sits at the limits of Cheyenne, waiting for a passenger train to clear the yard lead. |
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9/21/1958 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 6:59:12 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 4011(4-8-8-4) |
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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. |
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11/30/1958 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:56:26 PM |
| Location: |
Eaton, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 199(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
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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 |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
| Description: |
Taken during 1963. |
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1/1/1963 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 7:49:41 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
In the Wyoming Fields |
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Rolling through the Wyoming countryside, 8444 has an excursion in tow during June 1963. |
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6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:14:22 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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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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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Heading Out of Laramie |
| Description: |
4-8-4 8444 heads out of Laramie with an excursion, circa June 1963. |
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6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:26:01 PM |
| Location: |
Laramie, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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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. |
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6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:27:01 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Steaming at Speer |
| Description: |
Rushing along near Speer, 8444 heads up a train load of enthusiasts during June 1963. |
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6/2/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:28:15 PM |
| Location: |
Speer, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-8-4 8444 |
| Description: |
Having stopped for a photo run, 8444 poses at Dale Junction. |
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9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:59:07 PM |
| Location: |
Dale Jct., WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Movie Run |
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With railfans strewn over the hillside, 8444 makes a movie run for the cameras at Emkay. |
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9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:02:09 PM |
| Location: |
Emkay, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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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. |
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9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:04:23 PM |
| Location: |
Perkins, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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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. |
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9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:05:30 PM |
| Location: |
Rawlins, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Movie Run 2 |
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Having stormed closer, 8444 continues to put on a show for the cameras during a runby at Emkay. |
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9/23/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:03:15 PM |
| Location: |
Emkay, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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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. |
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1/13/1967 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:26:38 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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101 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. |
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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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| Title: |
Headed for Sterling |
| Description: |
Running along the line to Sterling, 8444 handles an excursion run to that Colorado town. |
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7/26/1980 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:09:32 PM |
| Location: |
Sterling, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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56 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific GP30 703 |
| Description: |
From a damaged negative. |
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8/1/1980 Upload Date: 10/14/2023 7:55:52 PM |
| Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 703(GP30) |
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88 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP Meets SLSF |
| Description: |
From a damaged negative. |
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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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| Title: |
Mini Freight |
| Description: |
Rushing along with a short freight, 8444 speeds by during one August 31 in the 1980s. |
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8/31/1980 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:10:56 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Lupton, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Union Grande |
| Description: |
Heading south for Denver, U30C 2816 and a trio of Rio Grande units (GP40 3070, GP40-2 3115 and GP30 3008) move a train through Fort Lupton at 9:15 in the morning. Lead 2816 was built by GE in April 1972. It would be retired in May 1985. |
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5/21/1983 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:20:59 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Lupton, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2816(U30C) |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Southbound Racks & Flats |
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5/28/1983 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 11:01:24 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Lupton, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fort Lupton South |
| Description: |
With DDA40X 6936 and some boxcars in tow, 8444 heads south through Fort Lupton bound for Denver. The famous Northern was headed for display at Transportation Week. |
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5/10/1987 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:10:10 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Lupton, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 8444(4-8-4) |
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58 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal at Wyocolo |
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10/3/1992 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 11:02:13 PM |
| Location: |
Wyocolo, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Coal at Fox Park |
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10/3/1992 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 11:02:53 PM |
| Location: |
Fox Park, WY |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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48 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Challenger Revival |
| Description: |
Steaming along with the 40th anniversary Rocky Mountain Railroad Club special, 4-6-6-4 3985 was disguised as 3967. |
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5/15/1993 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 6:33:11 PM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
3967 Revival |
| Description: |
Steaming along with the 40th anniversary Rocky Mountain Railroad Club special, 4-6-6-4 3985 was disguised as 3967. |
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5/15/1993 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 6:31:11 PM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3967/3985 |
| Description: |
Steaming along with the 40th anniversary Rocky Mountain Railroad Club special, 4-6-6-4 3985 was disguised as 3967. |
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5/15/1993 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 6:32:08 PM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific GP39-2 2357 |
| Description: |
Built by EMD in January 1977, GP39-2 2357 was originally Kennecott Copper 788. 788 was sold to the MKT in 1984 and renumbered 387. It would pass to UP in the 1988 merger. That same year, 387 would become UP 2357. In 2002, 2357 was renumbered to 1207. |
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3/26/1994 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:10:54 PM |
| Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2357(GP39-2) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific GP38-2 2331 |
| Description: |
Coupled to 2318 in the yard at LaSalle is GP38-2 2331. 2331 was originally Missouri Pacific 2331, built by EMD in July 1981. 1982 would see it become part of the UP roster, but UP paint would not be applied until September 1989. The number 831 would be applied in 2000. |
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3/26/1994 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:09:17 PM |
| Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2331(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific GP38-2 2318 |
| Description: |
GP38-2 2318 is seen at LaSalle in March 1994. 2318 was built in March 1981 as Missouri Paciic 2318. It would become part of the UP fleet in the 1982 merger, but would not receive UP paint until 1988. 2318 would be renumbered 818 in April 2001. |
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3/26/1994 Upload Date: 10/8/2023 10:06:58 PM |
| Location: |
LaSalle, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 2318(GP38-2) |
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38 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Newly Painted SW1500s |
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11/12/1997 Upload Date: 10/13/2023 10:00:39 PM |
| Location: |
Hudson, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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UP 1227(SW1500) UP 1229(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific SW1500 1206 |
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| Photo Date: |
11/12/1997 Upload Date: 10/13/2023 9:58:40 PM |
| Location: |
Hudson, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 1206(SW1500) |
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