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UP 4002
Title:  UP 4002
Description:  Extra 4002 East passes the water tower in Colores in September, 1958. Colores is a Spanish name referring to the colored rocks in this area. 4002 is in its last year of service. After 1958, it will be stored, and will remain in storage until being scrapped on February 8, 1962. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/7/1958  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 2:26:07 PM
Location:  Colores, WY
Author:  Dave Straight
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4002(4-8-8-4)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Getting The Train Underway
Title:  Getting The Train Underway
Description:  The engineer gets UP 4003 underway sometime in 1942. 4003 would be scrapped in mid 1963, 22 years after it was built in Schenectady. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  1/1/1942  Upload Date: 7/4/2022 12:42:21 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Union Pacific Museum
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
Big Boy 4003
Title:  Big Boy 4003
Description:  UP 4003 has just topped off on water in Rawlins on September 2, 1947. 4003 will make its last run in 1958, and will be scrapped on May 31, 1963, one of the last Big Boys to be scrapped. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/2/1947  Upload Date: 5/28/2021 9:14:13 PM
Location:  Rawlins, WY
Author:  R.H.Kindig
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
Friendly Crew and Big Boy 4003
Title:  Friendly Crew and Big Boy 4003
Description:  The crew of Big Boy 4003 poses with their locomotive as it rests on a yard track at North Platte. 4003 has likely just cut off of a cut of cars in the yard, and will now back down to the engine facility for servicing. The steam behemoth was built in August 1941, consecutively with 4000, 4001, 4002, and 4004. 4003 would be scrapped in mid 1963. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  2/20/1950  Upload Date: 7/3/2022 2:06:54 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  A.W.Madison
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
UP 4003
Title:  UP 4003
Description:  UP 4003 gets some lubrication at Rawlins in a shot from around 1956. The mechanics in Laramie might want to replace the number boards on 4003 when she arrives. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  1/1/1956  Upload Date: 7/5/2021 9:36:30 PM
Location:  Rawlins, WY
Author:  R.H.Dale
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
Big Boy 4003
Title:  Big Boy 4003
Description:  UP 4003 couples onto its freight train in Cheyenne in September, 1957. 4003 received its last repairs in May of 1957, but was one of the few stored Big Boys labeled as operable as of New Years Eve, 1960. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/14/1957  Upload Date: 5/29/2021 5:49:00 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  David Martindell
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
A Bright One
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
Big Boy 4003
Title:  Big Boy 4003
Description:  UP 4003 rests between runs in the yard at Laramie. The massive 4000-series beast was one of the largest locomotives in the world, with an overall length of 133 feet and a tractive effort of 135,375 pounds. The 4003 would become the second-to-last Big Boy scrapped, being cut up on May 31, 1963. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/18/1958  Upload Date: 7/4/2022 12:45:09 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  J.L.Ehernberger
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Re-Iced And Ready To Depart
Title:  Re-Iced And Ready To Depart
Description:  Union Pacific 4003 drags a train out of the ice racks in Laramie. The ice racks were used to re-ice reefers eastbound loaded with perishables. At the time of this 1958 photo, these icing facilities were listed as the largest of their kind on the UP. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/19/1958  Upload Date: 10/7/2022 12:00:41 AM
Location:  Granite, WY
Author:  H.R. Griffiths
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Trailing Smoke Eastbound
Title:  Trailing Smoke Eastbound
Description:  West of Colores, and billowing a cloud of steam above it, Extra 4003 East thunders up the grade. The eastbound has two flatcars of what appears to be farm equipment on the head end. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/19/1958  Upload Date: 10/5/2022 12:00:53 AM
Location:  Colores, WY
Author:  J.L.Ehernberger
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
UP 4003
Title:  UP 4003
Description:  Big Boy 4003 thunders under Third Street with an eastbound extra. The train is made up of 85 cars, including two flatcars on the head end. Im no expert on machinery, so if anybody knows what that is on the flatcar, please feel free to leave a comment. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/19/1958  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 2:27:47 PM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  H.R.Griffiths
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Big Boy at Sunset
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
UP 4003
Title:  UP 4003
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1962  Upload Date: 2/1/2006 2:36:57 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  mark mcdowell
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4003(4-8-8-4)
Views:  6830   Comments: 2
4004 Ready For Service
Title:  4004 Ready For Service
Description:  Big Boy 4004 simmers in the yard at Laramie. The big 4-8-8-4 will soon depart on yet another long freight haul out of town. 4004 is the oldest Big Boy still in existance today. It was donated to the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming in June 1963, just a month after sister unit 4003 was cut up at Geneva, Utah. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  7/15/1950  Upload Date: 7/6/2022 2:23:22 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  R.H.Kindig
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
Big Boy 4004
Title:  Big Boy 4004
Description:  UP 4004 leads a stock train into Dale Creek, Wyoming in July of 1950. 4004 is one of the 8 Big Boys that will survive into preservation, and will be displayed in its home town of Cheyenne. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  7/15/1950  Upload Date: 5/28/2021 8:53:00 PM
Location:  Dale Creek, WY
Author:  R.H.Kindig
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description:  Big Boy 4004 pulls into the ice rack at Laramie. Pacific Fruit Express used Laramie as the main icing facility for reefers heading east. Ice like the blocks on the racks were cut from local ponds or made artificially. Exact date unknown. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  1/1/1952  Upload Date: 7/11/2021 9:04:55 PM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  Union Pacific Museum
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-8-4 4004
Title:  UP 4-8-8-4 4004
Description:  Photographer & Location Unknown, Date is approximate
Photo Date:  1/1/1952  Upload Date: 12/7/2017 5:06:34 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  763   Comments: 1
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description:  UP 4004 is inspected by a pair of crewmen in Laramie. Its a bit blurry, but behind 4004s tender is another Big Boy. 4004 will be donated to the city of Cheyenne, where it will be placed on display. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  5/7/1954  Upload Date: 5/30/2021 11:38:49 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  F.G.Gschwind
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Yard,Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
Doubleheader Exits The Tunnels
Title:  Doubleheader Exits The Tunnels
Description:  Big Boys 4004 and 4008 thunder out of Hermosa Tunnel in 1954. The Hermosa Tunnels were where the Overland Route punched through Sherman Hill heading west and begin their descent into Laramie on the other side. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  5/8/1954  Upload Date: 10/5/2022 12:00:35 AM
Location:  Hermosa, WY
Author:  J.L.Ehernberger
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4) UP 4008(4-8-8-4)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-8-4 4004
Title:  UP 4-8-8-4 4004
Description:  Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 11/12/2015 12:34:23 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Neil R. Miller
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  841   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/1955  Upload Date: 11/1/2009 9:40:32 AM
Location:  Hermosa, WY
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1966   Comments: 1
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/1955  Upload Date: 11/1/2009 9:41:02 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  2844   Comments: 6
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/1955  Upload Date: 11/1/2009 9:41:21 AM
Location:  Hermosa, WY
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1275   Comments: 1
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description:  Four years before its retirement, 4004 trundles through the yard in Laramie. The engineer is dwarfed by the size of his articulated behemoth, which has just recieved a new load of coal and water. 4004 would become the oldest Big Boy to be preserved in June, 1963, when it was donated to the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  10/16/1955  Upload Date: 7/7/2022 12:12:51 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  R.F. Collins
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
UP 4004 - 4-8-8-4
Title:  UP 4004 - 4-8-8-4
Description:  Collection of Mario Stefani - This is a duplicate of a slide by an unknown photographer already posted but I am adding this as the color is restored on this version - No idea why slide has slightly different date
Photo Date:  10/16/1955  Upload Date: 8/11/2012 11:26:12 AM
Location:  Hermosa, WY
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Roster,Model,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1708   Comments: 0
UP 4004 - 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in 1955
Title:  UP 4004 - 4-8-8-4 Big Boy in 1955
Description:  Collection of Mario Stefani
Photo Date:  10/16/1955  Upload Date: 8/11/2012 11:28:21 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Roster,Model,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  6573   Comments: 1
Westbound On The New Main
Title:  Westbound On The New Main
Description:  Union Pacific 4004 leads a westbound extra along the alternate mainline between Perkins and Harriman. The alternate mainline, also known as main three, was built in the early 50s, and allowed trains to climb Sherman Hill without helpers. The route was farther south than the original mainline, passing through Harriman and Perkins before turning north to Laramie. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  8/30/1958  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 12:01:38 AM
Location:  Perkins, WY
Author:  J.L.Ehernberger
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Refilling The Tanks At Red Butte
Title:  Refilling The Tanks At Red Butte
Description:  4004 idles at Red Buttes as the crew refills the engine with water. Due to delays on the hill, 4004 burned through water to make a straight run impossible, so the train was forced to stop here for a top-up. Trains did not usually stop at Red Buttes for water. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  8/30/1958  Upload Date: 10/5/2022 12:01:16 AM
Location:  Red Buttes Village, WY
Author:  Lou Schmitz
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
Big Boys at Perkins
Title:  Big Boys at Perkins
Description:  Two Big Boys cross a road just west of Perkins in September, 1958. 4004 will be the oldest Big Boy to be preserved, 4015 will pull the last revenue train pulled by a Big Boy. Obtained from Union Pacific Steam: Big Boy Portraits (Bush, Ehernberger)
Photo Date:  9/21/1958  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 2:16:02 PM
Location:  Perkins, WY
Author:  Dave Straight
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(4-8-8-4)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-8-4 #4004 - Union Pacific Big Boy
Title:  UP 4-8-8-4 #4004 - Union Pacific Big Boy
Description:  Here is a Robert Larson photo of Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 #4004 - a well photographed locomotive since it now resides as a static display in Holliday Park, Cheyenne, WY. Note on the back of the photo says - "I rode this loco Cheyenne to Laramie in 1957. Rode back at night on a turbine. Robert Larson" Date of this photo is approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1960  Upload Date: 2/12/2017 7:41:17 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1362   Comments: 2
Front ends of UP 4-6-6-4 #3985 and 4-8-8-4 #4004 in roundhouse
Title:  Front ends of UP 4-6-6-4 #3985 and 4-8-8-4 #4004 in roundhouse
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/18/1973  Upload Date: 8/15/2020 9:04:17 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4) UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1254   Comments: 0
1099-24 UP "Big Boy" 4004 on display in the park
Title:  1099-24 UP "Big Boy" 4004 on display in the park
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1977  Upload Date: 5/7/2007 11:49:08 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  2199   Comments: 0
UP Big Boy 4004
Title:  UP Big Boy 4004
Description:  UP Big Boy 4004 on display at Cheyenne, WY in the winter of 1981. Scanned 3x5 print by permission. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1981  Upload Date: 3/11/2017 4:41:39 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  671   Comments: 1
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description:  Big Boy 4004 on display
Photo Date:  8/16/1994  Upload Date: 9/30/2009 5:56:58 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1237   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description:  not sure on date.
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 12/6/2007 6:56:47 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1143   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/2003  Upload Date: 4/18/2005 6:55:52 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Dennis Andariese
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  948   Comments: 0
UP 4004 "Big Boy"
Title:  UP 4004 "Big Boy"
Description:  Union Pacific Railroad Company
Photo Date:  8/31/2003  Upload Date: 12/1/2005 12:26:57 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  2924   Comments: 0
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:16:01 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1315   Comments: 0
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:16:24 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1074   Comments: 0
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:16:51 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  957   Comments: 1
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:17:13 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1405   Comments: 0
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:17:39 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1496   Comments: 0
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:17:59 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  1289   Comments: 0
UP 4004 2004
Title:  UP 4004 2004
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/25/2004 5:18:25 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  947   Comments: 0
Wave Guys
Title:  Wave Guys
Description:  My dad and I wave to my mom in front of the "BIG BOY"
Photo Date:  7/23/2004  Upload Date: 10/26/2004 12:02:11 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Steven Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  5038   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/2006  Upload Date: 11/7/2006 5:02:40 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Collin Reinhart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  705   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/2008  Upload Date: 2/19/2009 6:27:25 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  820   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/19/2008  Upload Date: 7/18/2009 1:18:33 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  J d
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
UP 4004
Title:  UP 4004
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2008  Upload Date: 10/4/2008 1:18:32 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Kevin Gaudet
Categories:  Steam,Track
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
Displayed Big Boy - UP 4004
Title:  Displayed Big Boy - UP 4004
Description:  It was really nice to visit the place these monsters were once maintained, and get to see a retired example all in the same day.
Photo Date:  6/3/2009  Upload Date: 6/10/2009 6:26:06 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4004(4-8-8-4)
Views:  656   Comments: 0


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