Western Railroad Discussion > Cheyenne UP Steam Shop and Roundhouse Tour 5-24-09

The UP Steam Shops in Cheyenne, WY were open to the public this Memorial day weekend and I had a great time checking out all the historic engines and cars. I'll try and share with you some of the interesting views you can see on the grounds.

1) This is the view walking into the roundhouse.

2) UP Rotary 900082. Hard to explain how massive this unit is.

3) Another view of the Rotary.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/24/09 17:03 by MW3.

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4) UP 5511 appears to be a parts source.

5 & 6) UP 838 is a parts source for the 844.

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7)UP car 115 Selma is parked in here.

8) Inside the rear of the car.

9) Down the hall.

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10) Dining area.

11) Kitchen

12) Side View

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Thanks for taking the time and sharing your efforts with everyone....Those of us thousands of miles away (East Coast) really appreciate your courtesy.

Now I moved over from the roundhouse to the Steam shop building.

13) The UP 3985

14) Looking up into the 3985's controls

15) More controls

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16) The 3985's build plate.

17) Head on view.

18) View of the 844's tender.

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19) Inside the 844

20) Another

21) And another

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22-24) 3 more views of inside 844

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25) UP 949

26) UP 949 control stand

27) Label on side of 949

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28) UP 949 head on

29) Side view of 949 and 951

30) UP 951 head on

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31) CNW 401 sitting out by the turntable

32) View of the Roundhouse

33) View of the Steam Shop

That's all for now! I had a great time today viewing all the cool vintage equipment and appreciate UP opening up their shops to the public this weekend. Hope this wasn't too many pictures for you, just wanted to give you an idea of what a phenomenal collection of railroad history UP has at their facility here.

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Sure is sad seeing C&NW 401 in its current state. The C&NW business train with F-units in charge was a thing beauty. At least it hasn't been scrapped, I guess.

Todd Greenberg
Round Rock, TX

Shop and Round House appear spotless.

These are great photos to see. Something I will never see in person.

ChrisB

That's gotta be the only stainless steel sheathed rotary plow around.

And interesting to see that the E units are Auto Start equipped.

Is that a working, "on-call" snowplow?

And does the UP ever use those great E-units anymore???

Are the steam shops open tomorrow (Monday)?

I don't know for sure, but I would give them a call before you head up. Here is the website I found out about the Cheyenne Depot Days from, but it is not exactly up to date and lists last year's activities:

http://www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org/events.asp

The E-units, which are essentially modern "E38-2"s under the skin, have fallen out of favor for officers' and customer specials and are rarely used now. The reason I've heard is because they're underpowered compared to a modern six-axle freight unit. There may be other operational or reliability issues as well- I'd like to hear a definitive answer from a UP "insider." The "B" unit making up the trio, #963B, sees more frequent use lately as an HEP generator for Operation Lifesaver specials along with a freight unit for power. A second "B" unit was obtained some time ago and sits at Cheyenne waiting to be rebuilt for added power, but that day may never come. It can be seen coupled to C&NW #401 in the above photo.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/09 09:27 by davew833.

Here are some slightly better photos of the B unit in question, UP B966 (ex Amtrak ??)

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