Steam & Excursion > More photos from the tour

I was able to join the tour last Friday at the UP Steam shop. I was glad to be able to se around the facility and the work they are doing. Here are a few photos I took on that tour.

First are some refurbished and new 4014 injector parts.
Second is the 4014 cab.
Third is a peek inside the firebox of 4014.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

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Another few photos.

First is a photo of the 4014's boiler barrel.
Second is a photo of the front engine for 4014.
Third we see a crew member welding inside the firebox.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

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And over in the roundhouse were the other locos of the fleet.

First we see UP 951 of the grand E unit trio. I remember when we got them back from VMV.
Second was the DD40Ax 6936.
Third was my favorite of all the locomotives I have operated, UP 3985 Challenger.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

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And finally we see old 5511, UP 2-10-2 in the roundhouse.
Back over in the steam shop here is a pallet with the 4014 exhaust stand and a nozzle plate.
And finally the exhaust delivery piping, rods and parts.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/17 17:33 by Bob3985.

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Excdellent detail shots, don't understand why there isn't a firebox interior shot but hey the rest are great. That exhaust set
looks to have had some gasket issues and many of those bushings show some decent wear. Anyone know how many miles the engine
had on it when set aside?

Out

Bob: what is the diesel under the plastic wrap?

tomstp Wrote:
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> Bob: what is the diesel under the plastic wrap?

Rotary plow

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Thanks for posting these photos, Bob.

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Thanks for the images . . . and the update.

callum_out Wrote:
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> Excdellent detail shots, don't understand why
> there isn't a firebox interior shot but hey the
> rest are great. That exhaust set
> looks to have had some gasket issues and many of
> those bushings show some decent wear. Anyone know
> how many miles the engine
> had on it when set aside?
>
> Out
Callum, that photo I took is inside the firebox portion of the locomotive without the firepan installed. The camera would have been just to the side of the burner assembly in the firepan.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

tomstp Wrote:
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> Bob: what is the diesel under the plastic wrap?

Spoony is correct in that the wrapped device is the rotary snowplow UP 900082. I have operated that and the UP 900080 a number of times plowing as deep as 15-17 feet of snow.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



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Thanks Bob. Got a ways to go. Is there any contractor help or is it just the steam crew?

There are some contractors. The drivers are in Pennsylvania.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/17 14:14 by Bob3985.

Bob3985 Wrote:
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> There are some contractors. The drivers are int
> Pennsylvania.

Correct, they show up in photos inside the Strasburg Rail Road Steam Shop.

How truly amazing it is to see the absolute pinnicle of design in the Mechanical Age!

Ed

Thanks for this update Bob...And what firebox looks big enough to have Thanksgiving dinner in, more like a fire-room!

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA

A great set of photos; thank you for those and for all of your years working steam.

These are great photos, Bob. Thank you for posting them.

Scott Griggs
Louisville, KY