Steam & Excursion > UP Steam Shop Tour Today

For the second consecutive year, I attended Union Pacific's Steam Shop tour in Cheyenne.

This year was a marked contrast to last as a lot of work activity was occurring today.

Here are some photos.

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More photos.

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More photos....

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Still more pics.

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And an old favorite....

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Thanks for sharing your Steam Shop visit. Glad the rain and 40-degree temperatures didn't stop you. Glad to see they were making progress during your visit May 19, 2018 at Cheyenne, WY.

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All nice photos. Isn't the last photo the frame of the trailing truck that goes under the cab, rather than the lead or pilot truck ?

Craig Hanson
Vay, Idaho

You comment about the trailing truck might be correct. Thanks for your astute observation.

I love seeing all the huge castings that go into a steam locomotive. When they are painted gray, all the details seem to be more visible. I would have enjoyed seeing all the patterns that were in many cases, carved or machined out of wood, and pieced together, for casting these parts. I can't remember who posted them , but there were some builders photos of the frames of several large locomotives. Really interesting. It also made me wonder what they would do if they found a flaw in their completed casting ? Could they be repaired, or would they just have to cut it up, and start over ? I hope I live long enough to see the new Pennsy T-1 frame and completion of the whole locomotive. That has to be a really long, one piece frame.

Craig Hanson
Vay, Idaho

hawkinsun Wrote:
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> I love seeing all the huge castings that go into a
> steam locomotive. When they are painted gray, all
> the details seem to be more visible. I would have
> enjoyed seeing all the patterns that were in many
> cases, carved or machined out of wood, and pieced
> together, for casting these parts. I can't
> remember who posted them , but there were some
> builders photos of the frames of several large
> locomotives. Really interesting. It also made
> me wonder what they would do if they found a flaw
> in their completed casting ? Could they be
> repaired, or would they just have to cut it up,
> and start over ? I hope I live long enough to
> see the new Pennsy T-1 frame and completion of the
> whole locomotive. That has to be a really long,
> one piece frame.
>
> Craig Hanson
> Vay, Idaho

Depending on the extent of the damage, they can be
repaired using proper procedures.