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Date: 09/28/24 11:11
UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: gcm

Oct 1978
On a Denver-Laramie roundtrip.

Gary


 






Date: 09/28/24 12:51
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: texchief1

That first shot is a keeper for sure, Gary!

texchief1



Date: 09/28/24 13:27
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: UP951West

These are great photos from that wonderful era when the UP still ran public/railfan steam excursions complete with photo runbys . Alas, no more. 



Date: 09/28/24 15:54
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: Ritzville

Very Nice series. The first pcture is the Cat's Meow!

Larry



Date: 09/28/24 16:48
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: refarkas

Beautiful.
Bob



Date: 09/28/24 17:28
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: up421

Gary,

Thank you for posting these fine photos of the trip.

A much younger version of myself was on that train.

Bob



Date: 09/28/24 18:24
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: callum_out

Very nice, freight trains were the best thing to happen to the 8444 days, at least meets gave
you a chance to chase the thing. 

Out 



Date: 09/29/24 15:40
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: superfleet

We rode that train in 1977 and again in 1981 (the '81 trip was to Sterling and back on trackage that no longer exists).  Grand old times.

Dan in Wichita



Date: 09/29/24 16:12
Re: UP 8444 between Denver and Laramie
Author: dan

the sterling excursions,  well the dent branch central portion is gone what we did in the  morning outbound , and kersey to union was removed, most of these miles are  still there   , then back to Denver on the main



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