Chase of the Big Boy - Day 3

Hi, May 6 was our third, and final, day photographing UP #4014. Unfortunately the time with 4014 began and ended very early.

The train left Rock Springs, WY at 4:00 AM and arrived at Granger, WY just before 6:30 AM, about 1/2 hour late (above)

Where it stopped for about 45 minutes. The figure on the left holding the train order fork is a former UP employee who had spent four months working at Granger as an operator in the late 1940s. Arrangements had been made to have him fork up orders to the engineer after the train stopped.

After we left Granger and we set up at the point where I80 crosses Leroy Rd in Fort Bridger, WY. First up was an eastbound freight.

An hour after the freight cleared 4014 hove into view a little more than an hour after it was due to end its run for the day in Evanston, WY (above and three below).

After returning to the motel for a late breakfast we headed for Thermopolis, WY.  The only train we found to photograph was this Bighorn Divide & Wyoming GP35.

 

After checking into our motel in Thermopolis we went out to explore. We found this work equipment (above and below). The car on the right was some kind of boom tender. We could not figure out what the car below was used for. Our best guess was some kind of conveyor.

Thanks for looking.