"Spike 150 Train"  Contributor's Pick!       
The "Spike 150 Train" heads east through the Echo Canyon, Utah, on its way to Evanston, Wyoming, May 12, 2019. We luckily got ahead of this train by driving down Echo Canyon Road thanks to finding a good route on my newly purchased Utah DeLorme atlas. We got ahead of the crowd from Echo, UT going east. People passed us around "Blind Curves!!!!" I used my "MA" motor drive out the rear window! "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 leads the train! UP ordered twenty five "Big Boy" locomotives between 1941 and 1944. The frame is “articulated” with two sets of driving wheels, perfect for negotiating tight mountain turns. 4014 was built in 1941 and last steamed in 1959. It eventually was restored to operation, converted to run with oil and put in service specifically for use during the anniversary celebrations in 2019. (Canon AE-1 Program 35mm camera, Fuji C200 print film)
Date: 5/12/2019 Location: Echo Canyon, UT Views: 509 Collection Of:   Robert Jackson
Locomotives: UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 844(4-8-4) UP 2650(ET44AH)   Rolling Stock: UPP 809 (Tank Car) UPP 814 (Tank Car) UPP 209 (Passenger Car) UPP 5714 (Baggage Car) UPP 6334 (Baggage Car) UPP 7001 (Passenger Car) UPP 1602 (Passenger Car) UPP 5011 (Diner) UPP 7015 (Passenger Car) UPP 9005 (Passenger Car) UPP 2066 (Other/Not Listed) UPP 5752 (Baggage Car) Author:  Robert Jackson
"Spike 150 Train"
Picture Categories: Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action This picture is part of album:  "Golden Spike" trips!!!!
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