By the late 1950s, there were just two places in the United States that still featured big-time steam operations: The Norfolk & Western in the Appalachias, and Union Pacific in Wyoming. Cheyenne was the home base for UPs fleet of 4-8-8-4 "Big Boys" and 4-6-6-4 "Challengers," with an enormous coaling tower to feed these massive beasts. An unidentified "Challenger" sits just outside of the coaling tower in October 1958, and much of the rest of the steam locomotive facility can be seen as well - including an Alco diesel switcher! (Frank "Woody" Woodburn photo)
Date: 10/1/1958 Location: Cheyenne, WY   Map Show Cheyenne on a rail map Views: 647 Collection Of:   Craig Walker
Author:  Frank "Woody" Woodburn
Picture Categories: Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  Shots From The Collection
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Keith Halsey General You sure about that ? My most enduring impression of steam is these http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2892766 engines clearing the coal dock and coming under the docks at Two Harbors with cylender cocks open, cab lites on and fireman taking the slash bar to the fire as they headed up to Waldo in 57. I also rode behind mainline passenger steam Detroit to Durand in fallof 58. 2/2/2012 12:01:56 PM
Craig Walker General I stand corrected! 2/2/2012 12:30:27 PM
Keith Halsey General In case you are interested http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/ussteel/results/item.do?itemId=/nw/cra/ussteel/CRA-42-118-015 and http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=627413# Compare to that scusey bum on that cruise ship. I never seen that man without a white shirt and tie and we hauled red dirt 2/2/2012 2:17:11 PM

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