Union Pacific’s Sidney Sub, Part 1, Cheyenne to Sidney
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Heavy double-track traffic and a Big Boy 4014 appearance.
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| Producer | 7idea Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Narration | Optional With or Without Narration, Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
Running nearly 220 miles between Cheyenne, Wyoming and North Platte, Nebraska, the Sidney Subdivision is a double-track main line that has carried Union Pacific trains for over 150 years. Following the route of the historic Pony Express and Overland Stage, a parade of increasingly long and heavy trains traverse the southern Nebraska Panhandle.
In part one of this two-part series, we will cover the western half of the Sidney Subdivision beginning in Cheyenne. Trains climb east over Archer Hill then sprint into Nebraska at Pine Bluff. We will visit several small towns, many of which started as sidings on the first transcontinental railroad. Witness huge manifest trains pulling up to 200 cars and measuring up to three miles long. Adding to the variety, unit trains of grain, coal, and intermodal, including hot-shot Z trains sprint across the Cornhusker State heading to and from Bailey Yard, the largest railroad classification yard in the world.
Our summertime visit coincided with UP Big Boy number 4014’s eastbound excursion across the subdivision and we will see the giant 4000 class engine at several locations.
rickyfreni –
In Part 1 that was photographed in July & August 2021, there are not only a variety of diesels on Union Pacific with other road names like Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, High Plains Co-op with a former Pennsylvania GP9, CSX, BNSF, & Chicago & Northwestern, but also Big Boy 4014 traveling to New Orleans Louisiana for not only it’s 80th birthday tour, but also the very first time in railroading history that a steam locomotive was equipped with Positive Train Control.
Locations for part 1 include Cheyenne Wyoming during the Frontier Days Festival, Barnett, Archer Hill, Hillsdale, Burns, Egbert with a Wye that the North leg of the junction goes to Albin Tunnel, Yoder, & La Grange, Pine Bluffs with an abandoned gas station, Bushnell Nebraska, Oliver, Kimball with the spirit of ’43 unit on a fast freight, Owasco with a John Deere Combine & Tractor, Dix, Jacinto, Potter with a station turned into a museum, Point of Rocks curve known as Buffalo Bend, & ends at Sidney with a museum that has a rail speeder on display & the BNSF Flyover.
More Coverage of the Mainline east of Cheyenne can be found in Part 2 of the Sidney Sub, as well as another 7Idea title: The Kearney Sub, which both of these also star 4014 in August of ’21.
Trains Magazine, & Jim Parfrey of Steam Train Videos, was also on 4014’s first days trip to New Orleans.