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Hey Doggy, As Mark said above, definitely get the Delorme WY Atlas. It will just add so much more success to your train watching. Sherman Hill is great. Lots of trains and I think its beautiful there. Two things to remember. A lot of the numbered state roads and most county / town roads out there are just gravel. Second, Sherman Hill peaks out at over 8,000'. At that altitude, weather changes more quickly and the snow melts a lot more slowly. If you're going soon, you're going to likely still find a quite a bit of snow up there. Be careful. I'd start out in Cheyenne. The yard follows along Hwy 30 right through town. Right in the middle of town a road bridge goes up and over the yard, next to the depot. On the west end of town, the BNSF passes over UP on a bridge. You can sometimes get an over-under photo w/ trains from both RRs but that might take some time. Its still a great place where you can stake out both RR's at once. Going West, Hwy 30 changes to 225. Stay on 225 as it parallels the RR toward the hill. You can get out to Borie which is also a good spot to watch. Remember that there are 3 tracks up the hill from the West and from the East. 2 of the 3 run together and the 3rd runs futher South to soften the uphill grade. The 2 that stay together remain fairly close to the Interstate (80). You can get a preview by going to www.mapquest.com Type in any of these names which are station points (control points) along the UP on Sherman Hill. Borie Speer Sherman Buford Granite Hermosa Colores Also below are links to a bunch of photos taken at various points on the UP on Sherman Hill. (Finally - be careful about going on private property. Some of the ranchers on the hill don't take kindly to strangers walking on their land.) This photo was taken from the bridge that crosses over Cheyenne Yard http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=47285 Harriman WY (on Sherman Hill) http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/dieselfreightaction/k389.shtml Near Sherman WY http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/dieselfreightaction/k582a.shtml At Dale WY (near the summit of Sherman Hill) http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/dieselfreightaction/k552.shtml Container Train at Hermosa. The rear of the train would be at Tie Siding. http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/dieselfreightaction/cofc/4741.shtml Colores is on the West side of the summit, closer to Laramie http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/dieselfreightaction/cofc/4767.shtml This photo, although old, was taken on the West side of Cheyenee. The RR still looks pretty much like this. That's the BNSF on the bridge over the top and the UP on the lower tracks where the steamer is. The UP is now triple track ( I think ) along this part. Just under the bridge is Tower A which controlled the West end of the yard. This photo can still be captured today (albeit with a little newer power) from a public road that crosses the tracks at this point. http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/steampassengeraction/2538.shtml
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