The beginning UP 844 is halfway through its first leg of its Great Excursion Adventure. Seen here in the tiny town of Ledgepole for some upkeep.

UP 3985 leads the Missouri River Eagle up Archer Hill.

UP 844, 949, 963B and 951 power the SCYNP east towards North Platte as they slow for a stop just west of Bushnell.

UP 844 leads the 50th Anniversary Special eastbound at Roscoe. Two days of lousy weather made well lit shots rare.

UP 3985 with the Missouri River Eagle east of Sidney, NE.

UP 3985 leads the eastbound Missouri River Eagle.

The 3985 gets some TLC at a service stop in Lodgepole, NE.

The Missouri River Eagle is arriving at Lodgepole for a service stop.

It was cold. It was windy. It was worth it.

Sun, rain, sleet, & snow. The Valley Eagle experienced it all between Cheyenne and North Platte.

What do you do when it's raining. Shoot out of the car window of course.

UP 844 fills the air with steam as it gets under way after a service stop.