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Climbing Sherman Hill - Union Pacific Train Westbound From Cheyenne Toward Sherman Summit

I know that I'm a car guy, but I'm also fascinated by large powerful machines. In this video, I am watching a container and truck - trailer train with 4 locomotives climbing this grade as it heads west toward Laramie. While I'm not yet a locomotive expert, my lookup says that this train is rated at 17,200 combined horsepower. Union Pacific locomotives 2648 (GE ET44AH @ 4400 HP), 5774 (GE AC44CWCTE @ 4400 HP), 4413 (EMD SD70M @ 4000 HP), and 7183 (GE AC44CW @ 4400 HP) are pulling this train up the grade to the summit at Sherman also known as Sherman Hill. Since I have been spending time in Wyoming from my Michigan home, I have come to appreciate the challenges the railroads (and cars / trucks) have crossing the mountains out here. When the original Transcontinental Railroad was built, a route was needed that the old steam trains could climb. Big Boy 4014 was one example. Today we need to move time critical freight with diesels in trains sometimes over a mile long Well, coming west out of Cheyenne at 6000 ft elevation, the railroad must climb to just short of 8000 feet in about 30 miles. It climbs about 80 feet per mile at the steepest areas. Originally the summit was a couple of hundred feet higher, but the route was adjusted in about 1900. DISCLAIMER: In my videos and written or text comments, I provide demonstrations, suggestions, and opinions on techniques, methods, and materials for various projects. While I try to be accurate, there are no guarantees, expressed or implied, that my information is correct and will work for you. If you wish to use any of this information, you must check and verify that it is appropriate for your use - use it at your risk. Do-it-yourself projects are variable and there are risks in conducting them. © 2025 Dan5tech LLC