Sherman Hill - Hermosa Tunnel

I visited the highest point on the transcontinental railroad at Sherman Hill, just west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. This historic Union Pacific right of way summits at an elevation of 8013 feet.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Union
• Pacific
• Sherman
• Hill
• Hermosa
• Tunnel
• transcontinental
• railroad
• trains
• Laramie
• Wyoming

[SCOOTERBOY40029]

Why do people who video trains in the sun, shoot on the shadow side? Cracking film, but let down by the poor position of the person who is videoing.

Shame!

[cchan006]

@SCOOTERBOY40029: Although ideal lighting is a goal for photos and videos, sometimes it's not possible. Even if I had time to hop fences and run around to the other side of the tunnel (which I didn't), the camera angle would have been too steep and I would have been too close to the smoke streaming out of the tunnel. Why didn't anyone provide me with cloud cover for neutral lighting? Shame! :-)

[4beatlefans]

Fantastic! What was in the white wagons at the front of the train? It just proves that in Great Britain we really don't know much about serious rail-roading.

Mind you; we are a tiny island and it is possible to drive the entire length in on day (and we are bursting with a population of well over 60 million people...)

[cchan006]

@4beatlefans: Those wagons are called covered hoppers. They can contain grain, soda ash, potash, plastic pellets, etc.

[chefjavier]

Which type of locomotive is great to tackle thehill?

[cchan006]

@chefjavier: UP employee or manager can best answer that. C44AC's (AC4400's) seem to be the most seen locomotive on Sherman Hill when I visited.

[friscobob56]

I had the opportunity to railfan this very line in the summer of 2005, plus several spots along the Harriman Cutoff (at Harriman, Perkins and 1/2 mile south of Dale JCT), and at Dale, Tie Siding, Sherman, Buford & Borie. Awesome place to chase & shoot trains! The video brings back memories of several railran trips I made over Sherman Hill.

[stevehalbers]

"....in Great Britain we really don't know much about serious rail-roading. " is this a joke ? Where do you think it all began ?

[4beatlefans]

@cchan006 Thanks - it is really a great vid, I hope to get to the states to see some action like this soon. Regards from Great Britain.

[chefjavier]

@cchan006 What is the most you see? In your opinion? EMD?