East to Laramie [Union Pacific through Wyoming]

For over 150 years Union Pacific’s transcontinental main line has played a key roll in the growth and prosperity of the nation. Since the driving of the golden spike at Promontory, Utah, the prairies of southern Wyoming have been alive with the humming of steel wheels.

7idea Productions takes you on a tour of Union Pacific’s Rawlins and Laramie Subdivisions between Green River and Laramie. This rarely visited portion of the Overland Route sees over fifty trains per day. The double track main line follows the route of the Overland Stage crossing the Continental Divide three times through Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.

We will begin at historic Green River and head east for 250 miles. Watch coal being delivered to the Jim Bridger Power Plant and its origin at the Black Butte Mine. Then we cross over the Continental Divide to Wamsutter, then again at Creston and Hadsell before arriving at Rawlins. Entering the Laramie Sub, we will continue east passing the refinery at Sinclair and around the northeast side of the Medicine Bow Mountains before arriving at Laramie. This is two-and-one-half hours of great main line action over a portion of UP’s original stomping grounds! Join us now as we head East to Laramie!

0:00 Intro
2:50 Map
4:16 Green River
12:52 Kanda
15:09 Rock Springs
17:09 Baxter
20:16 Salt Wells
24:33 Thayer
30:25 Point of Rocks
44:56 Hallville
48:05 Black Buttes
51:57 Black Buttes Drag Line
1:00:21 Jim Bridger Power Plant
1:03:56 Patrick Draw
1:05:38 Bitter Creek
1:10:40 Table Rock
1:14:21 Tipton
1:18:08 Red Desert
1:13:31 Wamsutter
1:21:30 Latham Road (MP 716)
1:24:02 Creston
1:31:45 Hadsell
1:39:31 Rawlins
1:48:28 Sinclair
1:51:18 Ft Steele
1:55:10 Walcott
1:56:23 Durrant
1:57:52 Hanna
1:59:05 Como
2:00:26 Medicine Bow
2:03:33 Wilcox
2:08:13 Lower Pine Ridge
2:16:25 Cooper Lake
2:19:38 Howell
2:20:33 Laramie

[pemista]

No other RR chanel can beat your videos - I watch yours over and over again, one-of-kind outstanding composing, narrating, scenery. Thank you!

[jaysmall]

I really appreciate how you incorporate some of the history and geography into your videos!

[carsonmcdaniel]

Great stuff, as always. I live in Rock Springs and work at one of the trona mines outside of Green River. I’ve only lived here about 8 months, but still I would have never known about some of the historical landmarks and some of the history behind them without watching this film. I’ll certainly be checking them out once the better weather returns. The amount of research you put into your productions is greatly appreciated.

[Greatdome]

2:14:37 That CN DPU with the red light is actually a Classification Light (red for rear of train, white for running Extra, Green for second section)--a tradition still observed in Canada. Red marker lights are required at end of all trains, whether they be as with this CN unit or as part of the FRED--even a red flag will do.
BTW--DPUs (distributed power units) are not strictly "remote control" except when starting, slowing down and stopping. Most of the time they push based on coupler force sensors, so they are 'semi-automatic.'

[brianwaldrop]

Another OUTSTANDING video, Aaron! Appreciate the local history tidbits, too. As mentioned, the somewhat stark landscape has a charm and beauty all its own.

[richardwoodward]

Absolutely beautiful photography as always. Fascinating too. Best rail videos out there

[thman]

The history lesson adds immensely to an overall outstanding video.

[ritaloy]

Nice to see footage of the first transcontinental railroad.

[CSXrailfan]

Love your Chanel keep it up and thanks for sharing 😊

[sonnicman]

Have really been enjoying the content, especially the winter videos. Keep em coming! 💯👏

[natetoews]

Just like in Wyoming there is a small town in Alberta Canada called Hanna (Pop 2500) interesting fact Canadian rock band nickleback is from the town of Hanna Alberta and just like this area in Wyoming the area around the town of Hanna Alberta was also a coal mining town

[gdog]

An excellent production / informative programme 👏

[Keikdv]

2 trains in 1 video with over 5+ containers with the famous "MOL"-crocodile. They will be painted into ONE pink or scrapped. And missed by me... Thanks for almost 2, 5 hours of railfanning from the comfort of my own home!

[FEROMODELISTAS]

excelent video and photography, thanks, from Argentina

[MrDgwphotos]

Whenever my parents and I passed through Green River, I insisted that we listen to my favorite song.

[JamesGaston-vg]

Union pacific railroad is my favorite railroad from All time

[Easttnvol]

Thank you so much for these videos don’t change a thing love the style

[cjbeyer]

Thanks for sharing these awesome videos of the UP! Love everything UNION PACIFIC!!!

[rcole]

Great videos. Pacific Northwest, Wyoming are my favorites.

[jaygeist]

Hi I love the trains in your and video