(See July 22 update below)

Cheyenne Frontier Days must be upon us. Steam engine 844 and the rest of Union Pacific’s historic train is pulling into Union Station as I write this.

In past years, the train has backed into the tracks behind the station and broken itself into two pieces such that the front half parks on one set of tracks and the back half on another set. This year, there is only one set of tracks. As you know from previous DenverInfill blogs, the other tracks have been removed as part of the Union Station redevelopment project.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is due to arrive in a few hours from Chicago. Hmmm. Where it will park?

Next year, it will be even more challenging. All the tracks behind the station will be gone and Amtrak will be using its temporary terminal on the other side of 20th Street. Hmmm. Where will 844 park?

I am dashing off on my bike to take a few photos. I will add them to this post when I return.

July 22, 1:55 pm update:

Finally, here is a photo (another appears on Jobsite Visitor and more will follow). A technical glitch prevented me from posting it earlier.

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Shortly after taking that photo yesterday afternoon, the train pulled away and parked about a half mile to the northeast, out of sight of Union Station. It returns to Union Station on Friday (today) and Sunday for public display from 10 am to 8 pm each day. Union Pacific and Amtrak appear to be well coordinated on the use of the limited track space behind the station.