lyons Park Cheyenne
Old Sadie is a historic treasure sitting on the north end of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens grounds. It is the oldest locomotive in Wyoming and one of the oldest intact locomotives ever to run in the Union Pacific (UP) fleet. This coal/steam powered locomotive was built in December, 1890, in New Jersey by Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works of Patterson, NJ. It weighs 148,500 lbs, has 57? driver wheels and 19? x 24? cylinders. It operated a boiler pressure of 165 psi and had a tractive effort of 21,300 lbs. It ran from the Copper mines of Encampment the 45 mile Walcott-Saratoga-Encampment branch line from November of 1921 until May 15, 1954, when the Copper ran out after which the Union Pacific decided to pull the line out of the valley. It also hauled other products to and from the valley.
It was known as “The 1242,” but was lovingly called “Ol’ Sadie.” by those that worked on her and operated......