Woman taking photos of steam train hit and killed

In this July 21, 2016, file photo, employees look on as Union Pacific Railroad’s No. 844 steam locomotive arrives in rail yard in Denver. A woman who was taking photographs Saturday, July 21, 2018, of the steam locomotive was struck and killed after getting too close to the tracks in north suburban Denver. 

HENDERSON, Colo. (AP) — A woman taking photographs over the weekend of a steam locomotive was struck and killed after getting too close to tracks north of Denver.

The 15-car Union Pacific historic train was arriving at Denver Saturday from Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming when the woman was hit near a crossing in Henderson. Her name hasn’t been released.

She was among several people taking photos of the train after its annual trip to the parade and rodeo sponsored by The Denver Post Community Foundation. About 700 people were aboard. No other injuries were reported.

The train is pulled by the last steam engine built for Union Pacific, which was delivered in 1944. The same train visited Pocatello last year.

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