UP 844 is stopped along Hwy 30 west of Brady NE.

Having just taken off from a quick stop at Maxwell, Challenger UP 3985, has 7 cars in tow, as it rounds on of few curves on the UP Kearney Sub, eastbound, while a UP empty coal train with UP 7086 ... (more)

Comin' round the bend. As UP 7759, bringing up the rear of a westbound stack train, begins to lean into the S-curve a few miles east of Brady, Nebraska, UP 5939 appears at the head of a loa... (more)

Here's a pair of SD40-2's taking an empty coal train back to the Powder River basin for reloads. The C&NW unit makes for an interesting lashup.

A westbound HOGX runs through at speed through Buttermilk Curve. Locos consist of three C30-7's, CNW GP50, SD40 and a U30C. This is now triple track territory with concrete ties. This train ran be... (more)

A pair of new SD50's glide through Buttermilk curve on an eastbound coal train. I was used to seeing four SD40-2's on coal trains prior to the delivery of the SD50's.

UP 5901 rounds the last part of the triple track S-curve and blows out a little exhaust.

Where is a lull in train traffic when you need one. A few of us hoped to get a shot of the 844 rounding Brady curve, also known as Buttermilk curve, unfortunately a westbound came along.

UP 4307 hauls two brand new John Deere tractors through the curves.

UP Steam running east.

Three heritage units together on the run west.

UP 844 rounds a curve just east of Brady NE.

UP 844 pauses briefly at Brady NE.

UP coal load shines on a bright November morning near Brady, NE.

Empty coal trais were sitting in the middle track like this one for miles outside of North Platte. Union Pacific was doing their maintaince blitz during the day west of North Platte so trains wer... (more)