Rail detector car in service at Bushnell Neb. Funny, I was there for this event. Rail was being checked after a high speed derailment just east of Fremont. I was told a wheel broke up at speed and... (more)
Rail Detector car sits in North Platte yard. Photo by Joseph R. Quinn
A pair of C30-7's, U30C ans two SD40-2's haul a coal train through Laramie.
An early challenger just west of Cheyenne.
A challenger with a string of reefers on Archer Hill.
A challenger on Sherman Hill
An early challenger.
An FEF Northern at speed out of North Platte
A Big Boy hammers out of Cheyenne and heads for the climb to Sherman Hill
A pair of SD40-2's, SP SD40T-2 and SD45 lead a freight through Portland
Brand new U30C's and GP38-2's went directly into storage due to a downturn in freight traffic.
Looks like ties are being laid to add a second track east of North Platte.
UP SD45 24 leads a pair of SD40-2's west out of North Platte, Nebraska. Photo by Joseph R. Quinn.