A colorful trio of SD40-2s leads an empty coal train past the scanners just east of North Platte's Bailey Yard.
7515 was originally built by Electro-Motive in November 1957, #24242, as Pennsylvania RR 7210, Class EFS-17m. It was reclassified as Class ERS-17 in 1966 and became Penn Central 7210, Class ERS-1... (more)
With the head end power looming in the distance, the 6363 shoves hard as the DPU.
Coal loads make their way out of town, with a pair of GE's, the second being a patched SP.
As an eastbound coal train goes out, a westbound manifest comes in.
UP 5577 is in need of a bath as she leads a loaded coal train out of North Platte.
Distributed power rolls into North Platte, headed west.
One of the many loads of coal heads back east, about to pass under Route 30.
K Line stacks make their way east, behind a UP GEVO and a pair of SD70M's.
This empty coal train is minutes away from a crew change, as it approaches the US 30 overpass.
UP 6498 has DPU honors, as it waits for traffic ahead to clear.
A UP MAC and a GE head into North Platte, nearing the end of their trip at Bailey Yard.
A "golden hour" manifest approaches town, led by an SD70M and a Big MAC.
Empty coal passes loaded coal, a bit west of Bailey Yard.
A "Big 6" leads this westbound empty coal train through North Platte.
