UP 305,CNW 5057,UP 2863,3198,2816 scream east with 80 cars a few miles out of the big yard at North Platte. The 305 was just roaring and I figure she would toss her cookies at any time as I gave c... (more)
North Platte was quite the happening place railroad wise in the 70's. Pool power from about everyone was all over the place. Most days it wasn't uncommon to see CNW, MILW, SLSF, BN, RI, IC, NW, WP... (more)
A normal 70's freight departs North Platte for the east at 8:15AM with UP 3420,2930,3119 heading a lot of general freight with a few TOFC mixed in. The boxcar and mechanical reefer still held an i... (more)
In an odd assignment for a "fast forty" and a DD40X the 8053 and 6936 work a 75 car westbound grain job at North Platte at 3:55PM.
UP 6904, RI 349,347,351,279 head east out of North Platte with 109 cars at 1:40PM. The Rock was on it's last legs at the time but still rated a run through job with UP out of Council Bluffs. The b... (more)
UP U50s #38 and 47 bracket GP20B #302B on an eastbound freight at Bailey Yard in North Platte on August 29, 1969.
UP 6922 sits under a beautiful blue Summer sky in North Platte...
Before production began on EMD's new line of 645-engine diesels, there were various test bed diesels constructed. Commonly called SD40X diesels (and, less commonly, SDX40s) by railfans, EMD simpl... (more)
UP 844 is minutes away from arriving in North Platte.
Leaving North Platte.
The Missouri River Eagle is departing North Platte, NE.
UP 3985 is getting under way on the second leg of its journey. Today's destination is Marysville, KS.
The vast expanse of Bailey Yard.
