CNW 8644 looks attractive leading a five unit lashup on a westbound double-stack train. There was a great cacophony as the train rattled over the BNSF diamond in Fremont, NE on a late spring after... (more)

After a crew change in Fremont, NE, westbound 2IAPOS3-07 starts its journey out the Council Bluffs Sub toward North Platte. In the power consist are two C&NW Dash9 and two UP SD60Ms on this early ... (more)

A dog's breakfast lashup rolls into Fremont, NE, heading south on the BNSF line from Sioux City, IA to Ashland, NE. With the leader are an ex-Metro North B23-7, a BN GP39E and Santa Fe GP60M.

An eastbound runthrough freight from North Platte, NE to Chicago (Proviso Yard) slows to a stop to change from UP to CNW crews. I would join the crew with a couple others from CNW's Corporate Indu... (more)

Elkhart to North Platte manifest MELNP-13 is led by a fairly new AC6000 in the company of an ex-MP GP-50 and a Conrail SD50. That first head car, a Crandic covered hopper, stands out. It would be ... (more)

Some person or persons has creatively rendered the lead unit on this northbound Sioux Line train a flag-waver for Nebraska football.

An eastbound departs Fremont, NE on its way to Chicago one autumn afternoon. Power in color schemes from the merged railroads was prevalent - in this case a pair of Rio Grande units - an SD40T-2 a... (more)

An eastbound departs Fremont, NE on its way to Chicago one autumn afternoon. Power in color schemes from the merged railroads was prevalent - in this case a GP40 and SD45T-2. For awhile, until rec... (more)

CNW 8023 with Conrail 6212 leads an American President Lines double-stacker out of the crew change point of Fremont, NE. It was one week later that C&NW was merged into UP, although C&NW run-throu... (more)

The 9383 West is getting underway out of Fremont for North Platte as it rattles across the BNSF diamond. SP power was still common at the time, although not as leaders for they lacked cab signals.... (more)

After a crew change in Fremont, NE, North Platte-Proviso symbol MNPPR is underway with its next crew change in Boone, IA via Council Bluffs.

Two former SD45s, rebuilt as SD40M-2s lead a Santa Fe unit on a southbound on BNSF's Sioux City Sub as it crosses Union Pacific's Council Bluffs Sub in Fremont, NE. Power was tight in the post-mer... (more)

When coal trains ran in profusion, another set of empties for the Powder River basin departs Fremont, NE behind a pre-AC-era set of power: Dash8, SD60 and SD40-2 all in C&NW colors. Fuji Sensia.

C&NW power was fairly common along UP - particularly on the run-thru trains between Chicago and North Platte, but even west of North Platte. Many C&NW and UP units had dual cab signal equipment wh... (more)

One thing you get in Nebraska is tangent track. Lots if it. A summer evening finds Council Bluffs-North Platte manifest CBNP-22 approaching Fremont, NE. Fuji Sensia.