UP 3985 with the Missouri River Eagle east of Sidney, NE.

One of earliest pictures I took - Challenger 3947 at an active coaling tower (notice guys on top of both boiler and tender) in either Sidney Neb, or Lodgepole NE, in NE Panhandle - in early fall o... (more)

Already running 2 hours late on a North Platte -Cheyenne ferry move, 'Northern' 844 charges out of Sidney after a brief scheduled servicing stop and meets the modern face of UP, ES44 7603. Unfortu... (more)

With the sun getting ready to set, the flowers stretch to get the last rays of the day as a Westbound freight rolls by in the distance.

Cruisin' down the main drag at Sidney, effortless at track speed, about to throttle up for the slight uphill run up to and around the Potter bluffs. This was a pretty standard lashup for leaders ... (more)

BNSF SD70ACe 9300 and SD70MAC 9523 shove on the rear of a northbound empty coal train as it works out of the valley at Sidney, NE.

BNSF SD70ACe 9339 is working as a DPU this evening on a southbound loaded coal train outside of Sidney, NE.

Another day ends. The horses are so accustomed to the busy Union Pacific mainline that they don't even raise their heads to watch the blurred freight train as it heads towards the famous Sherman H... (more)

BNSF SD70MACs 9902 and 9700 lug a southbound coal load upgrade outside of Sidney, NE. A large thunderstorm sitting over Northeast Colorado provides the backdrop.

A large thunderstorm is about to obscure this evening’s view of the moon as BNSF ES44AC 6129 and SD70MAC 9559 drift downgrade toward Sidney, NE with a northbound empty coal train.

BNSF 8869 and 5764 wind their way upgrade with a southbound loaded coal train outside of Sidney, NE.

With just one number board, Union Pacific SD40-2 #3463 looks like it’s winking at the camera as a towering thunderstorm builds behind it.

73 MPH

While the crew on Union Pacific’s “Katy” heritage unit waits patiently short of the Sidney control point a Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD70MAC flies over the train with a northbound coal em... (more)

A young boy looks on as the crew of Union Pacific Challenger 3985 prepares to leave Sidney, Nebraska after making a brief stop for servicing.