UP 3977 on display at Cody Park in North Platte Nebraska demonstrates how the front engine pivots under the boiler. The 3977 & 3985 are the only two Challenger type locomotives left in existence.

A covered hopper rolls through the computer-controlled retarders at East Hump while being sorted for eastern destinations at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, on May 3, 2011... (more)

UP 7931 & 7080 lead eastbound coal loads out of North Platte.

After an approximately two hour wait, the foamers finally get a westbound. UP 9078 leads a westbound manifest into North Platte.

UP Centennial #6922 on display in Cody Park.

Big Boy 4014 departing North Platte headed east to Grand Island.

A pair of westbound auto trains wait to get into Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, as a coal train heads east on August 19, 2017 - two days before a total eclipse will turn da... (more)

The sleeping giant, shut down for the night Big Boy 4014 will be fired back up in the morning for a 10am departure on the 11th. This was my first attempt at using a strobe.

Big Boy 4014 departs North Platte headed to Grand Island.

Union Pacific's engine facility (specifically, the sanding racks) at Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, as seen from the Golden Spike Tower's 7th floor on August 19, 2017. As the world's larg... (more)

Rounding the curve at the eastern end of North Platte, Nebraska, on August 19, 2017, is Union Pacific coal train CCAPP9-17, making its way from Wyoming's Caballo Mine to Bain, Wisconsin. Led by E... (more)

UPY 1221 moves units around the shop in North Platte.

A freshly painted UPY 415 sits in the UP's North Platte yard as a single unit brings in an empty coal train.

UP 8721, 5156, 4054, & 4046 lead a 194 car eastbound manifest.

UP 8689 & 7948 east with a loaded coal train.