An Iowa Interstate freight passes local power in the yard in Atlantic. From the A. Rignaud collection.

5627 begins to roll forward after a stop while the crew awaits a clear track into Lincoln.

Union Pacific placed UP 4141 on public display in downtown Omaha, NE from December 9th-12th. On the afternoon of December 12, 2018, 4141 was pulled from the display track. To get back on UP rails,... (more)

9031 leads an Eastbound salad shooter across the Blair Sub. This train made up 1/2 of all the trains I saw in a 5 hour period along this line.

UP 4141 and a baggage car sit next to the TD Ameritrade Park. It was amazing to see all of the people that came out to see this unique locomotive.

An empty coal train coming from Council Bluffs snakes its way up onto the Missouri River Bridge. The old span to the left now serves as River Siding. Trains bound for Council Bluffs or the Bayard ... (more)

Last night, Lincoln, Nebraska received a light dusting of snow, and today we had lots of sun! Two GEVOs lead empty coal gons under the signal bridge at CP Hall on the East end of Hobson Yard.

Last night, Lincoln, Nebraska received a light dusting of snow, and today we had lots of sun! Two GEVOs crawl South along the Saint Joseph Subdivision through Hill Street Junction with a loaded co... (more)

Ex-Conrail and Ex-Indiana Railroad power now works together at the elevator in Tamora, NE

Conductor Rich poses on the nose of his SD40-2 as they rock and roll with a grain train in tow.

A nearly unpatched SD40-2 works the West end of Havelock Yard along with BNSF 534, a B40-8W, and a trackmobile.

Seeing two ATSF bluebonnets 22 years after Santa Fe merged is something that can only happen in a few places on the BNSF system. One of those places is Havelock Yard. Power is stored here and used... (more)

Two ATSF bluebonnets sit at the ready for duty on the West end of Havelock Yard. 3172 is coupled to 166 (GP60). Also in the yard is BNSF 570, a former ATSF B40-8.

A former BN GP50L leads two other units on the head end of the Aurora local.

Just past sunrise, a loaded coal drag slows on the approach to the Alliance Terminal. This train has conquered the steepest grade in Nebraska, Crawford Hill, and has a relatively flat journey thro... (more)