Big C&NW Dash 8 No. 8523 leads a westbound UP freight through a sweeping curve at Shawmut, with the inside of the curve in full bloom with beautiful desert wildflowers.

The local radio station is broadcasting a tornado warning as a C&NW-led Union Pacific train zips eastbound along U.S. Hwy. 30 under ominous skies near Brownson, Nebraska.