Gibbon, NE 7/27/13

[NETrain8444]

A few shots from my visit to Gibbon Nebraska on the triple track.

The signals and 3 tracks:


MP 176 sign:


Westbound auto racks:


Interesting graffiti:

 

[NETrain8444]

Part 2:

Eastbound coal loads:


Coal loads DPU:


Another eastbound coal load:


Coal load DPU:

 

[papio]

Great place to catch the action!

 

[Abilene Ks Railfan]

Awesome shots!!
That location is on My bucket list

 

[NETrain8444]

Thanks! I saw 10 trains in 1 hour and 15 minutes, the action was literally nonstop. Definitely a great location to sit back and enjoy the never-ending parade.

 

[Bill Anderson]

Are all three of the tracks in the first photo mainline tracks? I once read that UP was spacing the tracks very far apart on double and triple track mainlines to ease maintenance operations.

 

[NETrain8444]

Yes all 3 are mainline tracks.

 

[Trainfanne54]

Nice shots NETrain8444!

 

[NETrain8444]

Thank you!