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I hadn't paid attention to that Bill, but it is possible.
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Some UP 4014 from just east of Logan IA and Council Bluffs IS this afternoon. Also a shot of an eb blade train we saw after Big Boy passed.
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A few shots from today. First two at Plattsmouth and Oreapolis NE, last two at Council Bluffs IA.
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NS has been converting a number of older DC units to AC. Some of them have received more colorful paint schemes to highlight the conversions...
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FYI, I've posted some shots from my recent trip to NJ for a family function on the Eastern page.
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The last three shots are that morning's eb Pennsylvanian which had two private cars at the rear.
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Stopped at these spots while on our way to NJ two weeks ago tomorrow and Thursday. The first two shots were at the Cassandra Overlook. The remainder are from Horseshoe Curve where the weather didn't cooperate. Note the wb ballast train had a few Amtrak cars in the consist.
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Some shots from today's positioning move of UP's Home Plate display train for 2019's College World Series. Had a wb BNSF coal empty move as Amtrak #6 arrived, then the UP special made its reverse move to BNSF's Gibson yard. UP 1943 was on one end of the train with UP 4141 and 1111 were on the...
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A couple from Oreapolis on this rainy Tuesday.
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No idea, maybe work on it after finishing the BNSF?
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A few shots from this afternoon. Looks like the old span is being cut up.
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A rip-rap causeway has been built from the north shore of the river and equipment has been placed to facilitate repairs to the damaged structures.
All control cabins in the flood area have now been elevated, re-wiring is in progress.
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Haven't heard any updates.
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Some shots from Council Bluffs yesterday. Caught a couple coming off the 12th St line, a detouring BNSF, and some O.N.E. containers with a running power container and the requisite extension cords strung to the refrigerator units on adjacent cars. Also caught the current UP 8444. the number the...
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1-North looking view of Oreapolis
2-Damaged BNSF (foreground) and UP (background) bridges at the Platte River
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Two shots of the one train I saw today at Oreapolis NE.
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Had no idea I'd get to ride in the cab. Had on shorts and tennis shoes--Steve didn't look happy about that :)
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Found some prints I had done from a July 20 2003 trip we took from Denver to the Terry Buffalo Ranch (west of Cheyenne) on UP's Greeley Sub. Occasion was the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club's 50th Anniversary of one of their trips. Note that the 3985 was temporarily renumbered to match the loco...
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