Crude oil empties from St. James, La., destined for Wash, Utah, make their way out of Manhattan on March 18, 2024 led by Union Pacific's "Spirit" commemorative locomotive which honors the United S... (more)

Brandon Rail was created in 1981 to serve industries on the former Rock Island line between Manhattan, KS and Clifton, KS. The operation lasted less than a year and the line was later abandoned.

Once upon a time, the HIgh Line connecting the Golden State Route at McFarland and the Omaha-Denver line at Belleville, Kansas, saw four passenger trains (including a Rocket) and a half dozen frei... (more)

In the lengthening shadows of an Octrober afternoon, UP local 70 pauses at Manhattan, Kansas, to unload express and a few passengers before resuming its journey to Kansas City. Originating in Denv... (more)