UP 752 West with two DD35’s gallops across rural Kansas near Aikins headed for North Platte, Nebr. on bleak Jan. 15, 1966. .
Two SD7’s took a break from their hump duties at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard at North Platte, Nebr. after the country’s largest yard had been opened not very long on March 21, 1969.
This is the UP officer special that ran at NP railfest.
A UP local freight has stopped right outside of North Platte in some very acceptable afternoon light to wait on an endless stream of coal and intermodal trains to pass. He would be here for quite ... (more)
Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 No. 3172 gets some maintenance work done in the large locomotive shop at North Platte, Nebraska, on May 4, 2011.
An empty westbound coal train cruises along the triple track just east of North Platte, paralleling a sparsely-trafficked Route 30.
My oldest prepares to depart North Platte with a westbound hotshot behind Centennial UP 6922 as Challenger UP 3977 stands nearby. The railroad display at Cody Park is a lot of fun!
An in-bound intermodal races into the town of North Platte approaching UPs Baily yard just over two miles away
Rows of stored SD9043MACs sit idle at UP's massive Bailey Yard, seen from the Golden Spike Tower. They may be on the sidelines for now, but the non-stop work of the world's largest freight classi... (more)
A pair of commuter locomotives break up the sea of yellow at the impressive servicing facilities at Bailey Yard, North Platte, NE. The east bowl tracks are to the right, with the east hump visibl... (more)
An overview of the diesel shops at Bailey Yard from the Golden Spike Tower on a nice summer morning.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s when Armour Yellow SD40-2s ruled the Union Pacific. I was feeling like a kid again as we chased three of them along the Overland Route on a beautiful summer afternoon... (more)
UP 5264 is west bound into North Platte afte passing a loaded coal train just outside of town on the triple track mainline.
A broad side view of a GE U50C sitting at the loco facilities in North Platte. Photo taken by Joseph R. Quinn.
A UP DD35 along with a WP GP35 and UP SD40-2 roll past a quonset hut at North Platte. Photo taken by Mark R. Lynn.