BNSF 5836, 9155, & 8752 westbound with empties.

UP 6066 & 6495 lead an eastbound coal train.

BNSF 6249 with westbound empties.

A lengthy westbound manifest passes the large grain elevators in downtown Schuyler, NE bathed in the beautiful evening light of a late December day. It was a nice way for me to end another year of... (more)

A westbound double stack train races along the UP's double track mainline across Nebraska a few miles east of Grand Island.

The broad Platte River valley plays host to another westbound train on the Union Pacific's route of the original Transcontinental Railroad. It's always a treat to catch one of the locals with olde... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific local cruises along the Overland Route behind some older EMD power as it makes its way between Columbus and Grand Island.

After spending the morning along the UP between Fremont and Grand Island, we planned to grab some lunch and then follow the BNSF's Ravenna Sub back east. Luckily, the BNSF local was finishing up t... (more)

A Nebraska Central SD40-2 is tied down with a single tank car on one of the elevator tracks in Stromsburg on a nice December afternoon.

A lone GE powers a short stack train.

BNSF 5946 & 9604 with an eastbound coal train destined for Chiles Kentucky.

BNSF 6005 & 9469 shove on the rear of an eastbound loaded coal train destined for Marston Missouri.

BNSF 3658 & 9113 with westbound empties.

UP 2549 powers westbound empty well cars.

UP 9012, 7034, 5803, & 5612 power a westbound manifest.