After enjoying a nice Thanksgiving dinner with family, while everyone else settled in for a nap or some football viewing, I excused myself for an hour or so to see if anything was moving on the Bl... (more)
On the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day, a westbound double empty coal train running 1x2x1 briskly climbs Arlington Hill between Kennard and Arlington, NE. This AC4400CW appears to have been somewhat... (more)
An eastbound train begins to climb the hill out of the Elkhorn River valley at Arlington, NE. Over 20 years ago, when I spent a lot of time along the Blair Sub during my time as a college in stude... (more)
On the morning of the first day of 2024, an eastbound Union Pacific manifest grinds up Arlington Hill in eastern Nebraska. This former Chicago & North Western line provides a shortcut that allows ... (more)
After waiting for some eastbound traffic at Kennard, a westbound empty coal train climbs Union Pacific's former Chicago & North Western Arlington Hill in eastern Nebraska on Thanksgiving Day 2023.
A lengthy eastbound Union Pacific train with a mix of intermodal and manifest traffic and UP and NS power descends the east side of Arlington Hill as it makes its way toward the Missouri River cro... (more)
In beautiful evening light on a nice Saturday after Thanksgiving, a westbound UP manifest climbs up Arlington Hill as it makes its way between the Missouri and Platte River valleys in eastern Nebr... (more)
A lengthy double stack train climbs Arlington Hill on the former Chicago & North Western in eastern Nebraska.
Four locomotives running nose to tail lead a lengthy westbound double stack train up Arlington Hill in eastern Nebraska.
An auto train with a fresh SD70ACe-T4 is climbing thru the rolling hills just east of Arlington, NE. US Highway 30 can be seen behind the train.
An empty coal train was one of four trains that would pass thru Arlington after a surfacing gang on the Blair Sub. cleared up for the day.
Westbound stacks at Arlington, NE.
A one unit stack train passes the Arlington, NE skyline.
A westbound empty coal train climbs Arlington Hill on the Blair Sub.
The rear end of this eastbound stack train may still be stretched across the Elkhorn River Bridge as the head end works its way thru the curve next to the elevator in Arlington, NE