UP 5716 (ES44AC) leads the Hospital Train towards Lodgepole, Nebraska as it heads towards its ultimate destination at Silvas, Illinois.

UP 5716 (ES44AC) and UP Challenger 3985 are seen passing through Lodgepole, Nebraska.

UP 5891 (AC4400CW-CTE) leads a string of hoppers through Lodgepole, Nebraska.

UP 8564 (SD70ACe) shoves a freight train through Lodgepole, Nebraska.

UP 5428 (C45ACCTE) has solo duty as it leads a freight through Lodgepole, Nebraska

On a raw late winter afternoon on the plains, CNW 8649 brings a westbound double-stack train through Lodgepole, NE with a GP60 and SD60M trailing. A combination of CNW, SP and UP locomotives was c... (more)

Echoing through the COOP Canyon
Lodgepole, NE

#844 blasts out of a servicing stop.

#3985 is pulling away, quickly, from a servicing stop in Lodgepole. This would be the last mainline trip for it along with her boss, Steve Lee, who would call it a day as well.

Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger No. 3985 is westbound east of Lodgepole, Nebraska, on October 9, 2008, on the last day of a long road trip and is heading home to Cheyenne. The many miles of “we... (more)

The prairies are alive with the colorful profusions of black-eyed Susans this time of year. Fortunately the Sidney Sub was alive with a profusion of trains for awhile. UP 3856 West crosses over at... (more)

The beginning UP 844 is halfway through its first leg of its Great Excursion Adventure. Seen here in the tiny town of Ledgepole for some upkeep.

A westbound UP double stack train leaves stormy skies behind and speeds into the setting sun as it rounds the curve just west of town.

The 3985 gets some TLC at a service stop in Lodgepole, NE.

The Missouri River Eagle is arriving at Lodgepole for a service stop.