A late winter day along the Sidney Sub in western Nebraska finds a predominantly C&NW power set leading 12,000 ton West Colton manifest MNPWC-9 towards Cheyenne. Fuji Astia.

UP 5428 (C45ACCTE) has solo duty leading a freight eastbound at Sidney, Nebraska.

UP 5716 (ES44AC) leads the UP Hospital Train out of Sidney, Nebraska.

The Union Pacific Hospital Train transporting vintage engines and cars to a museum in Silvas, Illinois approaches Sidney, Nebraska as sunset draws the day to a close.

Ed Dickens, Senior Manager of Heritage Operations for Union Pacific Railroad, sits in the cab of UP 5511 as it heads east towards Silvas, Illinois. The 2-10-2 locomotive was built in 1923 by the ... (more)

A Nebraska sunrise casts a golden glow over UP Challenger locomotive 3985 and lead engine UP 5716 (ES44AC) as a westbound grain train meets the Hospital Train at Sidney.

UP ACe 8827 leads a long freight east out of Sidney, Nebraska.

UP 5716 (ES44AC) and the special Hospital Train takes a sweeping curve as it heads towards Sidney, Nebraska.

Sunset catches UP 5716 (ES44AC) as it brings the special Hospital Train with vintage locomotives and cars into Sidney, Nebraska for its first overnight stop.

Here is a unique topside of view of UP Challenger 3985 as it is led east from Sidney, Nebraska.

UP 1871 (SD40-2) waits on a siding in Sidney, Nebraska for orders to move cars in the yars.

UP 5716 (ES44AC) holds in Sidney, Nebraska as the crew of the 'hospital train' makes sure the running gear of UP 5511 and the Challenger are in good shape before leaving.

UP 5716 (ES44AC) heads out of Sidney, Nebraska leading a collection of vintage engines and cars which are destined for restoration in Silvas, Illinois.

SLGG 6342 leads a westbound Sidney and Lowe train west from the BNSF interchange.

Heading west on Union Pacific’s Sidney Sub is UP train GSEXKE, a Grain Shuttle heading from Elm Creek NE to Keyes CA with 215 loads (!), weighing 30,532 tons (!!) and stretching 13,020 feet (2.4... (more)