A birds eye view of the largest yard in the world - UP Baily Yard.

All six of Union Pacific's Heritage units were on display at the railroad's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, on September 16th, 2012. It was quite a gathering, as besides the six Heritage u... (more)

A Union Pacific eastbound departs North Platte's Bailey Yard on a summer's morning. This is a scene repeated several times per hour all day long on the UP's incredibly busy Kearny Sub across the ... (more)

Union Pacific purchased eight EMD SD40X demonstrators. Six had flared radiators while two had flush to the body style radiators. They were built on SD35 frames. They look like SD45s but much short... (more)

There was a lot to look at this evening in the engine servicing area at UPs Bailey Yard, including 3 unique locomotives. The D&RGW and MKT heritage units were lined up with whit I understand to be... (more)

The annual North Platte Rail Days event in 2012 was particularly good, as it included all six of the Union Pacific’s Heritage diesels, along with other special locomotives (UP 7964, the 5000th G... (more)

The Heartland Tour Begins | After spending a couple of days at Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE, Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 has officially begun its "Heartland Of America To... (more)

Vibrant Nebraska Morning | Crossing a field just east of North Platte, NE, an eastbound intermodal train begins its journey down the Kearney Subdivision on the sunny morning of Sunday, Sept... (more)

Heading east out of North Platte, NE, a double-length loaded coal train is beginning its journey down the Kearney Subdivision on a sunny August 31, 2024 afternoon. A single GE motor serves as the ... (more)

North Platte Elevator | Dwarfed by the grain elevators in the center of North Platte, NE, an EMD GP9 owned by the Maywood Co-op Association rests on a side track on a sunny Saturday, August... (more)

Coal Empties At North Platte | Rolling through the center of North Platte, NE, a westbound train of empty coal hoppers approaches Bailey Yard on the sunny afternoon of Saturday, August 31, ... (more)

The Big Boy rests at the engine service area at Bailey yard the night before strutting her stuff to Grand Island.

Union Pacific Railroad has been rebuilding their GE AC6000CW diesels (which the UP dubbed "AC6044AC"s, but this was not what GE put on their builder's plates) into AC4400CWM locomotives ... (more)

Nearing its crossing of the North Platte River, Union Pacific intermodal train 2ITAG4-12, heading to Global 4 intermodal facility in Joliet, Illinois, from Tacoma, Washington's Port Yard, heads ea... (more)

Union Pacific Railroad has been rebuilding their GE AC6000CW diesels (which the UP dubbed "AC6044AC"s, but this was not what GE put on their builder's plates) into AC4400CWM locomotives ... (more)