Omaha Public Power District S-6 1200 was built by ALCO in May 1955 as Southern Pacific 1033. It was sold to OPPD as 1 in July 1976, and later renumbered to OPPD 1200. (Omaha, Nebraska - October ... (more)

A shabby looking Missouri Pacific F7A 808 with F7B and a GP18 leads a ballast train near Omaha, Nebraska in October 1963. Photo by M. Nierdieck, from my collection.

DIRTY DIESELS DONE DIRT CHEAP! While Union Pacific's U50C was one of the least successful locomotives due to design flaws, like aluminum wiring, the UP did get quite a bit of use out of them. With... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

Missouri Pacific Baldwin DR-4-4-1500 #207 babyface style carbody built in late 1948 at Omaha, Nebraska on March 31, 1951. These units would not m-u with any other power, and so were destined to... (more)

The California Zephyr pulls into Omaha depot. The train is over 3.5 hours late, with a normal scheduled time into Omaha around 5 am. Trains on this route between Chicago and San Francisco have str... (more)

In 1929, Burlington and Union Pacific announced plans to remodel the Burlington train depot in Omaha. It was completed in 1931 and passenger train travel flourished with several tracks and trains... (more)

On our 8th day in Omaha, I woke up and checked the Amtrak app to see if the train had arrived already. As had been the case for several days in a row, Amtrak 6 was running late. I got in my car ... (more)

While visiting the Omaha Zoo, I kept hearing what sounded like engines idling and rail cars banging. I knew we had to be close to a freight yard. After some exploring, I discovered the way down ... (more)

UP 4023 and UP 6900 welcome travelers to Omaha every year for the Men's College World Series in Baseball, sitting on top of a hill overlooking the interstate and across from the old Rosenblatt Sta... (more)

At the top of the 3rd inning with Notre Dame leading Texas 2-0, UP 1943 sits on display for thousands of college baseball fans from 8 different schools to see. UP has a display unit for the Men's ... (more)

Union Pacific GE U-50's 46 and 50 along with two GP9's are being serviced at the Omaha shops. The end is near for the three ALCO switchers in the yard. Photo by Ken Crist, from my slide collecti... (more)

Long bumped from the hot intermodal service for which it was built, BNSF Dash 8-40BW 556 (ex-Santa Fe 556) is working with BNSF GP30 2828 (ex-Burlington Northern 2828, ex-BN GP30 2219, née-Chicag... (more)