Southbound freight works down the Spineline towards Nevada and onto Des Moines. The CNW 8701 was to end up as the UP 9805 with the UP merger, but somehow this unit and the 8646 have stayed CNW int... (more)

Well with the 1st winter storm in the book comes my 1st snow plow action for the winter. Here the UP is nose plowing the Spine Line on their way south towards Des Moines. The black smoke is from t... (more)

South St. Paul to North Platte, NE manifest is only 21 miles from the East-West mainline where they'll head around the junction at Nevada and head west towards North Platte.