An eastbound coal train cruises through Vroman, Nebraska, at mile 252.9 on Union Pacific’s Kearney Subdivision on May 6, 1995. Powering the train is a all-Chicago & North Western locomotive cons... (more)

A westbound stack train is descending Blair Hill just east of Kennard on UP's Blair Sub with 5 units on the point. What was once a pastoral scene a few years ago is now turning into suburbia with ... (more)

Now under mostly sunny skies after a morning of rain, the "2017 UP Museum Special" heads back to Omaha on the UP Columbus Sub. on the inbound leg of its round trip running as UP Train P... (more)

Brand-new BNSF GE ES44AC No. 5760 pulls hard on the point of a loaded coal train climbing into the horseshoe curve below Belmont on Nebraska’s Crawford Hill on May 20, 2006. In the background on... (more)

Two Chicago & North Western GE C40-8s power a westbound train of empty coal gons (with two tank cars up front) through Maxwell, Nebraska, on the way to North Platte on May 10, 1995.

A UP excursion prepares to depart from Omaha Union Station with a nice view of the city skyline as a backdrop. This view shows off the sheer size of this machine. The Butternut Coffee building ... (more)

A coal drag enters the busy Baily Yard as the sun sets.

A southbound BNSF coal train drops down Angora Hill between Vance and Northport, Nebraska, on May 23, 2014.

Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 heads home for UP's steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyo., as it leads UP's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb., on the morning of Oct. 31.

A westbound Z train and the DPU of an eastbound coal train pass each other in North Platte, Nebraska.

UP 844 races an eastbound coal train out of North Platte, starting the second day of its "Trek to Tennessee" journey.

BNSF #6263 leads the C-BTMSAI0-20A, The head end is in the back ground as the Hepler Set with the DPU shove hard to get over Crawford Hill

An eastbound coal train climbs through the big horseshoe curve below Belmont on Nebraska’s Crawford Hill on September 16, 2008. Two former BN EMD SD60Ms are mated with warbonnet GE Dash 9 No. 76... (more)

Coal loads run along the banks of the Salt Creek in Ashland on a beautiful afternoon.

BNSF 6056 is pushing on an eastbound coal train moving at around 20 mph as it nears Ravenna for a crew change @ 20:48 hrs. ISO 6400, f4.5, 1/30 sec.