Two SD9043MAC's, one in the We Will Deliver scheme, wait their turn just east of North Platte.
The trip is about over for this North Platte bound mix freight lead by a former C&NW -9.
UP 6922 looking resplendent in its new coat of armour yellow and harbourmist grey paint basks in the hot Nebraska summer sun
Union Pacific SD40X 3044 began life as EMD 434E (note the flared radiators). It was in hump service at North Platte's Bailey Yard when photographed on August 5, 1985.
The entire train, UP 844 has UP 6936, the tool car, and four others in tow.
UP 844 waits on main 2 for an eastbound mixed freight to pass while another railfan captures the moment.
Leaving Yard at North Platte
A pair of Missouri Pacific C36-7 diesels pass the tower in Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, on a cloudy (but still hot and muggy) August 20, 1987.
The variety was common place.
On a west
UP 3977 shows off her articulation with DDA40X #6922 sitting in the background.
