CN 2943 leads an eastbound mixed freight on UP's Kearney subdivision.

BNSF 6525 & 9077 westbound with a train of two bay hoppers.

UP 6832 powers an eastbound auto rack train.

UP 6962 & 6798 lead an eastbound loaded coal train.

GE and EMD Locomotives pause on the diesel service tracks at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, on May 4, 2011.

The Route 30 overpass west of Maxwell, NE provides a viewing point for the passage of symbol MFWNP-19 on the home stretch into North Platte.

In a typical scene along US 30 in central Nebraska, a westbound empty set destined for the Coal Creek mine in Wyoming rolls along the center main departing Gibbon, NE. Quite a sight with all of th... (more)

Before the SD70Ms started coming on line with the expansive UP wings on their nose, the little postage stamp shield predominated for some time. UP's new nose treatment is similarly (and appropriat... (more)

Respite at sunset: At sunset on May 4, 2011, East Hump at the sprawling Union Pacific Bailey Yard at North Platte, Nebraska, has a lull between trains. The double crossover and diamond between, ar... (more)

As freight cars roll over East Hump utilizing the north track, a track gang works on south track on May 3, 2011. Union Pacific’s massive North Platte Yard in Nebraska is always busy and has to k... (more)

A Union Pacific train gets sorted outside the windows of East Hump tower while East Hump Foreman R.C. McKain supervises the operation in the lower level of the tower at North Platte, Nebraska, on ... (more)

Jake Linderman, second trick operator on the second floor of East Hump tower, talks to a switch crew on the radio at Union Pacific’s big yard at North Platte, Nebraska, on May 3, 2011.

Railroad zip ties
Used to keep the air hoses together during transit, heavy-duty zip ties litter the tracks over the hump where cars are separated while being classified at East Hump, in... (more)

Pin puller
In the old days of hump yard operation, men manually pulled the pin and uncouple cars as they slowly topped the hump. It’s still done that way today, only the pin puller is... (more)

At Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard at North Platte, Nebraska, a group of UP EMD SD38-2s, along with two SD40-2s, are being used as power at East Hump and jockey for track space west of the hump. On ... (more)