With three SD40-2s providing a classic look to the scene, UP's North Platte to Grand Island turn crosses the North Platte River as they near the end of their workday at Bailey Yard.
I was feeling more than just a little nostalgia as we paced this trio of SD40-2s along Highway 30 between Maxwell and North Platte, NE.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s when Armour Yellow SD40-2s ruled the Union Pacific. I was feeling like a kid again as we chased three of them along the Overland Route on a beautiful summer afternoon... (more)
Leading the turn to Grand Island back toward North Platte, three SD40-2s make for a fine sight under puffy cumulus clouds at Brady.
UP 1591 & 1644 power the westbound Grand Island turn.
UP 1591, 1631, & 1646 leads the westbound Grand Island turn.
The conductor prepares to throw the switch just past the crossing, as the LFA502 sports a nice lash-up today.
After a quick crew change, the trio of UP SD40-2's are on the move, headed east by the local grain elevator in Sutherland.
The LFA502 is about to enter Bailey Yard. The crew tossed us a case of water. Thanks, guys!
After picking up the trailing SD70ACe (bad ordered) at the grain elevator in Sutherland, the LFA502 crew doesn't waste any time getting out of town. A nice trio of rebuilt, UP SD40-2's have the ho... (more)
On a beautiful morning in Nebraska, a trio of SD40-2's and an SD70ACe pass the local grain elevator.
A trio of UP SD40-2s make for a nice sight as they back down the spur in Sutherland to pick up a bad ordered SD70ACe.
As a westbound stack train heads out, an eastbound local heads in. The trains just kept on coming.
