The lead locomotive of a ballast train derailed while ballasting the new third main near the depot. Mechanical guys contemplate their next move to get the 415,000 lb locomotive back on the rails.

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Two cars of a ballast train derailed during a major work window. This is the last thing one wants to happen at 8 PM after 12+ hours of work.

The lead locomotive of a ballast train derailed while ballasting the new third main near the depot. Mechanical guys rig up a winch to the derailed truck to help tug it inline over a rerail frog a... (more)

Rare BNSF 9647 leads an empty coal train west just outside of Hobson Yard.

BNSF track forces race to repair the damage caused by two derailed ballast cars (see photos 117229 and 117252). A mound of ballast acted as the "tripod" for this 1/2 second exposure.

Rehabilitation work pauses on main 1 as a train rolls by on main 2. With the P811 rail renewal machine having already come through and change out ties and rail, the guys are in the process of ins... (more)

Rear DPU BNSF 8879 receives fuel as an Air Force AWACS plane practices touch and gos at nearby Lincoln Airport. Note that both BNSF units are DPUs on eastbound coal loads.

Two cars of a ballast train derailed during a major work window. BNSF employees look on as two track hoes rerail the car. 15 second exposure utilizing nearby signal mast as "tripod."

A signal employee fires a small weld to melt the signal wire to each side of the joint gap.

Work on the Lincoln Yard Expansion pauses as a track hoe is worked loose from a sinkhole. Meanwhile, a trio of EMDs slowly eases through the yard with the engineer glancing over at the mess.

Nothing goes as planned in railroad engineering. As a contractor readies a new fuel line for installation, BNSF 9771 slows to a stop for fuel. The fuel truck conveniently backs into place to blo... (more)

Spankin' new sister ES44AC's 5755 and 5754 pause for an inspection at Lincoln's Hobson Yard before continuing east with their coal loads. The "skeleton track" in the foreground is a day old, as o... (more)

Two Denver RTD light rail vehicles (numbers 105 and 109) are visible through the cab of a fellow brand new Siemens machine at the new Elati Maintenance Facility.

The blue bridge is an out of service railroad bridge, but it is appropriately lettered for the hometown Fighting Illini. A semi-rare IC (CN) unit chugs across the adjacent bridge the day before t... (more)