A cobbled together set of power leads a westbound Shelton, NE to Tacoma, WA grain train approaching North Platte, NE. Behind the local power of two GP-38-2s come a Dash8-40CW, CNW SD50, MP SD-40-2 and UP SD-40-2. The train's origination date versus its movement some 7 days later reflects the merger difficulties at the time. Ektachrome.