At the time, the thought of a coal train being nostalgic would have seemed ridiculous. The years have not been kind to the coal business and thus scenes such as this, that were once as common as c... (more)
On May 4, 2011, electricians inside Union Pacific’s North Platte Diesel Shop in Nebraska, work on wire harnesses used in PTC installation for GE locomotives spotted on Track 1.
Union Pacific SD60 6037 and Chicago & North Western Dash 8-40C 8504 pull a train loaded with Powder River Basin coal eastbound through Bayard, Nebraska, on Union Pacific’s South Morrill Subdivsi... (more)
An empty coal train is seen on the Union Pacific at Fremont, NE. During this era, the Union Pacific in eastern Nebraska seemed more like a Chicago and North Western RR as most SPRB coal trains and... (more)