Gosh, in 1981 it cost over 4 million a year just to repair cabooses?!? I can see now why the RR's wanted to do away with them!!
Some really great pics that you have been able to get. Really like the UP stuff alot. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more.
I was shocked when I read that as well. Thanks! I have a lot more to post. Next up is the Golden Spike Tower shots. Ben
Golden Spike Tower - North Platte, Nebraska Here goes the tower shots!! A few shots of the loco maintenance facility. Ben
Much to our surprise the road was closed near the tower. We were ok with the closure because a U.P. crew was moving a car down the road to the display at the tower. Ben
Golden Spike Tower - North Platte, Nebraska The crew finally got the car into the lot far enough that we pull in too. Time to go up to the observation level of the tower. Ben
Golden Spike Tower - North Platte, Nebraska I'll end my posts tonight with a couple of shots of the north hump yard in action. I'll try to post some more pictures within the next couple of days. Ben
WOW, has that place changed since I was there almost 20 years ago. Looks like a grand time there Ben and looks like lots of luck was on your side. Great stuff!!!!!!!!
Golden Spike Tower - North Platte, Nebraska I'll see if I can wrap up the Golden Spike Tower shots tonight. Some older tank cars. Here I caught a S.P. tank car. In this shot we captured a Southern box car. You can also see two covered hoppers rolling down the track in the northern hump yard. Ben
The U.P. crew loaded up the side booms and headed out after using them in the display car move. The crew used a loader to adjust the track sections as needed. Ben
