Out & About

Some CSX power.





Ben

 

Keep'em Coming!!!!!!!

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Golden Spike Tower - North Platte, Nebraska

Here are my final shots from the tower.







Ben

 

On our way back to the hotel I stopped and shot these photos. The sun was a challenge but it didn't stop me from trying to get a few more shots.

First we spotted an east bound coal train.



As luck would have it a second east bound train was running next to the coal train. The was the first time that I had seen two trains running parallel heading the same direction at the same time.







Ben

 

This concludes my pictures from North Platte, NE. We will be moving east for the next set of pictures.

Ben

 

I love these pictures showing life-sized section track in use, I've never seen anything like that before. Didn't even know it existed. Do they just bolt those sections together, or is there some type of "joiner" between them?

 

Wow, this guy's been around a while! Great catch Ben! And great pictures, too

 

I promise to keep more coming your way.

I don't know a lot about section track. On this day they appeared to be bolting it together. Maybe one of the other TrainBoard members can tell us more on the use of section track. Anybody care to jump in?

Thanks! I figured she was pretty rare.

Ben

 

Lexington, NE

Our next stop was in Lexington, NE. The museum was closed but I still got a couple of U.P. 485 shots.





As we traveled through town we saw MRL 612 at the silos.



And U.P. 798 idling on the tracks.



Ben

 

Trails and Rails Museum - Kearney, NE

The next tow that we stopped at was Kearney, Nebraska. We took a brief tour around the Trails and Rails Museum.

Shelton Depot



Here are a few of the items on display inside the old depot.





Ben

 

That UP "High-cube" boxcar behind the WP boxcar is just as rare these day's!! Was it a 40'?

 

Trails and Rails Museum - Kearney, NE

Here they had a few signs on display.

From the old U.P. freight house in Kearney, NE.



From a former piggy back truck.




As we ventured outside we came across this derail.



Ben

 

Trails and Rails Museum - Kearney, NE

U.P. Caboose 25396





Unknown Flat Car



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Trails and Rails Museum - Kearney, NE

I'll end tonight's pictures with U.P. 481.









Ben

 

It might have been. I just went back through all of my pictures and unfortunately I did not have one showing the complete car.

Ben

 

Lincoln, NE

Our next stop was Lincoln, NE.

It looks like we are in BNSF country now.









Ben

 

Lincoln, NE





Ben

 

Lincoln, NE

Static display time!!

CB&Q 710









Ben

 

Lincoln, NE









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Lincoln, NE







Ben