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Double tracking Union Pacific mainline between Fremont and Missouri Valley – Notes from Nebraska

From Grant, my Nebraska correspondent: The latest article I read said that they will be double tracking the line from Fremont to Missouri valley. The track work, except for the bridges will all be done by 2014. The Elkhorn and Missouri river bridges will take longer. I don’t know when they will actually start on [...]

Glimpses of Twin Cities and Western and an ex-Chicago and North Western

When out train spotting with Grant I snapped a pic of an ex-CNW nose, and a nice Twin Cities and Western heading across the Mississippi.

Great shot of a Union Pacific train

I was going through my photos from my Fremont trip when I came across this great shot of a coal train I took from the Broad Street viaduct. I got the perfect frame, angle, light and focus on this one. I didn’t have to run it through any crops or edits. Leading the eastbound coal [...]