Wow, there is nothing like walking under the stars across a train yard on a crisp winter’s night. I was alone among the old freight and passenger cars and I felt tranquility. The snow glistened under the yard lights, a clear sky revealed the stars and Venus who shined bright next to the cresent moon. [...]
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Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Cedar Rapids Skytop Observation Parlor Lounge Car
It’s an impressively long name for an equally impressive car. Built in 1948 for the Milwaukee Road, the Cedar Rapids was an observation car placed on the end of trains allowing passengers spectacular views of scenery the train was leaving behind. The Milwaukee Road operated several passenger service routes referred to as the Hiawatha, named [...]
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 [...]
