Its only been a month and a week since I made a simular trip, and what a change. The snow is gone and the plants are coming alive.
Mo Valley
Arrived around0815
e/b empty grainer
- UP 6511
- UP 7284
w/b Z train
- UP 4654
- UP 7643
- UP 8562
- UP 4865
e/b K train
- UP 7877
- UP 8418
- UP 4413
- UP 7633 - DPU
e/b grain train
- UP 6055
- UP 5789
- UP 5941 - DPU
w/b mixed freight
- UP 7829
- UP 8226 - DPU
e/b empty grainer
- UP 7173
- UP 7074
- UP 6924 - DPU
e/b mixed freight
- UP 8155
- UP 6533
- UP 8111 - DPU
traffic died down so we headed for Blair, NE around 0930
Blair, NE
Savage terminal
- SRVX 8608
- DLCX 8608
The SD40-2 was switching in the yard.
The ZDLSKP got by us while we where exploring the SC&P depot in the park.
Fremont, NE
BNSF local
- EMDX 798
- BNSF 2817
e/b UP coaler
- UP 7304
- UP 6286
- UP 6629
Scoular Grain was assembling a grain train with SCOX 5001
Laid over grain train power
- UP 5968
- UP 6366
- UP 5668
UP Local power
- UP 521
w/b loaded grain train
- UP 7269
- UP 7015
- UP 8221 - DPU
n/b BNSF DSG empty
- BNSF 5235
- BNSF 8280
- CSX 368
Arlington, NE area
w/b UP mixed freight
- UP 6556
- UP 7234
- UP 6313
- UP 6754 - DPU
w/b empty coaler
- UP 6513
- UP 6191
- UP 7002
We only had about 5 trains get past us, so all in all it was a fairly productive day.