North Platte Elevator | Dwarfed by the grain elevators in the center of North Platte, NE, an EMD GP9 owned by the Maywood Co-op Association rests on a side track on a sunny Saturday, August... (more)

Coal Empties At North Platte | Rolling through the center of North Platte, NE, a westbound train of empty coal hoppers approaches Bailey Yard on the sunny afternoon of Saturday, August 31, ... (more)

Mid-Morning Midwest Manifest | Three Union Pacific engines lead an eastbound manifest freight train on the Marysville Subdivision near Fairfield, NE on the bright morning of Saturday, Augus... (more)

Loads Through Edgar | Around 8 o'clock on the sunny morning of Saturday, August 31, 2024, a loaded coal train heads east on the Marysville Subdivision through Edgar, NE.

A Northbound evening coal train departs the area of Parsons Yard known as "Mason Yard" after a crew change.

Midwest Morning Light | Golden hour is in full effect as a westbound train of empty coal hoppers passes cornfields near Fairfield, NE on the sunny morning of Saturday, August 31, 2024.

Fairfield Dawn | As the sky grows colorful on the morning of Saturday, August 31, 2024, a westbound manifest freight train cruises past farmland near Fairfield, NE.

The IORY dropped their train and are light power Northbound through CSX Queensgate Yard

Sunflowers and Sunsets | A few minutes after the sun has dropped below the horizon on a pleasant Friday, August 30, 2024 evening, a loaded coal train heads east past a cluster of sunflowers... (more)

A Nebraskan Dusk | As the sun hits the horizon on the evening of Friday, August 30, 2024, an eastbound train of loaded coal hoppers passes a biofuel distilling facility at Wood River, NE.

A westbound empty coal train heads through Wood River, NE on the evening of Friday, August 30, 2024.

Roadside Wildflowers | A Union Pacific train of loadeed coal cars heads east on the Marysville Subdivision near Fairfield, NE on the sunny afternoon of Friday, August 30, 2024.

A former Southern Pacific engine leads a train of empty coal hoppers west past a soybean field near Fairfield, NE on the warm afternoon of Friday, August 30, 2024.

One-Unit Autos | A single C44ACM leads an eastbound train of autoracks on the Marysville Subdivision near Hastings, NE under the sunny afternoon skies of Friday, August 30, 2024.

Living in Union Pacific country it's always a treat to get a BNSF trackage rights train. Then a BNSF coal train is really cool. Throw in a Norfolk Southern for a little variety.