John Howell and I followed the 24 car train over a 3 day period from Omaha, Nebraska to just west of Laramie, Wyoming. The following clips were edited from over 3 hours of video tape.
Last updated 7:25 AM 8/27/2006 |
The 3985 departed Council Bluffs, came across the river and into Omaha, passing the old UP station. 43 seconds.
After passing through Omaha, the train headed up to Freemont. Here we catch the 3985 just southeast of town. 43 seconds.
After a brief stop in Freemont, the 3985 leaves town and heads for North Platte. Here, the train is passing grain silos, just west of town. 28 seconds.
We spent much of our time pacing the trian across Nebraska. 19 seconds.
The 3985 meets a eastbound stack train. 50 seconds.
We are just a few minutes east of North Platte. 35 seconds.
The 3985 was greeted by school children as it passed through Hersey, Nebraska. 50 seconds.
The train passes between silos at Chappell, Nebraska. 24 seconds.
The 3985 leaves Cheyenne, Wyoming and heads up Sherman Hill on track 3. 25 seconds.
Westbound on Sherman hill, track 3. 24 seconds.
Our final view of the train as it steams west, approximately 12 miles west of Larimie, Wyoming. 40 seconds.