BNSF: Omaha to Alliance, then on to the UP:  Coal line to North Platte

atsf8246.jpg            A southbound 'warbonnet' leader about to enter Alliance, NE

belmont1.jpg            A coal load is about to come off Crawford Hill and head south
			at Belmont, NE.

bn8035.jpg              Ex BN power leads a manifest along highway 2 on the old BN in
			central Nebraska.

bnsf5643.jpg            A DPU unit pushes an empty at Crawford Hill into a building 
			thunderstorm to the north.

bnsf5731.jpg            In the background, a pusher set struggles with a coal load up 
			Crawford Hill, while an empty DPU set passes northbound.

bnsf5812.jpg            BNSF 5812 leads a coal load in central Nebraska.

bnsf5938.jpg   		Water was everywhere on the trip, and this flooded field is 
			evidence as a BNSF coal train passes by eastbound in rural NE.

bnsf6093.jpg            While thunderstorms brew to the north, a coal load struggles up
			Crawford Hill

bnsf8035.jpg            A strange consist of BN Cascade green, H2 paint, and a CP unit,
			all three standard cabs.

bnsf8265.jpg            Another very colorful BNSF consist snakes around an S Curve
			in the sandhills of western Nebraska. 

bnsf8300.jpg 		A trio of warbonnets were assigned to pusher power at Crawford, NE
			There was also another set of two on an adjacent track, making
			all five units match.

bnsf9897.jpg 	      More traffic at Crawford Hill, where a coal load is pushed around
			a curve, meeting a north/westbound coal empty. 

derailment1.jpg		The BNSF had a massive derailment along Hwy 2 in rural Nebraska.
			Many of Hulchers' Vulchers were staying overnight in Alliance.

derailment2.jpg         Another look at the mangled carnage along side Hwy 2.

emd9045.jpg  		This EMD demo unit was assigned to pusher service at Crawford, NE.

emd9045b.jpg            Another look at the standard Cab Oakway as it cuts off at Belmont.

kcs4589.jpg             You never know what you'll see for a leader on the BNSF. 

s-curve1.jpg 		Another crazy consist leads a westbound manifest in rural Nebraska.
			Note the hi-wide airplane parts behind the lead consist.

 s-curve2.jpg           The manifest snakes through the S curve a little further.  The hi-
			wides really dwarf the power on this train...

sandhills-manifest.jpg	A wide-angle view of the power and airplane parts as they head
			westbound. 

sandhills.jpg           Pacing coal loads in the sandhills along Hwy 2.

up5767.jpg       	On our way back, we followed the UP coal line.  

up6703.jpg 		Finally, a trace of the CNW!  An operation lifesave "AC" was 
			DPU on a coal train as it passed an empty. 

up7188.jpg		A BNSF unit is second in this consist with UP 7188 leading.

After following the Coal line down to North Platte, we headed back to I-80 and on to home...