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Rolling out of the plains
Title:  Rolling out of the plains
Description:  An eastbound coal train rolls off the "gangplank" into the Platte River valley
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/5/2014 11:29:39 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6649(AC44CW) UP 7333(AC4460CW)
Views:  860   Comments: 0
DPU
Title:  DPU
Description:  DPUs were bcoming common on coal trains by this time. This on is on the back of an eastbound at Big Springs Neb
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/5/2014 11:30:25 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7128(AC44CW)
Views:  683   Comments: 0
UP Grain Train
Title:  UP Grain Train
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/2002  Upload Date: 7/23/2002 11:35:24 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3688(SD40-2) UP 3692(SD40-2)
Views:  1657   Comments: 0
Westbound freight at MP 355.0
Title:  Westbound freight at MP 355.0
Description:  The center siding is still partially intact here. You can see that the switch has been removed from the close track, but is still accessable from the far track.
Photo Date:  9/13/2007  Upload Date: 10/7/2007 2:11:22 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4584(SD70M)
Views:  969   Comments: 0
CRYX 5077
Title:  CRYX 5077
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/13/2007  Upload Date: 9/29/2007 8:01:51 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  334   Comments: 0
UP 8255
Title:  UP 8255
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 6/10/2009 11:14:12 AM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8255(SD9043MAC)
Views:  759   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  The parting shot of the chase, which was pretty wicked & took me farther west than I'd planned! The train has just made a dip back into Colorado here, making a pit stop in the speed trap town of Julesburg.
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 10/20/2010 8:45:18 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  454   Comments: 1
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/14/2010  Upload Date: 10/17/2010 1:58:14 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Sean Rodkey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  549   Comments: 0
UP 4088
Title:  UP 4088
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/6/2010  Upload Date: 11/18/2010 2:37:18 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4088(SD70M)
Views:  941   Comments: 0
UP 4196
Title:  UP 4196
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/6/2010  Upload Date: 11/18/2010 2:38:17 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4196(SD70M)
Views:  1142   Comments: 0
UP 4070
Title:  UP 4070
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/6/2010  Upload Date: 11/18/2010 2:39:10 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4070(SD70M)
Views:  1660   Comments: 0
UP 4855
Title:  UP 4855
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/6/2010  Upload Date: 11/18/2010 2:40:51 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4855(SD70M) UP 8586(SD70ACe)
Views:  1124   Comments: 0
UP 4634
Title:  UP 4634
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/6/2010  Upload Date: 11/18/2010 2:41:32 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4634(SD70M)
Views:  907   Comments: 0
UP 5296
Title:  UP 5296
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/6/2010  Upload Date: 11/18/2010 2:42:14 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5296(AC45CCTE)
Views:  1015   Comments: 0
UP 8873
Title:  UP 8873
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2015  Upload Date: 7/27/2015 1:13:49 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Krii Rumbuu
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8873(SD70AH)
Views:  610   Comments: 0
UP 8749
Title:  UP 8749
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2015  Upload Date: 7/27/2015 1:14:08 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Kris Rumbut
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8749(SD70ACe)
Views:  597   Comments: 0
UP 504
Title:  UP 504
Description:  Eastbound Sidney sub local. UP 504 is nee-UP 2004, from UP's original 1974 GP38-2 order.
Photo Date:  10/3/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 10:10:00 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 504(GP38-2)
Views:  696   Comments: 2
DPUs
Title:  DPUs
Description:  westbound freight
Photo Date:  10/17/2017  Upload Date: 2/4/2020 5:32:37 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Mark Herren
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6932(AC4460CW)
Views:  819   Comments: 1
UP Depot in Big Springs Nebraska
Title:  UP Depot in Big Springs Nebraska
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/17/2020  Upload Date: 8/14/2020 9:34:17 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Roger Daniels
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  430   Comments: 0
UP 7884/7936/8121
Title:  UP 7884/7936/8121
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/19/2024  Upload Date: 3/20/2024 12:46:38 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  C H
Categories:  Roster,Transit,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7884(AC45CCTE) UP 7936(AC45CCTE) UP 8121(ES44AC-H)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
UP 7884/7936/8121
Title:  UP 7884/7936/8121
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/19/2024  Upload Date: 3/20/2024 12:48:23 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  C H
Categories:  Roster,Transit,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7884(AC45CCTE) UP 7936(AC45CCTE) UP 8121(ES44AC-H)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
UP 8490
Title:  UP 8490
Description:  The M-NPDV westbound on the Sidney Sub.
Photo Date:  9/14/2024  Upload Date: 9/23/2024 10:23:33 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8490(SD70ACe)
Views:  437   Comments: 1
UP 2702
Title:  UP 2702
Description:  The MWCNP-18 eastbound on the Sidney Sub.
Photo Date:  10/21/2025  Upload Date: 10/25/2025 11:26:25 AM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2702(ET44AH)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
UP 5879
Title:  UP 5879
Description:  The MPDNP-18 eastbound on the Sidney Sub.
Photo Date:  10/21/2025  Upload Date: 10/25/2025 11:27:14 AM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5879(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
UP 7957
Title:  UP 7957
Description:  This is the ZG2SC running 3x1xFred on the Sidney Sub.
Photo Date:  2/5/2026  Upload Date: 2/13/2026 9:28:09 AM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7957(AC45CCTE)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
UP 8578
Title:  UP 8578
Description:  This is the MNPWC-05, westbound on the Sidney Sub.
Photo Date:  2/5/2026  Upload Date: 2/13/2026 9:28:31 AM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8578(SD70ACe)
Views:  18   Comments: 0

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