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The Jct on the UP in Fremont, NE is an amazingly busy place. Its only about 30 mins West of Omaha. You get the Westbound (WB) UP transcon traffic coming off the old C&NW line at Fremont and the Eastbound (EB) heading through Omaha. A BNSF line passes through Fremont as well. There's a big grain elevator there for backdrop. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=29458 In Omaha, you'll mostly just catch EB trains. The footbridge near the museum on South 7th St is a good place to watch UP action. Its between the old UP depot and the CB&Q depot and overlooks the West end of the Missouri River Bridge. 10th St. is just west of there which is another good spot. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=31946 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=2818 Blair NE is a little bit north and the UP WB main crosses the Missouri River WB there. Nice photo spot. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=45748 Just to the South of the depots is the BNSF Omaha yard. Its near the zoo. Its a bit tricky to find, but not so hard to do w/ a good map. Its at the South end of 13th St. at Missouri Ave. Do a MapQuest.com map search for 1000 Missouri Ave, Omaha, NE. That will get you to the right spot. Across the River in Council Bluffs, the UP has their main Omaha area yard. I've seen the exec E units there and the UP business train. 9th Ave is on the north border, 16th St is on the east. The Iowa Interstate Yard is there too. I-80 crosses over the top, near the I-80 / I-29 interchange. The old Rock Island Depot looked great last time I was there. Its a museum. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5660/railwest.htm Now -all that said, Omaha does have some nasty parts to the town. Be a bit careful in the City.
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