OMAHA, Neb. — On Sunday, Aug. 13, Union Pacific ran a special passenger excursion to raise money for the Union Pacific Museum. The train left Omaha at 8:30 a.m. and ran out to Columbus, Neb., where it was turned on the wye and ran back to Omaha...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/08/15-up-museum-special
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
What a beautiful train that is. Way to go Union Pacific.
I think this is the special that got delayed a bit (I'm not sure if on the outbound or inbound leg of the trip.) on the outskirts of Omaha. A monster manifest got a wrong end drawbar while going through a power crossover, thus blocking both mains for a while. The engines off a following train were used to pull the rear of the train clear of the crossovers to allow the special to have a route through.
Jeff
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