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I have two, kind of,.... 1. The first is the line from Lincoln, Nebraska to the coal power plant about 50 miles east near Nebraska City. Although not really a main line it provided about a 5 trains a day. Although it wasn't the busiest line in the world the traffic was timed perfectly for me. The days coal train would come through around 3 or shortly after (right after school growing up) and return around 10 empty, with helpers returning sometime in between. I asked on a forum (maybe it was this one) what became of the line. I had left for college and upon coming back hadn’t seen a train since. According to whoever answered my question (thanks again btw) the power plant bought the line from outside Lincoln to their facilities and they now get their coal from Union Pacific via Omaha along the Missouri River on a different line. The Cement plant down the highway a ways still in town (Lincoln) no longer receives rails service. I remember fondly the locals with the unique “Big Red Line” short hopper cars. There appearance often indicated the coming of summer construction and more importantly for me at the time summer vacation :-). I’ve often wondered if this was a result of the line being sold or the cement plant giving up on the rails. The line itself looks in good shape but I think its only a matter of time before it gets ripped up at least outside of Lincoln. When I saw crews poking around by the state pen I wondered if they were ripping track out entirely but they were actually building new industrial spurs for the former Fleming plant near the State Pen. The Warehouse receives a short cut of boxcars everyday but never quite makes it to my former home and pretty much east of that it goes from well maintained line to grass and weeds. Every once in awhile the local ventures close enough to make the old crossing go down but never quite makes it to my old childhood stomping grounds. 2. My second is a line I never actually saw run, but I have always wished I could have seen in action. The line is the old Rock Island right of way knifing through Lincoln, Nebraska. The towering man-made right of way is still very prominent and has always been impressive to me. The giant right of way turns into a giant a man made valley towards the edge of town. I always thought it was cool how much the line had impacted the area long after it had been removed. The line is a paved bike path now, so it should remain in place for sometime, but if anyone has any pictures of the line in action or any info I would be very interested.
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