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Originally posted by blhanel Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Willy2 Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Omaha, Nebraska 1,920 posts Posted by Willy2 on Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:11 PM The Amtrak station in downtown is a fairly good spot. It is very near the Durham Western Heritage museum. Council Bluffs has a lot of trains, but you may have to search for a place to watch, mainly because a lot of the tracks go through some rather seedy neighborhoods where I don't feel particulary safe watching. Fremont is really good. There is a spot on Union Street which is just a couple of streets east of Main street that is really good. The UP tracks are in front of you, the BNSF tracks are behind you. As Mook said, Lincoln is pretty good too. Willy Reply DrummingTrainfan Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska 703 posts Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:03 PM The UP headquarters downtown has a careteria in it that's open to the public so that would be a fun place to eat lunch and maybe go to the company store downstairs[:-,]. In terms of train-watching spots I like that Amtrak station. GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply blhanel Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Cedar Rapids, IA 4,213 posts Posted by blhanel on Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:16 PM The cafeteria probably wouldn't be open on a Sunday, would it? How do I find those two locos they moved over the city streets a few months back? I know they're up on a hill on display somewhere... Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net. Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, August 22, 2005 6:10 AM Kenefick Park is located at Abbott Drive and 6th Street. It isn't really due to open until October, but I think you should be able to see the Big Boy and the Centennial from the surrounding streets. It is right next to the zoo, and that is well marked. The zoo and park are at the south end of Omaha. You won't probably be able to get real close, but within shouting distance. Mook She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply DrummingTrainfan Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska 703 posts Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Monday, August 22, 2005 7:18 AM The DD40AX and Big Boy should be visible from the Driveway up to the Lauritzen botanical Gardens. When completed it will be visible from the I-80 bridge crossing the ricer. I'm not sure about the cafeteria...I'm guessing no but I'll ask my dad and get back to you. GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply dehusman Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Omaha, NE 10,621 posts Posted by dehusman on Monday, August 22, 2005 8:42 AM The railroad museum at the Rock Island Depot in Council Bluffs. Take I-80 to hwy 192 and go north, exit at 16th Ave. BNSF and IAIS yards to the right. Leave the museum and go under hwy 192 westbound, turn north and go up to 14th Ave, then go west all the way to 35th Ave. Turn left and go to Nebraska Ave and get on I29, take that S to I 80 and go west , exit at 13th St. go North to Bancroft, turn right and go to the Botanical Gardens to see 6900 and the Big Boy. Retrace your steps and go back to 10th st and go north to the Tracks. The 10th St overpass, the Western Heritage museum and the Amtrak depot are all good vantage points. The CB&Q depot is the basis for the Walthers passenger station. Go west to 13th St, the south on 13th back to the interstate. Take I80 west to Gretna. You will parallel the UP main from I 480 to i680. At Gretna, exit North. For the UP trip go north to Elkhorn and turn left on US 64, exit at Valley and head to the left over towards Valley. Follow the tracks to Fremont. For the BNSF trip, turn left/west on US 6 just north of the interstate and follow the BNSF all the way to Lincoln. Havelock shops are right on the eastern edge of Lincoln. The UP Museum in Council Bluffs is about 1/2 mile north of the RI depot in Council bluffs. Dave H. Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com Reply blhanel Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Cedar Rapids, IA 4,213 posts Posted by blhanel on Monday, August 22, 2005 9:21 PM Great info, thanks folks! Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:34 AM Omaha is much better now because their are lots of Westbound detours coming off the IAIS Railway. Allan. Reply Edit jeffhergert Member sinceMarch 2003 From: Central Iowa 6,898 posts Posted by jeffhergert on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:00 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Omaha is much better now because their are lots of Westbound detours coming off the IAIS Railway. Allan. The UP stopped detouring over the IAIS. They had a certain window to run the westbounds and it didn't work out very well. A couple of weeks ago when the tie gang went on their 5 day break, the detour pool jobs were abolished and not rebulletined when the gang went back to work. As far as I know, all the westbounds are running the normal route. Jeff Reply blhanel Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Cedar Rapids, IA 4,213 posts Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:12 PM Hmmm... normally all the UP traffic takes a bypass route north of town, right? I seem to remember a picture or two of that in one of the past issues of Trains. Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:30 AM Right now they are. The tie gang is all but done until Sept 1st when work will resume. Yes the Trains are running their Normal runs. So Omaha will be boringly slow. Allan. Reply Edit eolafan Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Aurora, IL 4,515 posts Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:12 AM I made this trip about a year back and found the UP museum to be OK, but not great...Ditto the old RI depot museum, but found Freemont wonderful. Also, if you happen to be into airplanes as well like me, a trip west of Omaha about thirty minutes to the SAC museum is REALLY a wonderful experience (it will get your heart pumping, I guarantee it). Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim) Reply blhanel Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Cedar Rapids, IA 4,213 posts Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 8:25 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by dehusman The railroad museum at the Rock Island Depot in Council Bluffs. Take I-80 to hwy 192 and go north, exit at 16th Ave. BNSF and IAIS yards to the right. Leave the museum and go under hwy 192 westbound, turn north and go up to 14th Ave, then go west all the way to 35th Ave. Turn left and go to Nebraska Ave and get on I29, take that S to I 80 and go west , exit at 13th St. go North to Bancroft, turn right and go to the Botanical Gardens to see 6900 and the Big Boy. Retrace your steps and go back to 10th st and go north to the Tracks. The 10th St overpass, the Western Heritage museum and the Amtrak depot are all good vantage points. The CB&Q depot is the basis for the Walthers passenger station. Go west to 13th St, the south on 13th back to the interstate. Take I80 west to Gretna. You will parallel the UP main from I 480 to i680. At Gretna, exit North. For the UP trip go north to Elkhorn and turn left on US 64, exit at Valley and head to the left over towards Valley. Follow the tracks to Fremont. For the BNSF trip, turn left/west on US 6 just north of the interstate and follow the BNSF all the way to Lincoln. Havelock shops are right on the eastern edge of Lincoln. The UP Museum in Council Bluffs is about 1/2 mile north of the RI depot in Council bluffs. Dave H. Dave, I had your directions printed off, ready to follow, then proceeded to leave them behind in the first hotel I stayed at Saturday night.[:(!] However, I managed to find my way around and get some good pictures in three locations- Council Bluffs, Downtown Omaha, and Fremont. The pictures can be seen currently at this site- http://www.flickr.com/photos/85729295@N00/sets/893579/ Some comments/observations from the weekend: -Didn't get inside the museum, as I got there before they opened, and didn't want to wait around. -A couple of times I was frustrated that I arrived just alittle late to get a good picture, such as at the Amtrak depot. The eastbound Zephyr, scheduled to leave Omaha at 5:40 AM, was JUST PULLING OUT when I arrived there at Noon! -Council Bluffs appears to have more diamonds than the rest of Iowa combined. -It seemed that UP was making a concerted effort to route all eastbound traffic through Omaha, as there was quite a parade of them while I was watching from the 10th Street bridge next to the Amtrak depot, and several more lined up on the elevated track west of there. Also, Fremont action followed the same MO. -Some railfan is going to lose their life trying to get a picture of the locos on the hill. There are NO vantage points to get a picture of them other than from I-80. The shot I took was one-handed through the front windsheild while headed westbound at 60+ MPH. -Fremont was definitely the best, as I got to watch BNSF run through as well as several UP freights. -While traveling home, I went north on I-29 and caught US 30, following the UP transcon. Found it to be completely dead all the way to Denison, then found out why when we got to Arcadia (see pictures). -I was surprised to see that UP has no qualms with having two trains traversing the Kate Shelley bridge near Boone at one time (see pictures). Somehow that bridge just doesn't look strong enough! Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net. Reply blhanel Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Cedar Rapids, IA 4,213 posts Posted by blhanel on Friday, September 9, 2005 5:41 PM Someone suggested in another thread that I start posting pictures in www.rrpicturearchives.net- I'm happy to report that I've been accepted as a member and I'm working at uploading the shots to there! Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net. Reply DrummingTrainfan Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska 703 posts Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Friday, September 9, 2005 5:59 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel Originally posted by dehusman -A couple of times I was frustrated that I arrived just alittle late to get a good picture, such as at the Amtrak depot. The eastbound Zephyr, scheduled to leave Omaha at 5:40 AM, was JUST PULLING OUT when I arrived there at Noon! That doesn't suprise me. I'm normally there by 6-7 on those days when I get pics...but I'm normally getting some [dinner] until 8-9. Did you check out the BNSF yard in Omaha? I should've told you about it. [#oops][soapbox] There is a public road going through the center so it's a great place. Glad you enjoyed in this state of ours[;)] GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Omaha is much better now because their are lots of Westbound detours coming off the IAIS Railway. Allan.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dehusman The railroad museum at the Rock Island Depot in Council Bluffs. Take I-80 to hwy 192 and go north, exit at 16th Ave. BNSF and IAIS yards to the right. Leave the museum and go under hwy 192 westbound, turn north and go up to 14th Ave, then go west all the way to 35th Ave. Turn left and go to Nebraska Ave and get on I29, take that S to I 80 and go west , exit at 13th St. go North to Bancroft, turn right and go to the Botanical Gardens to see 6900 and the Big Boy. Retrace your steps and go back to 10th st and go north to the Tracks. The 10th St overpass, the Western Heritage museum and the Amtrak depot are all good vantage points. The CB&Q depot is the basis for the Walthers passenger station. Go west to 13th St, the south on 13th back to the interstate. Take I80 west to Gretna. You will parallel the UP main from I 480 to i680. At Gretna, exit North. For the UP trip go north to Elkhorn and turn left on US 64, exit at Valley and head to the left over towards Valley. Follow the tracks to Fremont. For the BNSF trip, turn left/west on US 6 just north of the interstate and follow the BNSF all the way to Lincoln. Havelock shops are right on the eastern edge of Lincoln. The UP Museum in Council Bluffs is about 1/2 mile north of the RI depot in Council bluffs. Dave H.
QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel Originally posted by dehusman -A couple of times I was frustrated that I arrived just alittle late to get a good picture, such as at the Amtrak depot. The eastbound Zephyr, scheduled to leave Omaha at 5:40 AM, was JUST PULLING OUT when I arrived there at Noon! That doesn't suprise me. I'm normally there by 6-7 on those days when I get pics...but I'm normally getting some [dinner] until 8-9. Did you check out the BNSF yard in Omaha? I should've told you about it. [#oops][soapbox] There is a public road going through the center so it's a great place. Glad you enjoyed in this state of ours[;)] GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by dehusman -A couple of times I was frustrated that I arrived just alittle late to get a good picture, such as at the Amtrak depot. The eastbound Zephyr, scheduled to leave Omaha at 5:40 AM, was JUST PULLING OUT when I arrived there at Noon!
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