Western Railroad Discussion > Crossing the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, NE

Coming home from Omaha on Sunday, one of my targets was to photograph BNSF's new bridge over the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, NE.  After watching a few eastbounds go by, I finally caught the BNSF 4000 leading a westbound oil train across the new bridge.  This train had come north on the Napier Sub and turned west at Pacific Jct. in Iowa, which is amazingly visible in the background, some 4 miles east of here.  While the clouds had been coming in and out all day, I was still happy to catch this one while I did.  All this does is remind me to come back someday for better/more shots!

Of note, the 4000 had been involved in a 2012 oil-based wreck, but in this case it struck a truck full of it, and the results can be seen in photo 3, which I took at the Topeka shops on 9/3/2012.

Thanks for looking,
- Jeff Carlson



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/15 22:00 by bnsfsd70.

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Nice shots!

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

Nice. By drone? Or   overpass? Thanks.

By conveniently placed hill!

- Jeff Carlson

cutboy2 Wrote:
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> Nice. By drone? Or   overpass? Thanks.

Nice results!
Brian Stevens

Good stuff!

Nice shots, Jeff - just one correction. The St. Joseph Subdivision is a wee bit to your West in this shot, about 30 some miles back in Lincoln. If this train came from the South, it would have came off the Napier Subdivision.

-Dalton 

I thought the old bridge was to be the westbound direction for the lighter empty trains, with the new bridge for the heavier loaded eastbound trains.

Rob

Ahh, thanks for the catch! I just checked the map and sure enough, you're right!

Thanks!
- Jeff

CP_M260 Wrote:
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> Nice shots, Jeff - just one correction. The St.
> Joseph Subdivision is a wee bit to your West in
> this shot, about 30 some miles back in Lincoln. If
> this train came from the South, it would have came
> off the Napier Subdivision.
>
> -Dalton 

Posted from iPhone

Great shots.

Ronda Thomas

SilvertonRR100 Wrote:
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> I thought the old bridge was to be the westbound
> direction for the lighter empty trains, with the
> new bridge for the heavier loaded eastbound
> trains.
>

The old bridge is now a siding. They put empty trains in there only when making a meet.

Best regards,

Rob L.

Thanks for the info with this. I'm sure that as soon as they can extend the double track to Pacific Jct. it'll get used for more again.

- Jeff

rob_l Wrote:
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> SilvertonRR100 Wrote:
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> > I thought the old bridge was to be the
> westbound
> > direction for the lighter empty trains, with
> the
> > new bridge for the heavier loaded eastbound
> > trains.
> >
>
> The old bridge is now a siding. They put empty
> trains in there only when making a meet.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob L.

Posted from iPhone

VERY NICE....!! Thanks for posting.

rob_l Wrote:
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> SilvertonRR100 Wrote:
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> > I thought the old bridge was to be the
> westbound
> > direction for the lighter empty trains, with
> the
> > new bridge for the heavier loaded eastbound
> > trains.
> >
>
> The old bridge is now a siding. They put empty
> trains in there only when making a meet.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob L.

That explains it!!!

Rob