Western Railroad Discussion > West Labadie empties

A train of UCEX empties out of West Labadie (MO) is headed back to the PRB for a reload.  1/31/2025, Hershey NE.

mike woodruff
north platte ne

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Nice shot Mike! Nebraska is pretty flat, thank goodness for overpasses....

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

Great image, Mike!

texchief1

Last I heard bnsf had the contract corrections welcome.

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> Last I heard bnsf had the contract corrections
> welcome.

Pretty sure I heard the symbol as CWLBT9.

mike woodruff
north platte ne

Nice view from that angle--good looking train and scenic background.  Last time I was in Hershey the City was in the process of building that walkover next to the caboose so I wasn't able to get as nice of a shot.
Brian Stevens

SCKP187 Wrote:
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> Nice view from that angle--good looking train and
> scenic background.  Last time I was in Hershey
> the City was in the process of building that
> walkover next to the caboose so I wasn't able to
> get as nice of a shot.
> Brian Stevens

Thanks, Brian.  That pedestrian bridge works great for westbounds in the afternoon.  For eastbounds in the morning, the highway bridge on the west end of town is best:
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,5953530

mike woodruff
north platte ne

Re: BNSF and the West Labadie contract…. BNSF announced in 2022 they had negotiated trackage rights and a contract to provide competitive access to Ameren at West Labadie via the connector at Pacific. What they didn’t publicize is the original plant access for eastern coal needed rehab. As far as I know, BNSF never actually sent a single load in since that announcement.



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Nice pic!!