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Nostalgia & History > Bailey Yard: Faces of the past .....Date: 09/20/20 06:45 Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: valmont On Sept. 4, 1976 I found what was then not an unusual scene at UP's Bailey Yard @ North Platte. A picture showing the 'face of change' of US railroads .... the only one left rolling is lurking in the background ... showing it's enduring paint scheme.
 Date: 09/20/20 07:14 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: BLKMTN Also, may be an Alco lurking in the in the left background!
Date: 09/20/20 07:21 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: santafe199 Cool shot!!! Welcome to the Platte River Melting Pot. M.I.A. are the Frisco, the Rock Island, N&W and maybe the WP. But then there weren't enough tracks, anyhow... :^)
Lance Date: 09/20/20 07:29 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: IC1038west A terrific image from Saturday September 4, 1976! A great Sunday morning eye opener for 2020. Looks like the hostler was having to fire up one of the units in the SP consist to the left. A lot of variety. Back when the power tracks were colorful. Thanks for being there.
Date: 09/20/20 07:35 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: IC1038west I could see a valmont / UP6900 Bailey yard volley thread in the future....
Date: 09/20/20 08:02 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: 3rdswitch Funny that this was nothing unusual back then. Great look back.
JB Date: 09/20/20 09:20 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: santafe199 IC1038west Wrote: > ... a valmont / UP6900 Bailey yard volley ...
Hmmmm........ t'ain't a bad idea... ;^) Lance Date: 09/20/20 10:18 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: CNW8531 Fantastic shot! You just can't hardly beat the seventies for variety.
Date: 09/20/20 10:20 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: IC1038west santafe199 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > IC1038west Wrote: > ... a valmont / UP6900 > Bailey yard volley ... > > Hmmmm........ t'ain't a bad idea... ;^) > > Lance And that is out of deep respect for both TO members. The images of Bailey yards' past is much more enjoyable than what is presently happening to the yard which will change the face of its' future. I totally appreciated Baileys colorful beauty before the mergers. Unfortunately, the PSR beast is still hungry, as it will be until the assets consumed satisfy the short term investors and the bone pile is dumped in somebody elses' lap. It really makes me grateful of the time these photographers spent at Bailey before the carrier became totally distracted, corporately. Thanks again for a colorful Bailey. Date: 09/20/20 17:02 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: tiltone Rember seeing this photo page two book U P motive power review 1968 -77 way back around that time nice one Cheers D.
Date: 09/20/20 22:55 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: Ritzville Very enjoyable shot!
Larry Date: 09/21/20 07:58 Re: Bailey Yard: Faces of the past ..... Author: Roadjob Fantastic lineup! Sure miss the days when that was "normal." Must be tough to be an active railfan these days. Great post!
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