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RR X-ING: History, nostalgia, and railroading by Chad Leigh Kluck, KØRRX

Road trip nets pictures of three Maintenance of Way cranes

ex-CNW 1776 MoW Crane February 25, 2013 in Ritter, Iowa to assist with tipped hoppers.
Friday, March 1st, 2013 at 8:54 pm

On a recent road trip to Nebraska I spotted three Union Pacific Maintenance of Way cranes. One ready to upright overturned hoppers, one doing bridge work, and one in between jobs.

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Modern railroad bridge under construction

Union Pacific bridge under construction between Kennard and Blair, Nebraska
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at 5:53 pm

Union Pacific is double tracking its line between Blair and Fremont, Nebraska. Here is a look at a concrete bridge before ballast and track are laid on top.

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Rail and History / RRX

  • SnowFlake Sodas

    BNSF train rolls past a brick building with old paint advertising Home of SnowFlake Saltines where Saltines was painted over the word SodasOld advertisements painted on the sides of brick buildings last forever, often exposing themselves to the present. SnowFlake […]

  • C.A. Coey’s School of Motoring & 1893 Pepsi [Video] – RRX Episode 001

    In reading through a 1910 Coey's School of Motoring lesson, we learn some valuable lessons that can be applied to our daily […]

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