The Day Before
There was much uncertainty surrounding UP 4014's departure from North Platte, NE because of flooding around Kearny. By the evening of July 10, the general consensus seemed to be the train would depart at 10AM, two hours later than scheduled. I spent the majority of that evening along the triple track between Gothenburg and North Platte, scouting out where I would attempt to catch this historic move.
The evening hours brought me to this perch above Buttermilk Curve outside of Brady. I had chased this westbound manifest from Gothenburg to this spot and was quite pleased with how it looked. I ended up returning to this location the next day in an attempt to catch 4014, but a westbound coal train decided to pass by first!
The Day Before
There was much uncertainty surrounding UP 4014's departure from North Platte, NE because of flooding around Kearny. By the evening of July 10, the general consensus seemed to be the train would depart at 10AM, two hours later than scheduled. I spent the majority of that evening along the triple track between Gothenburg and North Platte, scouting out where I would attempt to catch this historic move.
The evening hours brought me to this perch above Buttermilk Curve outside of Brady. I had chased this westbound manifest from Gothenburg to this spot and was quite pleased with how it looked. I ended up returning to this location the next day in an attempt to catch 4014, but a westbound coal train decided to pass by first!