Dylan Widger
UP 4533
Like everyone else, fall just manages to pack my schedule, and I have had next to no free time to get out to catch anything. A short day at work combined with a UP passenger special awarded me with an opportunity for an evening chase, so I hopped in with Sam and headed east.
We made it up to the river with plenty of time to spare, as he was just departing Omaha. Sam used the spare time to cut down some of the brush we had to hike through to get over here (what a nice guy) and before long, a whole group of us were waiting on the bank for the shot. With sunny skies and a nice fall breeze, the special rounded the corner and coasted across the bridge. The last time I shot here was the special for the 2022 Super Bowl, which featured bitter cold winds and a three hour wait, so I can't complain about this time around.
Once he cleared, we ran back through the brush, now with a few less branches to shove through, and headed south.
Union Pacific SD70M 4533 and 4404 lead a retirement special southbound on the Falls City Subdivision across the Platte River outside Plattsmouth, Nebraska, September 29, 2023.
UP 4533
Like everyone else, fall just manages to pack my schedule, and I have had next to no free time to get out to catch anything. A short day at work combined with a UP passenger special awarded me with an opportunity for an evening chase, so I hopped in with Sam and headed east.
We made it up to the river with plenty of time to spare, as he was just departing Omaha. Sam used the spare time to cut down some of the brush we had to hike through to get over here (what a nice guy) and before long, a whole group of us were waiting on the bank for the shot. With sunny skies and a nice fall breeze, the special rounded the corner and coasted across the bridge. The last time I shot here was the special for the 2022 Super Bowl, which featured bitter cold winds and a three hour wait, so I can't complain about this time around.
Once he cleared, we ran back through the brush, now with a few less branches to shove through, and headed south.
Union Pacific SD70M 4533 and 4404 lead a retirement special southbound on the Falls City Subdivision across the Platte River outside Plattsmouth, Nebraska, September 29, 2023.