UP's Action from Kearney to Wood River,NE on November 1,2015

I had a great day on Sunday,November 1st,2015 in which there was 3 doubleheaders to start the show. I had turkey sub at subway in Gibbon. A line full of trains before the sunset the day after the time change was gorgeous.

BNSF & UP's Action from Hastings to Wood River,NE on October 11,2015

I video taped 20 trains from Hastings on the BNSF's Hastings Subdivision, to Alda on the Union Pacific's Kearney Subdivision. I drove to Hastings to see a empty hopper train on the BNSF. After that, i drove around to the imperial mall and there was not anything to eat there besides pizza hut. I drove to kenesaw to see if there was a subway there, nothing there. I drove from Kenesaw to Gibbon. When i wanted to turn right at the t-intersection, the railroad crossing is closed at the time. I decided to take gravel roads to the road that will lead me into Gibbon. I turned right at the t-intersection to drive to Gibbon and found it. I went to subway in Gibbon for my lunch break from the trains. I ate my lunch under the tree near the Union Pacific triple track main line near Kearney. I filmed trains during, and after i ate my sweet onion chicken teriyaki sub and ice tea. After that, I went west towards Kearney and turned left at Antelope Ave crossing and headed east from cherry avenue crossing to poole avenue crossing for about 1/2 hour. After that, i head back to Lakota Road crossing and catch more Union Pacific action. After that, i headed east to Range road crossing where i filmed 3 trains there. After that, i headed west to pawnee road crossing to catch an ethanol train. After that, i went to the crosssing west of Wood River near the ethanol plant and that's it.

Railfest 2007-2015 videos

Brad's railfanning series

       Me and my brother went to North Platte for the rail fest weekend. We stopped at Casey's in Grand Island for fuel for the car and a few snacks for me and my brother. The next stop is in Kearney is at advance auto parts store to get oil for the car and anti-freeze for the car. We drove on US highway 30 to Gothenburg,NE to use the detour. 

     Unfortunately, there was a parade in Gothenburg. So i drove to the Gothenburg library to turn around to take Lake Avenue crossing in Gothenburg. Across the train tracks to Highway 47 to get to Interstate 80 to exit 177 going north to Wal-Mart subway and ate at the parking lot.  After lunch, we went to downtown North Platte to the canopy depot to ride the train. But before we get to ride the train, we went to the model train show at the old ALCO discount store to see the model trains on display. After that, we waited for the tickets to get on the train. We were on the waiting list to ride the train. Lucky for us, we rode on the train and rode on the city of Salina car. We rode on the train from North Platte to Brady and back talking about Operational Lifesaver. We didn't pay anything to ride the train. 

       Next place we went to Cody Park and all we did there was to walk around for about an hour. After that, we took the interstate to State Highway 47 in Gothenburg to Lake Avenue and used Lake Avenue crossing and turned right on US Highway 30 to film 5 Union Pacific trains from Cozad to Alda and got home around 7 Saturday Night. 

      Next day, Me and my brother went back to North Platte for the rail fest. We stopped at Casey's in Grand Island for fuel for the car. We decided to take the interstate from Alda to Exit 179 in North Platte to US 30 and followed US 30 to US 83 to Cody Park. I nearly fell on the bad sidewalk at Cody Park. We walked around the vendors to get stuff and visited my co-workers there at Cody Park. 

      We also walked to the train display to see the UP 3977 & the UP 6922 and old train cars there,too. We ate at Cody Park Concessions and we both have cheeseburgers and fries with us bringing bottled water. After we ate, we sign the waiver to the Union Pacific railroad's Bailey Yard. After that, we rode the bus to the bailey yard to see what the railroad is talking about it. Also, get to see the heritage locomotives at the diesel shop in North Platte. After that, we rode the bus back to Cody Park. We filmed trains from Maxwell to Elm Creek. We also take US 30 from 4th street in North Platte to Brady with a detour coming up. After that, we took the interstate from Brady to State Highway 47 in Gothenburg to Lake Avenue and used Lake Avenue crossing and turned right on US Highway 30 to film 14 trains for a grand total of 19 trains over the weekend. We had a great time at railfest. If i had to say about it, i suggest you go to railfest next year. 

      I found out that railfest is canceled for next year and beyond. The reason for the cancelation is lack of volunteers to run railfest. 

BNSF's Action from Cairo to Grand Island,NE on August 29,2015

 Brad's railfanning series


I filmed 10 BNSF trains from Cairo to Grand Island along the BNSF's Ravenna Subdivision. I spent $1.00 on a drink @ Wal-Mart. I went to subway and i paid $7.33 for my steak and cheese sub and i went to ashley park and ate my lunch there and videotaping trains there. I went to Cairo and got a fountain drink for $1.05 at pump and pantry. I film trains between stops in Cairo and Grand Island. After that, i went to dairy queen and got me a brownie batter blizzard and i got it large. I paid $4.33 for the blizzard and i ate it on west of Grand Island on 60th road and videotaped trains there,too.

A slow day on Union Pacific from on August 23,2015

Brad's railfanning series

I went to videotaping trains from east of Kearney to west of Grand Island,NE. I filmed 15 trains from 11a.m. to 6p.m. along the Union Pacific Kearney Subdivision. It was a slow day and the weather was perfect for it. I went to go get fuel for the car. I went to Gibbon to film trains and i went to subway and i had lunch. Between that, i filmed trains at Gibbon Junction. After that, i went back to subway and got my ice cream cone and i got back at around 6 in the evening.

BNSF coal train action from Grand Island to Cairo,NE on August 15,2015

Brad's railfanning series

I had a great day on filming 20 coal trains from Ashley Park in Grand Island to Bluff Center Road west of Cairo. In between that, i went to subway to get a 6 inch steak and cheese sub and i used the coupon for another of the same sub with a drink of ice tea. I filmed all coal trains on the BNSF. I got done filming at 6:50 saturday night. I went back to subway and got me a foot long meatball sub and I had the last of the coupon. Both of the subs were expired on the 15th of August,2015. In between, I went to Pump & Pantry and got me a fountain drink and I paid $1.33 for it. After that, I went home for the day. My meals cost me $11.67 @ subway. Total cost of the trip is $13.00 Fuel cost $.00