When most of us plan our travel by roadways, we study the road atlas to find the most intriguing route to our destination. Chuck and Mary Jo Masog start planning their next road adventure using ...

World's largest operating steam locomotive making coast-to-coast tour ...

The Union Pacific Railroad locomotive that pulled former President George H.W. Bush to his final resting place in December will pull out sometime today from its viewing place across Front Street from ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Union Pacific Railroad is investigating a train derailment east of North Platte near Highway 30. The derailment occurred at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at the North Airport Road ...

The North Platte Public Library’s first “Celebrate Nebraska 150” program, “Iron Horse Stables: The History of the North Platte Railroad Roundhouses,” was given to a packed room at noon on Jan. 12. As ...

The Challenger 3977 steam locomotive is on display at Cody Park in North Platte. Visitors also can see the Union Pacific’s 6922 diesel locomotive, one of the largest ever built. When taken together, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Check this out. Railroads are having a hard time finding workers thanks to a tight ...

Three-day Rail Fest, set for Sept. 21, 22 and 23, to focus on railroad's past, present and futureMarc Fournier is packing up his RV and motorcycle and heading for North Platte.

NORTH PLATTE — Two employees were taken to a burn unit for treatment after they were injured while working on a rail car at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte. Railroad spokesman Mark Davis ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a 42-year-old man died after an incident at Union Pacific’s railroad yard in western Nebraska’s North Platte. Railroad spokesman Justin Jacobs says the ...

Just before 11 a.m. Friday, emergency crews were called to the intersection of 48th and R Streets in Lincoln, just a block away from O Street. Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 8-1 Friday in the ...