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2019-12-29

December 29th, 2019

We wandered our way from Omaha, Nebraska to the middle of Kansas and had a banner day of catching parked shortline equipment and briefly chasing a westbound coal train.

Concordia-KS

Concordia, Kansas

Concordia is along the KYLE in north-central Kansas.

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Salina-KS

Salina, Kansas

Salina is a very busy railroad meeting spot in central Kansas.

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We were following the tracks when surprised by a horn, quickly jumping out for this eastbound UP manifest freight.

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Solomon-KS

Solomon, Kansas

Solomon is between Salina and Abilene on the KYLE, UP, and BNSF.

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Abilene-KS

Abilene, Kansas

Abilene is the home of the President Eisenhower library and a diverse set of rail operations leaving little room for railfan boredom. A must-see if you are in Kansas.

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2019-12-30

December 30th, 2019

Heading south out of Kansas, we just barely caught a six-engine eastbound BNSF whose symbol we didn't catch in Newton and stayed in the town of Ardmore, Oklahoma, where we caught a slightly different kind of train...

Newton-KS

Newton, Kansas

Newton is the home of significant yard and easily viewed locomotive shop on the BNSF in central Kansas.

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Six BNSF locomotives including a warbonnet lead this long, slow eastbound through Newton, Kansas.

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BNSF's shops in Newton are easily observed from the road and a park in the downtown.

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Wellington-KS

Wellington, Kansas

Wellington is a BNSF junction near the Oklahoma border along the I-35.

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