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BNSF Nebraska double-tracking photo gallery NEWSWIRE

By Angela Cotey | March 11, 2016

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

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Darrell Wendt
A westbound empty skirts by onto single track after coming off the double main at Pleasant Dale, Neb. (MP 14.6).

BNSF Railway is busily double-tracking its mainline routes throughout the West to eliminate the last remaining bottlenecks on its system. Long-time Trains contributor Darrell Wendt is documenting this process and picked a spot close to his Nebraska home to photograph and share with Trains News Wire readers. Darrell took all of these photos on March 7.
RavennaDoubleTracking
A close-up map of BNSF Railway’s Ravenna Subdivision through Milford and Pleasant Dale, Neb. Mileposts are marked in blue.
Federal Railroad Administration Safety Map

4 thoughts on “BNSF Nebraska double-tracking photo gallery NEWSWIRE

  1. It is nice to see a railroad building for the future. Way to go Warren Buffet. Beautiful photos.

  2. Something else one might ponder, comparing right-of-way methods from a century ago, and seeing those, even vacated, standing still.

  3. Agreed, Arthur. This is nuts and bolts railroading at its most basic level. Without the track, nothing else can happen.

  4. Great photos, and an enjoyable piece on an important element of railroading that is oft-overlooked.

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