Nystrom, a Vietnam veteran, worked in law enforcement before joining the Rock Island as a special agent in 1968. He joined UP as a switchman/brakeman in 1989.
Nystrom’s family has requested any donations in his memory go to the organizations he belonged to. They include the Union Pacific Historical Society, the Laramie County (Wyo.) Historical Society, the Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club, the Cheyenne Christmas Parade Committee, and the Scottish Society of Southeast Wyoming.