Up Kearney Sub: North Platte-gibbon Junction Route

Here's another UP route yet to be created for TSW's Spirit of Steam. The route is over 110 miles. It would go from North Platte to Gibbon Junction. This would be a 2nd vintage route after the Clinchfield. It would be set in the 1950's-1960's-1970's-1980's-1990's-2000's-2010's-2020's-present day. The Union Pacific rolling stock would include MT-Class 4-8-2's, UP-Class 4-12-2's, Big Boy's Challenger's, FEF-Class 4-8-4's, TTT-Class 2-10-2's, MK-Class 2-8-2's, S-Class 0-6-0's, T-Class 4-6-0's, P-Class 4-6-2's, GTEL's, E-Unit's, F-Unit's, Steam Turbines, GP7's, GP9's, SD7's, SD24's, GP20's, Alco PA's, DD35's, C855's, U50's, U50C's, SD45's, FM Erie-Built's, DD35A's, DDA40X's, GP30's, GP35's, GP40's, GP40-2's, GP60's, GP62's, SD40-2's, SD60M's. SD40N's, C45AH's, C45ACCCTE's, AC4400CW's, SD90MAC's, SD9043MAC's, SD70M's, SD59MX's, SD70MAC's, SD70ACE's, ES44AC's, AC4460CW's, AC44ACM's, SD70AH-T4's, ET44AC's, GP40N's, GS21B's, GP38-2's, SD60's, GP22T's, C4460AC's, SW1500's, U-Boat's, GP39N's, C40-8's, GP38N's, C36-7's, C40-8W's, C41-8W's, and Genset Switcher's. This route would be awesome for Spirit of Steam.

 

It would be awesome to see this route.

 

North Platte is known for "Buffalo Bill" Cody; and the North Platte Canteen and Bailey Yard, the largest railroad classification yard in the world.

 

It would be fantastic to see Bailey Yard, the largest railroad classification yard in the world.

 

This is the world's largest railroad classification yard.