Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Part two of our series on Union Pacific's Sidney Subdivision in Nebraska covers the eastern half of the line between Sidney and North Platte.
The double track main line follows Lodgepole Creek and the historic Lincoln Highway (US 30) through charming small towns including Lodgepole, Chappell, and Julesburg (Colorado). It takes a new course following the South Platte River through the famous western town of Ogallala as it heads to its final destination of Bailey Yard at North Platte.
Monster manifests pushing three miles long ply the rails along with hot-shot Z trains running expedited merchandise across the Corn Husker State, plus coal trains, stack trains, auto racks and more. Our tour coincided with Union Pacific Big Boy number 4014's run across Nebraska on its Summer 2021 Tour and we will take you trackside for the action.
Our program concludes with fantastic views of Bailey Yard, the largest railroad classification yard in the world. Scenes from the air and the Golden Spike Tower help bring the scope of this operation to the big screen.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-sidney-subdivision-part-2?_pos=1&_sid=481ee0f91&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:29 Map
4:13 Sidney
12:54 Colton
19:52 Lodgepole
28:13 Chappell
37:07 Julesburg, Colorado
44:55 Big Springs
51:55 Ogallala
1:00:11 Alkali Station
1:02:39 Paxton
1:04:17 Gerald Gentleman Station
1:08:08 O'Fallons
1:16:46 Sand Road Crossing
1:24:41 Hershey
1:27:20 Birdwood
1:34:32 Bailey Yard/Golden Spike Tower
1:45:48 North Platte
Part two of our series on Union Pacific's Sidney Subdivision in Nebraska covers the eastern half of the line between Sidney and North Platte.
The double track main line follows Lodgepole Creek and the historic Lincoln Highway (US 30) through charming small towns including Lodgepole, Chappell, and Julesburg (Colorado). It takes a new course following the South Platte River through the famous western town of Ogallala as it heads to its final destination of Bailey Yard at North Platte.
Monster manifests pushing three miles long ply the rails along with hot-shot Z trains running expedited merchandise across the Corn Husker State, plus coal trains, stack trains, auto racks and more. Our tour coincided with Union Pacific Big Boy number 4014's run across Nebraska on its Summer 2021 Tour and we will take you trackside for the action.
Our program concludes with fantastic views of Bailey Yard, the largest railroad classification yard in the world. Scenes from the air and the Golden Spike Tower help bring the scope of this operation to the big screen.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-sidney-subdivision-part-2?_pos=1&_sid=481ee0f91&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:29 Map
4:13 Sidney
12:54 Colton
19:52 Lodgepole
28:13 Chappell
37:07 Julesburg, Colorado
44:55 Big Springs
51:55 Ogallala
1:00:11 Alkali Station
1:02:39 Paxton
1:04:17 Gerald Gentleman Station
1:08:08 O'Fallons
1:16:46 Sand Road Crossing
1:24:41 Hershey
1:27:20 Birdwood
1:34:32 Bailey Yard/Golden Spike Tower
1:45:48 North Platte
![Union Pacifics Caliente Subdivision [Las Vegas NV to Milford UT]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l1Pa_2XTxBA/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Caliente Subdivision [Las Vegas NV to Milford UT]
(Originally released in 2020)
Union Pacific’s Caliente Subdivision etches a course across the arid deserts and deep canyons of the American Southwest. It is the centerpiece of UP’s Los Angeles & Salt Lake Route running 240 miles between Las Vegas, Nevada and Milford, Utah.
This is a solitary route winding through a remote country that has changed little since the rails were laid in the early 1900’s. Modern high-horsepower diesels pull twelve thousand foot stack trains past the bleached bones of old ghost towns nearly forgotten. Sheer canyon walls echo the deep bark of GE’s and throb of EMD’s lugging loads of coal, autos, iron ore, containers, trailers, and mixed freight.
Trains tunnel through mighty fortresses of rock, crawl over heavy grades of up to 2%, and sprint through vast deserts on a highway of steel. One of the scenic highlights is Rainbow Canyon near Caliente where the railroad passes beneath vibrant multi-colored cliffs.
Shot in October, 2020 in brilliant 4K from the air, as well as the ground, this is a fantastic look at UP’s line through the desert.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-caliente-subdivision?_pos=1&_sid=af64f2507&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:49 Map
5:02 Las Vegas
9:10 Apex
13:57 Moapa
22:52 Farrier
29:24 Carp
35:41 Leith
40:12 Kyle
44:18 Elgin
50:15 Tunnel 5
52:53 Rainbow Canyon
1:10:19 Tunnel 7
1:14:05 Etna
1:26:47 Caliente
1:37:33 Clover Creek Canyon
1:43:20 Eccles
1:46:18 Barclay
1:49:40 Crestline
1:56:20 Uvada
1:58:40 Modena, UT
2:00:43 Beryl
2:04:07 Lund
2:14:29 Milford")
![Helpers on the Hill [Union Pacific manned helpers in the Oregon Cascades]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m3WhZDu1WJU/mqdefault.jpg "Helpers on the Hill [Union Pacific manned helpers in the Oregon Cascades]
In an age of remote-controlled distributed power, locomotives, Union Pacific brought back manned helpers to the Cascade Subdivision above Oakridge, Oregon between late 2018 and 2023. Two helper sets based in Oakridge would assist heavy southbound trains for California up the grueling 1.8% grade over Pengra Pass. We captured video of the operation in the spring of 2022.")
