UP's Bailey Yard Webcam

Very cool!  Thanks for sharing - I had no idea they had webcams!

--Greg

not working for me.

That is very cool.  Some view.

Looks like some folks are getting through, which is good.  I've tried from home and the office and on four different workstations, and it never buffers.  Can't wait to see it if/when I can.

It's working for me now.  Is the pan/tilt/zoom controlled by users or is it automated?

Wow I just looked at the webcam, looks pretty good at night

Thanks for sharing Ken

Alex

Thanks for the info Ken.  Mark your calender for Feb 16th and 17th for the Lincoln train show.  Hope you make it up here.  Nick

This link seems to work sporadically for sure.  When it does come up there are some neat pictures.  Certainly a lot of action.  Saw some action on the humps earlier this evening.

Thanks for the headsup Nick on the train show, I'll get the calendar marked and hopefully it will be a doable thing at that time.

Ken

On our way back from the Black Hills, this summer, we stopped and went up into the tower.  Very, very impressive yard.  Two separate hump yards one for Eastbound and one for Westbound.  Engine shop was amazing; some 20 tracks wide and must have had well over 100 engines in for service. 

The main line, in this area, is three tracks wide, of course all welded rail but with concrete ties and very heavy ballast, too.  Each track is signaled for both directions so trains can run in either direction on any track.  All grade crossings, even out in the most rural locations, are protected not only by crossing signals but they all have crossing gates.

While we watched, two trains were dispatched eastbound at the same time and just then a westbound was also coming in.  We followed the U.P. mainline all the way through Nebraska and then the C&NW through Iowa and most of Illinois.  We were on U.S. Hwy 30, the old Lincoln Highway, which is a pleasant experience in itself.  We saw well over 125 trains.  As soon as one would pass by you could see the headlights of the following train.

If you are a fan of modern day railroading this place is a "must see" on your list.  Even our Grandkids were impressed and that is saying something.  If there is a recession, somewhere here in this country, the Union Pacific certainly has not been told about it!

Paul Fischer