OSOmaha

OSOmaha

Every two years, the Omaha operating group invites a whole big group from around the USA to gather and run their layouts.  Zoo and I went out a day early to chase trains.

I am a train repellent.  Zoo is a train magnet.  So, the hunting was good, VERY good.

First stop: Oreapolis, where the UP crosses the BNSF and two BNSF lines cross each other.

Then we moved to a place where BNSF crosses the Missouri River.  Amazingly, the road crosses the river on a toll bridge.  The lady toll-taker was full of "You can't go theres, if you do, I'll call the police".  I went there, but she didn't call the police.

(What you can't see is the 5th unit, a NS loco)

Then we went to Missouri Valley, IA, to see what we could find.  A coal train streaked by before we were on position.  Found a good spot, a stack train came into sight, and we were prepared for a fast pass-by.  Didn't happen, MO Valley can be a crew change point.  So we had plenty of time to shoot.  Love the UP and their distributed power.

All in the space of a few hours!