Dad, Julie, Jim at the 1208

 

Dad, Mom, Jim

 

Jim & Julie

 

Trip stats & roads taken
Take US-20 from Rockford, IL to Wyoming then start heading down
to Huntington Beach, CA

 

US-20 West of Elizabeth IL, looking North - just West of the lookout tower

 

US 20 in Nebraska - two deer, West of Ainsworth

 

Twenty minutes West of Valentine, Nebraska

 

Black cattle West of Cody, Nebraska

 

Well kept engines at Merriman, Nebraska

 
 

Railfan & Railroad
(Oct 1992, pg 28)
Article on the same engines

 
 

West of Chadron, NE.  Heavy, short-lived storm.

 

Marble sized hail covers the road

 

...and it quickly passes

 

35 minutes later - sunny skies.
Train 1 of multiple coal trains - single track - heading East (West of Van Tassell, WY)

 
 

Train 2 - 5 Minutes later

 
 

Train 3

 

Train 4

 

WY-220, West of Casper Wyoming

 

WY 220, Pathfinder Reservoir

 

WY-220.  Desolate area

 

WY-220, A notched natural rock-cut, Devils Gate, before Muddy Gap

 

WY-287, Tall fall snow posts, steep grade, wonderful hills & sunset.
Approx 40 miles from Lander - first views of snow-capped Rockies.