Nebraska Diamonds, Railfanning with George Redmond at Grand Island

Sitting in Eastern Nebraska is railroad hot spot Grand Island. Until the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Merger, the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern crossed at a set of diamonds. BNSF replaced the diamonds with a flyover that carries the BNSF Ravenna Sub over the Union Pacific’s Columbus Sub. Nebraska Diamonds was filmed over two trips in in Spring and early Fall 1988. A Variety of power could be seen during this time, from Oakway SD60’s and LMC B39-8E’s as well locomotives from the Chicago and Northwestern. This is Volume 7 in the George Redmond Railfanning series.

NOTE: No narration. This is vintage eighties footage, shot using equipment of the time. It is not as sharp as programs shot today. Still, these are interesting scenes of long-gone railroads and equipment.