Exploring The Challenger | Taking the Train from Nebraska to Minnesota
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Exploring The Challenger | Taking the Train from Nebraska to Minnesota
If you like big steam, nothing is running bigger than Union Pacific's massive #3985, "The Challenger." Follow the 3985 from North Platte, Nebraska, to St. Paul, Minnesota, then from Fremont, Nebraska, through North Platte, then to the Challenger's home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. There's excellent runbys, and mile after mile of pacing, some at ...
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