Rail Fest is Coming Soon

I'm out of town for a few days at the Upper Midwest Convention and Visitors Bureau meeting, but I know all of my friends in North Platte are still busily preparing for the first-ever Rail Fest coming up fast on September 21, 22 and 23, and anxiously watching the forecast. I've checked out the weather channel, and I think the weather is going to be perfect.

So, if you haven't heard, North Platte, home of Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, the world's largest Railroad Classification Yard, and home to more than 3,000 Union Pacific employees and more than 1,500 UP retirees, is hosting it's first-ever celebration of the railroad, it's importance to North Platte and the United States, and how much we appreciate UP's employees.

If you want to find out about everything that is going on, visit the Rail Fest's website at www.nprailfest.com. Just a few highlights include non-stop entertainment, tours of Bailey Yard, rides on the Operation Lifesaver train, tours of the UP training facility at North Platte Community College, a kids hobo costume contest, the UP's #844 Living Legend, and many of the Heritage Units.

Remember these are just the hightlights! From the time the Bailey Yard tours start at 8:30 a.m. on Friday the 21st to the closing ceremonies at 4:00 on Sunday the 23rd, you will find something celebrating railroading going on in North Platte