Grand Island (Stuhr), Kearney and Hastings all have UP 2-8-0s on display.
See this website and keep clicking until you get to Nebraska:
www.steamlocomotive.info
Bob Yarger, Editor
Railway Preservation News (free website)
www.rypn.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Martin" <kmartin@cwia.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Nebraska
> Bob,
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> In Grand Island is the Stuhr "Museum of the Prarie"
> http://www.stuhrmuseum.org/general.htm
> part of which is a "railroad town" with some UP and narrow gauge
> equipment. They have also brought in some old buildings.
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> Between G.I. and Kearney You might drop down through Hastings and follow
> 34 through Minden and then back up to Kearney. At Minden is Harold
> Warp's "Pioneer Museum"
> http://www.pioneervillage.org/
> Buildings, vehicles, lots of old stuff including a Q K-10 painted tourist.
>
> At Kearney is Ft. Kearney state park, a restored pioneer fort.
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> Hwy 34 also loosly follows the Q into Ft. Morgan, Co. Good 2 lane road
> and different scenery than I-80 though the west end gets into miles and
> miles of "miles and miles" 8^).
>
> Ken Martin
>
>
> Bob & Marian Sorensen wrote:
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> > Will someone in the Grand Island or Kearney area please contact me
off-list?
> >I plan to go thru there this August on a trip to Colorado and would like
> > local tourism info.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
> >
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