Approximately 1,800 people will board buses for the Bailey Yard tour during Rail Fest this weekend, coming from as far away as the United Kingdom and New Zealand. If you waited to get your ticket, you ...

This year's Rail Days is Aug. 1-3, Friday through Sunday. The festival celebrates North Platte's connection to Bailey Yard, Union Pacific and the railroad. To kick the weekend off from 4-7 p.m. Friday ...

People were evacuated north of North Platte’s Bailey Yard for several hours after a a strong acid exploded about noon Thursday inside a stationary container aboard a railcar. The blast from the ...