So we have made it to half-way on our trek across country. We're currently in North Platte - a smallish town in the center of Nebraska.
Unbeknownst to me, North Platte is home to the largest railway sorting yard in the world - the Bailey Yard. I never even knew trains needed sorting, go figure.
It really is an impressive site though. Thousands of trains come and go every day and all sorts of goods pass through the yard. The picture above was taken from a tower created specifically for viewing the yard. It's 8 miles long so you kind of need a vantage point to take it all in.
It has been a surprisingly easy trip so far. We've had some great weather though - so knock on wood that continues.
I might get one more update in before we hit San Francisco. Then the travel posts will stop - I promise :).
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