Photo ID: 108127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crawford Hill Horseshoe Curves Dawes County, NE 638 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF In this shot, you can really see the incredible engineering behind the horseshoe curves on the west slope of Crawford Hill. A 120-car coal train wraps through the full "S" of both curves as it slowly grinds its way up the grade on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108126 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crawford Hill Horseshoe Curves Dawes County, NE 629 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF From this elevated vantage point, you can really see the horseshoe curves built to get the Butte Sub up and over Crawford Hill. As you can see, there are two main tracks the entire distance through the curves. Indeed, there are two main tracks for over 60 miles on this part of the Butte Sub, from Ardmore, SD all the way to Hemingford, NE. In this shot, a loaded coal train makes its way up Crawford Hill. The last two units on the train to the left are actually manned helpers based out of Crawford. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crawford Hill Horseshoe Curves Dawes County, NE 621 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF In order to conquer the climb up Crawford Hill, there are two horseshoe curves. The first is 180° wrapping one direction and the second is 180° wrapping the other way, allowing the tracks to climb the grade. Here, an eastbound coal load is in the first horseshoe curve on the climb up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.