Railyards: (
Satellite, note how a new yard was built southwest of town to handle coal trains.)
Depot: (
Satellite, according to the topo map below.)
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Ed Heckman posted
Round house Alliance Ne. Pre 1952, before south side of the round house burnt down. |
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Craig Hensley Photography posted
A quick shot of the BNSF yard in Alliance just after sunrise.
Larry Hamilton: still amazed at the number of engines in storage! |
BNSF SD70MAC 9726 brings a loaded coal train into Alliance Yard from the south, another loaded train with C30-7 5522 and a third one with 2 executive MACs are also waiting to head east. Alliance NE Sept-1998.
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| 1949 Bronco Lake and 1948 Alliance Quadrangles @ 1:24,000 |
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Jim Arvites posted
View of the first Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad passenger depot at Alliance, Nebraska circa 1900. The station, built in 1889, was torn down and replaced by a new depot in 1912.
Mike Bartels: The old depot burned on Nov. 24, 1906. The new depot was built in 1907-08. |
The depot land is now a parking lot for a modern BNSF office building.
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Brian Garner posted
Alliance, NE |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Brian's post
The foreground elevator is in the upper-right corner of this satellite image and the background elevator is in the lower-right corner. |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on Brian's post
The rectangular elevator peaking out on the right side of Brian's photo is also interesting. |
Craig Hensley Photography
posted three photos with the comment:
Alliance, Nebraska – The BNSF yard stretches across the prairie like its own city of steel and motion. From above, you can really see just how massive this operation is — endless tracks, rows of locomotives, and freight cars all moving through the flow of America’s supply chain.
Alliance became a railroad hub more than a century ago, playing a huge role in moving coal from the Powder River Basin, and the town has grown right alongside the tracks. Home to a major locomotive maintenance facility, one of the biggest in the US, with hundreds of engines cycling through here for inspections, repairs, and overhauls.
Standing here, it’s easy to realize — this isn’t just a yard, it’s the beating heart of the High Plains, connecting small towns and big cities alike. With railroading remaining as one of the community’s biggest employers and a major point of pride.
Alliance, NE - September 2025
Jerad Wilson: I believe the up yard in north platte is bi directional as the alliance yare goes 3 directions. It was a main hub before the Cole boom as alliance was the cattle Capitol shipping more cattle I believe than any one yard. Also had huge cattle sale barm and stock pins.
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