Nebraska Central train STLC is eastbound at Hordville, population 144, after having exchanged cars at Central City with job PVTN from Grand Island. The High Line is a nickname used by the Union Pacific crews that operated between Cental City and Valparaiso, NE, located on the Omaha-Lincoln line.
This branch line dates to 1903 and as of September 1937, saw two mixed trains each way per day and a long-distance motor car run from Omaha to Grand Island. Passenger service continued until sometime after 1958, when the branch became freight only. Nebraska Central has operated the line since 1993. Smoke and haze from recent wildfires further west filter the light.

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