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| Title: |
Pacing on US 20 |
| Description: |
Chicago Central ran their trains at a pretty good clip for a regional that had taken over a hand me down unwanted division of a Class 1. Dont recall the speed here, but I do remember having to hustle to catch these guys. I was on US 20 near Winthrop following this 50 car eastbound. I think it was train 30. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/6/2015 2:45:11 AM |
| Location: |
Winthrop, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20) |
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691 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Why the railroad exists |
| Description: |
A Chicago Central train passes grain bins at Jesup(thanks to Dylan for the correction. I had it as Winthrop). The reason for the railroads existence is plain here in Iowa. Every town has one of these, some of them quite large. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/6/2015 2:48:40 AM |
| Location: |
Jesup, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20) |
| Views: |
777 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Wooden bridge |
| Description: |
Living in an urban environment with a lot of high density rail lines, I was used to seeing steel bridges. Thus, I was intrigued to see as many wood pile trestles as there were on this line. Heres a CC eastbound crossong one of them near Jesup IA. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:00:20 AM |
| Location: |
Jesup, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20) |
| Views: |
955 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Wood pilings |
| Description: |
An eastbound CC train rolls over one of the many wood pile bridges seen along US 20. It was a challenging chase, but rewarding. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:02:32 AM |
| Location: |
Raymond, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20) |
| Views: |
557 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Chicago Central startup power |
| Description: |
Chicago Central & Pacific started up after being spun off from IC with a variety of hand me down units. Here a trio of ex MILW units head east |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 8/21/2011 9:52:32 PM |
| Location: |
Jesup, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20) |
| Views: |
1119 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Classic Iowa |
| Description: |
This eastbound Chicago Central train with three ex MILW GP 20's rolls through a typical Iowa scene-lots and lots of corn. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/15/2015 3:46:04 AM |
| Location: |
Winthrop, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20) |
| Views: |
554 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Back to the yard |
| Description: |
The eastbound I encountered earlier has dropped its train and returned to Waterloo with their caboose for more action. We see the lite GP 9s rolling under the ex CGW at the east end of the Waterloo yard. Note the "GP 20" model plate on the front of 977. This was once a common EMD feature that had disappeared by the mid 60's. I bet there are a lot of these in railfan attics and basements. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/8/2015 2:42:45 AM |
| Location: |
Waterloo, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 977(GP20) CC 975(GP20) |
| Views: |
678 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Granger classic |
| Description: |
Chicago Central train 20 is seen across a just started field in a classic granger scene on what was until recently the ICGs Iowa Division. They did pretty well with it, as CN eventually bought it back. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/6/2015 2:14:44 AM |
| Location: |
Independence, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 977(GP20) CC 975(GP20) |
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545 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic town scene |
| Description: |
Train 20 rolls past the bins in a scene that has not changed in decades across the midwest. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 5/6/2015 2:34:02 AM |
| Location: |
Masonville, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 977(GP20) CC 975(GP20) |
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517 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heading to their train |
| Description: |
CCP 977 and 975 take their caboose to get on their train at Waterloo yard. It will soon be headed east on the former IC Iowa Division |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1987 Upload Date: 1/15/2012 11:43:27 PM |
| Location: |
Waterloo, IA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CC 977(GP20) CC 975(GP20) |
| Views: |
920 Comments: 0 |
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