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Going, Gone
With the sun on the cloud deck on the western horizon, I let the train go after this, but I couldn't...
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Uploaded on May 28, 2012
IAIS 700
BICB is cruising over I-80 at a good clip. It is exceedingly unusual that the west train would make it this far during daylight.
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Uploaded on May 28, 2012
The Meet
The counterparts meet at Earlham. CBBI was running with 513 solo on a short train consisting of 3 gons and 7 three-pack stacks.
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Uploaded on May 28, 2012
IAIS 700
After meeting 513 east, whose stacks can be seen on the right center of the frame amongst the radio...
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Uploaded on May 27, 2012
IAIS 700
Approaching Earlham, BICB passes through the timetable location of Winear. There really...
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Uploaded on May 27, 2012
IAIS 700
The overhead between Van Meter and De Soto rarely sees any sunlight, but with the sun partially behind some clouds, it was worth the stop.
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Uploaded on May 27, 2012
IAIS 700
Needing to get outside for a while, I left home not knowing that BICB would be right behind me. When...
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Uploaded on May 27, 2012
Eclipse
A cool sight in the western sky this evening as I witnessed my first solar eclipse since way back in...
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Uploaded on May 20, 2012
NS 5345
The NS Des Moines switch crew has just taken possession of the PEDM empty and is working on spotting...
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Uploaded on May 18, 2012
Black Pony-ville
Des Moines could be mistaken for Roanoke on this occasion. The NS crew is waiting for the IAIS crew...
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Uploaded on May 18, 2012
NS 7528
PEDM passes the distant signal for the Short Line diamond.
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Uploaded on May 18, 2012
NS 7528
The train held up at University to await permission through Short Line and with the light still...
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Uploaded on May 17, 2012
NS 7528
They dropped the box at Merchants Warehouse on the way in, which meant I hustled way too much to get...
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Uploaded on May 17, 2012
NS 7528
Testing out the wide format on the new pages... An NS run through on the IAIS bound for Des Moines scoots over a small fill east of Altoona.
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Uploaded on May 17, 2012
IAIS 707
I've always liked this deep trestle just east of Altoona. Unfortunately the only way to shoot it is...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2012
IAIS 707
Carl Schneider was out today too. When I pulled up he was set up for this shot across the field, so...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2012
IAIS 707
This one is for Andy, it shows the old welded rail better. I see Flickr really managed to kill the sharpness of this one on the new page style.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2012
