Home Open Account Help 371 users online

Nostalgia & History > Southern Iowa Railway Freight Motor 101 -- 3 Photos

Date: 05/23/16 20:01
Southern Iowa Railway Freight Motor 101 -- 3 Photos
Author: MartyBernard

Roger Puta took these during a railfan weekend in June 1963.

1.  Near Maine, IA

2.  South of the Moravia Iowa depot.  Iowa Southern Utilities (former owner of the railroad) substation at left.

3.  At the Moravia, IA depot.

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



[ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ]
Date: 05/23/16 21:04
Re: Southern Iowa Railway Freight Motor 101 -- 3 Photos
Author: krm152

The auto in Photo 3 is a 1950 Oldsmobile.
ALLEN

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ]
Date: 05/23/16 22:00
Re: Southern Iowa Railway Freight Motor 101 -- 3 Photos
Author: ValvePilot

That olds has the famous rocket 88 V-8 engine. Very advanced for it's time. Only car that could keep up with it
was the Hudson Hornet with dual carbs and 308 Cubic Inch displacement! ( 6 cyl)

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ]
Date: 05/24/16 06:23
Re: Southern Iowa Railway Freight Motor 101 -- 3 Photos
Author: MILW86A

Depot is there, track is gone now at Moravia. Wabash depot is there too!
MILW86A

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ]

[ Share Thread on Facebook ] [ Search ] [ Start a New Thread ] [ Back to Thread List ] [ <Newer ] [ Older> ] 
Page created in 0.0418 seconds