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Western Railroad Discussion > Speed from the Heartland...Date: 10/28/06 15:30 Speed from the Heartland... Author: bnsfjth 1) An eastbound Metra dinkie pulls into the Westmont depot in the 'burbs of Chicago.
2) A stack train splits XL Avenue near Ames, IA. 3) Two manifests meet in dismal conditions near the Clear Creek crossovers on the UP E/W main in central Iowa.    Date: 10/28/06 15:34 Re: Speed from the Heartland... Author: bnsfjth 4) An Amtrak #5 detour slices through the night in Ames, IA.
5) Pan of a passing freight car near Bertram, IA. 6) UP 1995 puts miles of corn behind her as she is in charge of the MPRCB on her first revenue run. -Justin RapidsRail.com    Date: 10/28/06 18:01 Re: Speed from the Heartland... Author: czephyr17 Very nice shots. I particularly liked the first one on the BNSF racetrack at Westmont. By the way, "proper" traditional terminology on BNSF is "Dinkies". "Scoots" run over on those UP former C&NW lines. Maybe that term was used on some of the other lines as well, or maybe some on BNSF have started to call them scoots in recent years.
Date: 10/28/06 18:34 Re: Speed from the Heartland... Author: bnsfjth czephyr17 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, "proper" traditional terminology on > BNSF is "Dinkies". "Scoots" run over on those UP > former C&NW lines. You are absolutely correct. Thanks for pointing that out. I will be subject to 20 lashings from my friends from Chicago... :-) -Justin |