Western Railroad Discussion > Great Eastern Safari some more

Rolled into Omaha two days ago and shot the empty leaving off 95th.

Stuffed and mounted on the hill overlooking Council Bluffs

814 at the museum in Council Bluffs.

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Next morning we shot the IAIS shops in CB

UP ran a empty, by the looks of it by a new hire class

After posting an inquiry here, got lucky and pulled off at Newton,IA and the Rocket was switching. Waited three hours, and got skunked as he left town while we were changing the oil.

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More TO help took us to Oelwein, home of the CGW. Museum
private used yard had these CNW gems
Car shop unused.

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The running repair shop has some dinner train cars getting ready for paint.

Leaving town, we spotted somebodys collection in the back yard. We investigated for most of the day.

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They all work. 47 year signal man wired them for the retired dentist. 2ft gauge uses a 0-4-0 Henschel.

Popcorn carts work, live steam for them too. Pierce Arrow car, '27 vintage. No boxcar spotwelded on its tail.

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Iowa Northern came to town with a setout, Transco moved a car and we headed to Independence,IA to see the IC.

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Empty ethanol westbound departs Waterloo, and this ex SP GP9 Phase III at the IANR yard before the light went away.

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Changing the oil?

You didn't do that before you left??

DOH!!!!

Glad you caught the Rock Island painted unit, IAIS 513. Hope your vehicle is running better with fresh oil. That reminds me, car maintenance day!

Keep up the fine work - great variety!

Hey Darren-
is that Transco SW1 a former GW SW1?

Great shots! Looking forward to seeing more!

The Iron Horse

I'm thinking the Iowa Northern 2002 is a former GP-20 judging from the fuel tanks and radiator shutters... Nice series of shots and looks like a great trip, too!

Looks almost like a couple of leopards stalking prey in the tall grass in the 814 photo.

???????

-YD-

SD45X,
Nice shots looks like a good trip!!the IANR # 2002 is a ex SP GP20 not flaming you just correcting you!!! Also did you get confirmation that the passenger cars at the Oelwin shops were there for paint??? Curious to know as that trainset was stored at Iowa Northern's Bryant yard in Waterloo and was supposed to be heading to Missouri for the new dinner train to be ran by the Columbia Terminal at Columbia,MO. Any info you found out please let me know via this post or a PM.
Thanks, Mark Mautner

young_daniel Wrote:
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> Looks almost like a couple of leopards stalking
> prey in the tall grass in the 814 photo.
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> ???????
>
> -YD-


Yeah I saw that too...maybe a couple of lions?? Stalking some unsuspecting railfan who has trespassed!!! ;-)