Western Railroad Discussion > IAIS BUSW DePue, IL

Date: 07/29/15 23:58
IAIS BUSW DePue, IL
Author: aaronhanson

Iowa Interstate Bureau switcher, at DePue and about to turn on the lights and back into Bureau. This was Tuesday, July 28th at1530.
The BUSW is powered today by GP38-2 712 and 716. Both were built back in 1972 and are of PC/Conrail and later UP heritage.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/15 00:03 by aaronhanson.

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Date: 07/30/15 04:42
Re: IAIS BUSW DePue, IL
Author: railscenes

Unusual hopper top out. Do you have any info on it? Hard to see on my phone screen. Did you get a horizontal framed photo? Just curious 'cause years ago I used to make occasional trips to Bureau-DePue area to shoot photos of the Rock Island.
Thanks, Steve Rippeteau

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Date: 07/30/15 07:33
Re: IAIS BUSW DePue, IL
Author: trainboy03

First hopper is a company service ballast car with extensions added to the top. Similar to this one:

http://www.iaisrailfans.org/gallery/IAIS-9743/IAIS9743_2013_11_06

Erik

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