Western Railroad Discussion > Yesterday Along the Iowa Interstate

1st  The colorful #516 leads westbound train BICB as it passes the east end of the yard at South Amana.  Twenty minutes after I shot this train the sun came out full for the rest of the day. Oh well!

2nd  The westbound enters the yard while the eastbound SASI awaits departure on an adjacent track.

3rd  An extra westbound is running late in the afternoon with NS power at Durant.  Special thanks to Alan Hunt of IAIS for the train information!

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Nice mix of power!

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

The Interstate heritage unit finally made it to the (Iowa) Interstate!

This is a NS haulage train for Des Moines, the power should flip back to Peoria intact, so don't expect the "creamsicle" to lead or get matched up with one of the IAIS heritage units while it's here.

NZ

Both trains had pretty nice consists!

In the first photo, is the signal mast ABS/CTC or simply a switch indicator?  (I thought IAIS was a dark road....)

-j

Good looking shots Angus, I wish I could have made it back your way...hopefully next year.

Bob

It is a switch indicator.  The turnouts  are radio controlled by the
train crews.
zr190