Western Railroad Discussion > Around Dubuque IA Sunday Sept 1

Was back home to DJ a wedding this Labor Day Weekend. So took a Sunday Funday and went up around Dubuque IA to see what I could find. 

1. Empty CN Grain Train waiting on BNSF Traffic at East Cabin. 

2. EB BNSF Manifest. The Cabin has changed so much. Used to hang out there a lot back in the days of the BN and CCP. 

3. I got a tip that a EB CN had been lined up out of Dubuque to Portage earlier. So went to Galena to the west end of Grant Siding. Train was a S78091. It eventually went to Munger
then the power ran around the train then went north on the J from there. 

 

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In the CN Yard in Dubuque was CN's PTC Train. Or at least thats what I was told it was. 

Nice looking caboose witht the AC Logo. 

L565 Power which would go west later in the afternoon towards Manchester. 

 

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Tied down in Edmore Siding on the north side of town was a 674 Train on the CP. To the left would be the JD Dubuque Works, 

Two sets of CP MACs were sitting in their Dubuque Yard. Rebuild fodder to be 7000 series MACs. 

CPs B38 Train from Mason City to Savanna rounds the curve at Eagle Point Park. 
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/19 10:44 by MILW86A.

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CP had another 674 come down the river, so I did the usual street running shot at Bellevue at MP 21. 

Good Trailing Power on this BNSF Tank Train. CSXT in the middle. 

This WB Manifset had been parked at Obies Crossing for a few hours and now is going towards LaCrosse. A KCS Mexican Motor is 5th out. 
 

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Nice stuff, Dave!

Next was a WB Auto Train on the BNSF 

Then came the CN M338 Train. 151 cars and 9000 feet of train. 

More MAC fodder was on this guy. 

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The Chicago Central Still Lives!!

M338 rolled into Galena. Got some shots of it here then headed back to Marion. 

Thanks everyone for looking 

MILW86A 

 

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All nice shots!

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

Outstanding series. You had a great day. Thanks for sharing.

BB

You did some truckin, nice bunch.
JB

Nice series, nice locations!

Come on, K-Man.  You KNOW Ekards siding is north of Guttenburg!  Good stuff, however, thanks for posting.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

Nice photo series.

What on earth is the history of that caboose?

ntharalson Wrote:
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> Come on, K-Man.  You KNOW Ekards siding is north
> of Guttenburg!  Good stuff, however, thanks for
> posting.  
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> Nick Tharalson,
> Marion, IA

Thats what I get for posting at an early hour. At least it started with an "E". 

Thanks Nick. 

Lots of good stuff there, excellent job! Like seeing all the EMD's.

That's a Canadian built caboose (2 smokestacks), ex Algoma Central, a shortline WC took over in the 1990's.
MILW16 Wrote:
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> Nice photo series.
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> What on earth is the history of that caboose?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/19 12:58 by brc600.

Great pictures! Does CN still own one of the main tracks in the segment they share with BNSF?

Thank you in advance.

Thanks for the pics...

That so-called "Whiskey Central caboose" would be a "van"--eh? Nice pix!

CC&P sold its track to BN circa 1992.

PRR_4859 Wrote:
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> Great pictures! Does CN still own one of the main
> tracks in the segment they share with BNSF?
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> Thank you in advance.