Western Railroad Discussion > In Search Of photos of CNW operations in Scribner, Nebraska

Hello,

For many years, I have been looking for photos of C&NW operations through Scribner, Nebraska.  All I can find is a 1960 photo of the depot.  I was hoping to find some photos that are pre-1982.  I know no photos exist of the F&EVR operation through Scribner, as they removed the tracks in 1988 & never ran a train through there.  All help is appreciated.



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C&NW GP35 846 slug BU35 (ex Northern Pacific F7B) GP35 862 power a 150 car Cowboy train westbound through Hooper, Nebraska March 9, 1980. Tim Vana slide FEVR tourist train up from Fremont ends here.



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Looks like a couple miles North of Hooper.

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Didn’t know the old covered wagons made it out that far. I thought by that time they stayed close to Marshalltown and Oelwein.

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Drknow Wrote:
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> Didn’t know the old covered wagons made it out
> that far. I thought by that time they stayed close
> to Marshalltown and Oelwein.
>
> Posted from iPhone

This one was a slug that was with those GP35's so your understanding was basically correct.  

Drknow Wrote:
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> Didn’t know the old covered wagons made it out
> that far. I thought by that time they stayed close
> to Marshalltown and Oelwein.
>
The slug is an ex NP F7B. I have shots of others elsewhere on trainorders.

And West Point and Wisner between Scribner and Norfolk have all gained major grain elevator business. If the line had
been left in place there would be a decent enough business to support it or a Nebraska Central operation out of Norfolk. 

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callum_out Wrote:
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> And West Point and Wisner between Scribner and
> Norfolk have all gained major grain elevator
> business. If the line had
> been left in place there would be a decent enough
> business to support it or a Norfolk Central
> operation out of Norfolk. 
>
> Out ; You mean Nebraska Central?

Drknow Wrote:
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> Didn’t know the old covered wagons made it out
> that far. I thought by that time they stayed close
> to Marshalltown and Oelwein.
>
> Posted from iPhone

As noted, the "covered wagon" is a slug.  The GP35/slug sets were transferred to Chadron, NE, in 1976, and basically stayed there for the rest of their CNW lives.  The slugs, however, were prone to breaking and by 1980 were out of service.  At that point, CNW transferred some GP40's out west.  I left the Black Hills in 1977 and thus the dates are approximate.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

Yup, duly noted, Nebraska Central, brain freeze in action.

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