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Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12Date: 04/14/25 15:46 BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: MILW86A This past weekend was the NRHS Iowa Chapter Spring Meeting in Red Oak, Iowa. On the way down and Saturday afternoon we got a few trains. I had not been to Creston and west in sometime and got some good results.
1. First up is Amtrak 6 buzzing along at Murray Iowa 2 and 3: Behind him at MP 374 east of Thayer, Iowa was 2x2x2 for the CPKC at Ottumwa. Grade EB here is .68 percent.    Date: 04/14/25 15:49 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: MILW86A At Creston
1. 5638 getting ready to depart. Railroading Safely since 1869. 2. EB coming into town at New York Ave with a friendly crew At Red Oak 3. 5638 from the overpass just east of the depot. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/25 15:50 by MILW86A.    Date: 04/14/25 15:52 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: MILW86A We had a good two hour meeting where a couple of westbounders went by.
After the meeting two EB Coal Loads snuck up on us. So these were thru the fence on the depot side.   Date: 04/14/25 15:55 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: MILW86A After lunch it was back to the tracks
1. EB Coal about to climb the .66 percent out of Red Oak on Main 2 2 and 3 Coming west on main 1 was a WB Stack train. Was nice to see.    Date: 04/14/25 15:57 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: MILW86A 1. Another WB Hopper
2. WB HGALLIN going past the 1903 built depot. That was it for Saturdays action. Hit the motel, ate with friends and just relaxed. Part 2 from Sunday to follow. Thank you as always for looking. MILW86A   Date: 04/15/25 11:51 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: King_Coal Nice series on an interesting line. Looks like Red Oak depot is getting make over. I spent some interesting hours in the past there. Need to get back.
Date: 04/15/25 15:08 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: Agent Nice look at this line. Some of those trains look familiar.
Date: 04/15/25 18:43 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: ntharalson Nice stuff, K-Man. I noticed thei BN sign is still on the west end of the depot some 30 years after the BNSF merger.
Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/25 18:35 by ntharalson. Date: 04/16/25 05:56 Re: BNSF Ottumwa and Creston, Iowa Sub Action 4/12 Author: MILW86A King_Coal Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nice series on an interesting line. Looks like Red > Oak depot is getting make over. I spent some > interesting hours in the past there. Need to get > back. Depot is now a museum. We had our Chapter Meeting Saturday morning inside. Very nicely restored. MILW86A |