Nostalgia & History > Norfolk & Western in Des Moines, Iowa 1981 Rare

N&W GP35 213 Des Moines Union (joint Milw-Wabash/N&W) yard Des Moines, Iowa 8-19-1981 Tim Vana slide
N&W GP35 213 passes Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa 8-19-1981 Tim Vana slide
Des Moines Union ex N&W caboose Des Moines Union yard 8-19-1981 Tim Vana slide

Enjoy! brc600 (Tim Vana)

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That burned up caboose is still sitting at the Boone& Scenic Valleys bone yard.
JC

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Thanks for posting those, but as a regular viewer of N&W & DMU operations in DesMoines around that time, I have to question the "Rare" claim. The units and scenes you show were typical of that era. N&W most often used 4 axle EMD units on their Des Moines trains then.

Take care,

Mark

mamfahr Wrote:
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> Thanks for posting those, but as a regular viewer
> of N&W & DMU operations in DesMoines around that
> time, I have to question the "Rare" claim. The
> units and scenes you show were typical of that
> era. N&W most often used 4 axle EMD units on
> their Des Moines trains then.
>
> Take care,
>
> Mark

If it doesn't say rare in it, its not a Vana post. Hyping is his middle name.

Mark and Ron;

I was told that the N&W in Des Moines was not photographed that much. They probably mean the road trains which were overnight operations for much of that time. brc600


rsanchez Wrote:
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> mamfahr Wrote:
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> > Thanks for posting those, but as a regular
> viewer
> > of N&W & DMU operations in DesMoines around
> that
> > time, I have to question the "Rare" claim. The
> > units and scenes you show were typical of that
> > era. N&W most often used 4 axle EMD units on
> > their Des Moines trains then.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Mark
>
> If it doesn't say rare in it, its not a Vana post.
> Hyping is his middle name.

Mark;

Six axle units were banned from Iowa N&W lines. But, a SD-9 did get to Council Bluffs as did Wabash E-units and PA-1's. Lou Schmitz has a pic of the latter in CB and my brothers have pics of the former. brc600

mamfahr Wrote:
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> Thanks for posting those, but as a regular viewer
> of N&W & DMU operations in DesMoines around that
> time, I have to question the "Rare" claim. The
> units and scenes you show were typical of that
> era. N&W most often used 4 axle EMD units on
> their Des Moines trains then.
>
> Take care,
>
> Mark

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