Nostalgia & History > 6 C&NW Alco's Tr 482, 2 more Bruce Black classics

Here are another typical pair of Bruce Black's action shots, up in C&NW's 'Alco Heaven':

#1 @ De Smet, SD. these 6, #'s 1613,1551,1553,1620,1621,53 were on "Train 482"according to what Bruce wrote on the mount. The date was 5/25/75.

#2 same train, same day @ Iroquois, SD

He loved those Alco's almost as much as the Milwaukee Electrics ...

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Both outstanding, but the first pic captures the whole incredible era, & area, in one masterful stroke.

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Incredible shots, amazes me at what continues to surface in photographs.

Out

Killer.

Thanks for posting,

Rob L.

The two grain elevators have been torn out. They saved the depot as a museum. I was through this area, August. I was photographing grain elevators.

Gary A. Rich
Aurora, CO

That's just amazing! More smoke than downtown Shanghai! Quite a string of boxcars on the other track in #2.



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Not sure which one is more amazing, the string of 40 ft boxcars is classic as well as all the other details that were common for the day.

Amazing is absolutely right. Amazing to run on such track. Amazing Alco lashup (truly). Amazing smoke, yup. Amazing train - who woulda ever thought THAT line and THAT track would have THAT amount of traffic.

All hail the Land Barge of the Plains. Alco Powered. Just like a lot of river towboats pushing real barges -- on water. And probably just about as slowly.

MC
Columbia, Missouri



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Wow! Great stuff!

It looks like last unit is and RS2 (non-MU), which would be heading to Tracy or Waseca. Heck, back in those days it was probably idling the whole trip.

Dennis

CNW Wrote:
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> Wow! Great stuff!
>
> It looks like last unit is and RS2 (non-MU), which
> would be heading to Tracy or Waseca. Heck, back
> in those days it was probably idling the whole
> trip.
>
> Dennis


#53 is indeed an RS2, here's my shot of it @ Huron, SD on Oct. 14, 1972

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Awesome pics! The string of boxcars in pic two are on one the branch from Iroquois to Haywarden Iowa. I can't get over these photos. I had let my membership lapse, but when I saw these I signed back up for another year! Keep up the good work. I hope there are more!
Steve

valmont Wrote:
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> CNW Wrote:
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> > Wow! Great stuff!
> >
> > It looks like last unit is and RS2 (non-MU),
> which
> > would be heading to Tracy or Waseca. Heck,
> back
> > in those days it was probably idling the whole
> > trip.
> >
> > Dennis
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>
> #53 is indeed an RS2, here's my shot of it @
> Huron, SD on Oct. 14, 1972

Even more unique.... the 53 is ex-CGW.

todude Wrote:
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> Awesome pics! The string of boxcars in pic two
> are on one the branch from Iroquois to Haywarden
> Iowa. I can't get over these photos. I had let
> my membership lapse, but when I saw these I signed
> back up for another year! Keep up the good work.
> I hope there are more!
> Steve

Correct on the cars at Iriquois, however, the line went to Wren, IA,
well south of Haywarden, and terminated in Sioux City.

Noted the 1613 the leader of this lashup, which would be unusual.
This engine, and the 1624 both got 251's and were usually mated with
the 405 between Huron and Pierre on the 495/482 pair. Power changed
at Pierre with Chadron assigned Geeps. Later, the Alcos ran through
to Rapid City, but that didn't last.

Nice photos, Vince, thanks for posting.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA