Nostalgia & History > F Unit Friday Mason City Ia

CNW 108C rolls past the CNW Central Division HQ building and depot at Mason City, IA October 27 1968. Photographer unknown from my collection 

MILW86A 

 

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Nice piece of history from when we were kids. And a couple of fallen flags to grace the scene. Kudos!

Lance

Love the row of air conditioners in the 2nd floor windows. And well, the F-units. Was this a dispatchers building?

King_Coal Wrote:
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> Love the row of air conditioners in the 2nd floor
> windows. And well, the F-units. Was this a
> dispatchers building?
Yes this was CNWs Central Division HQ at this time(1968). In 1974 CNW knocked down the old CGW passenger depot off to the left of this photo and built a new Central Division HQ building and opened that in 1975. Then everyone moved down to Boone from there in 1986-87. Part of this depot on the very south end is still in use by the UPRR. 
MILW86A 

This CGW F3A brought a big smile.
Bob

Sure appreciate seeing the CGW F's. Thanks for sharing. 

Still have their CGW numbers, very nice!

Thanks for the F-Unit posting.  Was still red and ready.
ALLEN