Nostalgia & History > F45 Friday

BN 6603 West crosses the ICG at East Dubuque IL June 8 1974. Bill Ohde photo.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. 
Many blessings to you and your families
MILW86A 

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Nice shot. I've seen others at this location. Does this crossing still exsist?
Most of been costly to cut that tunnel.
Regards, Jim Evans

FiveChime Wrote:
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> Nice shot. I've seen others at this location. Does
> this crossing still exsist?
> Most of been costly to cut that tunnel.
> Regards, Jim Evans

Yes.  The now CN still crosses the BNSF, former Q at this railfan spot, although it's now off limits to railfans.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA



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That has got to be one of the wierdest prototype track set-ups that I have ever seen.  Check-out Google Maps or similar and you can see that the ICG line going into the tunnel comes directly off of a Mississippi River bridge, crosses the BN tracks and then makes a sharp arc INSIDE the tunnel to the right and comes back out in a quarter-mile or so facing South, parallel to the BN line, and joins it just before the Highway 20 overpass.  And -- there is a road crossing right at the south end of the tunnel exit!   So if you were the engineer on a train going (blind) through the tunnel, you could be facing an immediate broadside with a truck or another train, depending upon which direction you were travelling, with zero chance of avoiding a collision if you are still moving.  Maybe there is an enforced "stop" at both ends... otherwise, only time for a short prayer, LOL.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/24 12:43 by E25.

Nice shot!

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Take a look at the NS (former N&W/Wabash) crossing of the Mississippi River and the BNSF (former BN/CB&Q) on the north side of Hannibal, MO.  NS crosses the river from the east, immediaitely crosses the BNSF and goes into a tunnel and cut that does a greater than 90 degree turn to the south and comes out parallel to the BNSF.

Is that trailing locomotive an SD45?

Someone explained the idea of running cowl units with SD45's and it seems to be valid for a number of photos posted on TO, maybe a certain number of years. It seems more than just a random daw from the roundhouse.

Interesting photo and location.

tia.

That road crossing just outh of the tunnell is for MOW folks only...

PWM

Quakerengr Wrote:
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> That road crossing just outh of the tunnell is for
> MOW folks only...
>
> PWM

Today, yes.  But back in the day it was the access to the now gone Q depot.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA