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Some shots of the UP Special moving equipment being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America organization in IL. Photos from Columbus NE.
A few shots from today on our quest to document the UP donation move. We waited at the north end of the former CNW yard in Council Bluffs IA for the train, which had a previously posted 8am departure. Today's shots are of a manifest train as it passed our location. The rings on the bulkhead flat are the inter-connecting rings for wind turbine towers. The last two shots are a couple of grabs of a Schnabel car on that same train.
We left the area around 2:15 and the donation special still had not departed it's tied down location--oh well!
The donation train was re-routed to the Iowa Interstate for the remainder of its journey to Silvis IL. Here are some shots of it in Council Bluffs on a very cold Friday morning.
Great series Ed. We waited Thursday too. Had lunch in Mo Valley with some old rail friends and then went home. Went to the Rock Island Depot Friday got a couple shots and went home
Got a little bit of time for myself after risking life and limb putting up Christmas lights.
Went to Cullom, Nebraska (Creston Sub, west of Plattsmouth). Short eastbound, 2 westbound, then another eastbound.
1. East bound 5342 pulls up to the east switch and stops.
2 . BNSF 5342
3. Westbound BNSF 7839 with a long Manifest.
4 and 5. Coming and going of 5222 and 2 car Geometry train.
6. BNSF 6242 Eastbound coal.
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