Today's nicely powered coal train is climbing Davenport Hill and is about to go under Locust St. overpass, April 13, 2015. By: Andy Brown
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NS's Conrail Heritage unit was 2nd out! By: Andy Brown
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At the grade crossing west of Walcott. By: Andy Brown
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BN pusher is pushing hard. It's actually in dynamic braking mode to slow the train down for a meet at N. Star. By: Andy Brown
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The crew stopped out by the mp210 crossing to wait for a meet with the EB, who was just getting out of Iowa City at this time. By: Andy Brown
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Well I was hoping for a super awesome meet shot but this is what happened. There must've been a trainmaster out handling the switches because this meet went down really fast. By: Andy Brown
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I was able to salvage a pseudo meet with the pusher on the main and the EB on the siding. By: Andy Brown
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Figured I'd go for the going away shot at West Lib. By: Andy Brown
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Of course this is a must do. I was a little surprised that Frank and I were the only ones here. By: Andy Brown
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I've done this shot a million times and still love it! By: Andy Brown
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Pusher trails down the hill at Yocum. By: Andy Brown
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I was really getting tired after working nights, and wanted to get home, so this was my last shot. I wish I'd been able to stick around since Frank said the Conrail led out of Cedar Rapids, as we figured it would. By: Andy Brown
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Today's nicely powered coal train is climbing Davenport Hill and is about to go under Locust St. overpass, April 13, 2015.
NS's Conrail Heritage unit was 2nd out!
At the grade crossing west of Walcott.
Secret location...
BN pusher is pushing hard. It's actually in dynamic braking mode to slow the train down for a meet at N. Star.
The crew stopped out by the mp210 crossing to wait for a meet with the EB, who was just getting out of Iowa City at this time.
Well I was hoping for a super awesome meet shot but this is what happened. There must've been a trainmaster out handling the switches because this meet went down really fast.
I was able to salvage a pseudo meet with the pusher on the main and the EB on the siding.
Figured I'd go for the going away shot at West Lib.
Of course this is a must do. I was a little surprised that Frank and I were the only ones here.
I've done this shot a million times and still love it!
Swinging onto the wye at Yocum.
This is a nice looking unit!
Pusher trails down the hill at Yocum.
I was really getting tired after working nights, and wanted to get home, so this was my last shot. I wish I'd been able to stick around since Frank said the Conrail led out of Cedar Rapids, as we figured it would.
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