Mike, Our readers would be interested in what historic preserved items you
found. If you have time, these would make an interesting illustrated
writeup for our Railway Preservation News website.
Bob Yarger, Editor
Railway Preservation News (free website)
www.rypn.org
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Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:37 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Trip to Red Oak, IA
> Went out everywhere west (at least in Iowa) over Labor Day weekend to
follow
> the Burlington. I'd been to Ottumwa a couple times in the past few years
but
> had never been west of there. In Monmouth I noticed that the center track
> siding has been pulled up recently. West of Burlington near Middletown I
caught
> myself daydreaming about pacing a Hudson powered Exposition Flyer or
Denver
> Zephyr.
>
> One of the goals of the trip was to see the split mainlines that begin out
> past Ottumwa. I spent some time around the area known as CTC Halpin and
caught
> two coal trains here. Albia, IA was interesting and definitely a place I
want
> to get back too. The biggest surprise of the trip was finding an Alco
HH660
> in brand new "Q" Blackbird paint and a "Q" painted waycar on display near
> downtown. I don't think Burlington ever had an HH-660 and the waycar may
actually
> be a GN waycar but the display is spectacular. The 660 is numbered RE-602
> which gave me a hint that it came from RELCO, a locomotive leasing company
(the
> MT Zephyr is stored there in Minooka, IL). Anyway, they've been donating
some
> of their older switchers.
>
> Stops were also made in Creston, Osceola, and Red Oak. Creston was a
> highlite as well. I'd wanted to see their monster Victorian station for a
long time.
> It's beautifully restored and looks to have a really nice layout inside.
I
> also went to the historical society's park on the east side of town and
they
> have the crossing shanty, Brooks depot, and a waycar on display. A real
treat
> was them having O5 #5620's headlight on display. The station in Red Oak
has
> been restored as well and in an interesting location. The railroad is on
a
> fill and the station has a unique driveway leading up to it. I tried to
find the
> location Bernard Corbin used to shoot the photo of the #5601 on #61 that
> appears the "Power for the Grade" section of Lucius Beebe's "Highball" but
had no
> luck. I did find a nice cut just west of town that Mr. Corbin probably
shot
> from. I didn't take "Highball" with me but it turns out the caption says
the
> location is two miles west of Red Oak.
>
> Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
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