Bob Yarger, Editor
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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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