I was on Google Maps and was looking at the actual junction in Pacific Junction, Iowa. I noticed that the East-West line runs straight through the crossing. It appears that the North-South line used
Author: "Bryan Howell via groups.io" <tubaman21=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:01:34 +0000 (UTC)
The line to the north isn't a through route anymore. It looks like aside from unit coal trains and unit trains to Bunge, there isn't other traffic on the line. Both of those customers would be more l
Hello, Does anyone know the route taken by KCS unit grain trains from Council Bluffs to Kansas City? Ted Schnepf Elgin, Illinois 847-697-5353 On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 12:01PM Bryan Howell via groups.i
The diamond was still being used for the six N/S passenger trains in 1968. We were paid ten cents an hours extra to walk down and throw the gate across the ML. Lenny Ohrnell _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links
The story I have always heard was that BN ripped out the signals and diamond in the 1980s to make sure Amtrak could not chose to use that route into Omaha anymore. The BN closed most of the line from
Three reasons that p jct north south route was eliminated. 1. Removal of railroad mail contract cancelling the need for Council Bluffs mail transfer 2. Elimination of KC to Omaha/Lin
I have strong (though distant) memories of taking the Burlington from Council Bluffs to Kansas City and back many times, including an image (oh, how I wish I had photographed it) of the passenger rai
Hello, seeing has how Burlington ran on both sides of the Missouri River from council bluffs to Kansas City, I do not understand point number two in Jim's email. I assume he met to say the through tr
Author: "Bryan Howell via groups.io" <tubaman21=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:06:00 +0000 (UTC)
Ted, The line north of Pacific Junction is no longer a through route. The tracks are severed in Council Bluffs just south of I-80. The line was cut after 2002 as I found a BNSF ETT showing this line
I never saw a freight go straight North or South. Lenny Ohrnell _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#65533) | Reply To Group Mute This Topic You