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Red-headed Woodpecker at Columbus Junction, IA

CPKC 261 passes the southbound searchlight signals at Cotter South.

CPKC 260-17 crossing over the Iowa River from Fredonia to Columbus Junction, IA.

CPKC 260-17 at Ainsworth, IA

The American Queen Riverboat at Muscatine, IA

CPKC 2-260 passes the northbound searchlight signal at Cotter South.

 

Roots and Boots Tour

The Roots and Boots Tour came to the Buchanan County Fair Thursday night with Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Colin Raye. The trio took us back to the 1990’s with their big hits.

Photos in no particular order.

Colin Raye

Aaron Tippin

Sammy Kershaw brings Old Glory out during Aaron’s patriotic song.

The guys onstage at the beginning. They came back out at the end of the concert for a few more songs to close.

Sammy Kershaw 

Taken with iPhone 11. 

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A Busy Wednesday on the CPKC in the Quad Cities

Crossover Trains at Fairfax, IA

UP Military Equipment Move-Fairfax, IA

 

Mississippi River Flooding 2023

CPKC 374 slowly passing through the floodwaters at Pleasant Creek south of Bellevue, IA.

April 30, 2023

CPKC 261 rolling by the riverfront of Muscatine as flooding threatens the area. That was as far as the river got.

May 3, 2023

 

A Slow UP Day plus a LATE MNPPR with a nice consist

NS 4142 leading an eastbound manifest on the west end of Beverly Yard. Cedar Rapids, IA

Roster of MNPPR near Mt Vernon, IA

UP 5519

KLWX 8520

CSXT 7811

CN 8937

NS 1123

NS 9839

UP 4458

 

Full Moon and Schemes

Full Moon rising over some farmland near Anamosa, IA.

NS 4004 leading M338 across the BNSF Aurora Sub in East Dubuque , IL to head to home rails at Galena, IL.

CN 2508 trailing second on M338-East Dubuque, IL

Trailing second out on U703 was BCOL 4648. East Dubuque, IL.

 

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