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Eastbound Amtrak train just departing the Burlington, Iowa depot on 24 May 2005. Since it most likely passed a freight train west of Burlington, the Amtrak is on track 2, closest to the river, usually where the westbound train would be. I took a sequence, and the train will change to the "normal" eastbound track right on the switch close to the South Street crossing which is at the bottom of the photo.
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Eastbound Amtrak on westbound track through the Burlington, Iowa yard on its way to Chicago 24 May 2005.
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Amtrak 189 entering the switch to put it back on the eastbound track in the yard at Burlington, Iowa.
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Amtrak 189 getting back on eastbound track in the Burlington, Iowa yard.
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Amtrak 189 crossing South Street intersection on 24 May 2005.
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Tail end of Amtrak as it rounds the last curve and onto the bridge across the Mississippi River. 24 May 2005.
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Amtrak has just sounded its horn (because I am too close to the track) in the Colorado River Canyon between Burns, Colo. and Dotsero. 1 July 2005.
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Passenger cars of Amtrak in the Colorado River Canyon just north of Jack Flats.
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Amttrak 177 sits patiently as passengers load at Burlington, Iowa depot. 30 July 2003
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Close-up of the nose of Amtrak 177 as it sits at the Burlington, Iowa depot in 2003.
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Amtrak 177 pulls its train from the westbound track onto the eastbound track at the South Street crossing in Burlington, Iowa. You can clearly see the difference in height of the old baggage cars and the new Amtrak passenger cars in this view. The reason the lower lights seem to change in intensity is that they flash back and forth when the horn sounds.
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Close up of the front of Amtrak 177. The lower right light is not burned out, these lower lights flash on and off when the horn sounds. Lok is in the South Street crossing 30 July 2003.
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Private coach of GNW&B rides at the tail of an Amtrak train as it is about to cross the Mississippi River at Burlington Iowa.
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The passenger is stretching to see the Mississippi River as his private coach is about to enter the bridge. Private coaches are rare these days.
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Amtrak 185 & 158 sit at the Burlington, Iowa depot as passengers load on 13 Dec 2005.
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Green and tan (my favorite) Burlington Northern diesellok rolls through downtown Burlington, Iowa along side of Market Street on 9 Apr 2005.
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My friend Troy Rickenburg is the engineer on this old Burlington Northern diesel # 1596. I was watching him switch out some soy oil tank cars when he suddenly drove over to this track called the "K Line" which follows the Mississippi River and eventually leads to St. Louis, Missouri. But he was only getting off the main line so a coal train could pass by. 30 July 2003.
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BNSF 2351 in Heritage I paint scheme is coupled to a rarely seen cabless Burlington Northern unit number 1701 at the yard in its namesake, Burlington, Iowa. 13 Dec 2005.
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Here is an old aluminum sided semi trailer with Burlington Northern markings. I think it is an old CB&Q 40 foot model, not positive. Sitting at the Burlington, Iowa yard 9 Apr 2005. Mississippi River in the background.
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SD70MAC with Burlington Northern paint are about to roll thru the Main Street crossing in Burlington, Iowa on 9 Apr 2005. The photographer turned 47 on this day.
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SD70MAC pair Burlington Northern 9709 & 9689 roll along Market Street in downtown Burlington, Iowa, westbound with 117 empty aluminum coal cars bound for Wright, Wyoming's coal fields.
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SD70MAC Burlington Northern 9709 & 9689 roll through the Burlington, Iowa yard with 117 empty aluminum coal cars on 9 Apr 2005. Mississippi River in background.
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Burlington Northern 9709 & 9689 (SD70MACs) round the curve coming off the Mississippi River bridge and are about to pass mile marker 205 (miles from Chicago) on 9 Apr 2005.
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BNSF 9895 pushes a loaded coal train onto the "K line" which follows the Mississippi River for the next 5 miles. Coal train is heading to the power plant south of Burlington, Iowa. At the same time a pair of SD70MACs pull an empty train across the bridge on 9 Apr 2005.
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An old Burlington Northern unit 1507 remarked with BNSF lettering on the cab sits with a BNSF Heritage I paint scheme lok 2130 and a Santa Fe unit ? 2475 ? with the beginning of a freight train that would later go to Galesburg, Illinois. 27 Feb 2006. Hotel Burlington is at the right.
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Burlington Northern caboose 10781 sits in the yard at Burlington, Iowa on 27 Feb 2006. These units are routinely used between Burlington and Galesburg, Illinois.
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Here is a Burlington Northern coil car, BN686409 rolling thru the yard of its namesake town, Burlington, Iowa 30 July 2003.
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Here at the West Burlington, Iowa Shops sits the remains of a Burlington Northern 5500 series locomotive (C30-7). Units were scrapped, or sent to China, if the fuel mileage was not up to government standards. New Years day 2001.
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The rear end of a 5500 series locomotive at the West Burlington, Iowa shops on new years day 2001.
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The cab unit of a 5500 series BN locomotive (C30-7) at the West Burlington, Iowa Shops on new years day. The number board hangs in my garage. My friend who used to work here dug it out of a trash dumpster.
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Nearly brand new, BNSF units 5894 & 5895 sit at the siding near the Burlington, Iowa depot. Locomotives are parked here while their coal train is being unloaded at the power plant 5 miles south of town. 9 Mar 2006.
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A pair of Burlington Northern tank cars rolls thru the Burlington, Iowa yard on 26 July 2003. These units were once part of a test in the 1980s when the railroad tried using propane as a fuel instead of diesel. These tank cars were set between locomotives during the tests. I worked at Caterpillar Engine Division at the time. The test did not go well and was scrapped, so was my job soon after.
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A pair of brand new tank cars roll thru the yard at Burlington, Iowa on 26 July 2003. One is marked SHPX, the other NATX. Mississippi River is in the background.
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A strange GP locomotive sits at the siding near the Burlington, Iowa depot on 11 June 2005. I think this is an old Santa Fe unit, it is the only one I have seen like this. It is probably not rare, just rare in this town.
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Here at the Burlington, Iowa depot sit 3 different paint schemes. On left is the BNSF Heritage One scheme (orange with green letters) number 7801. In the center is Santa Fe 6335 with BNSF painted at the bottom of the cab. On right is BNSF Heritage TWO (orange with yellow letters) number 116. 11 July 2005.
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BNSF 5370 & Canadian Pacific 5424 pull a mixed freight thru the Burlington, Iowa yard and are about to cross Main Street. 13 Dec 2005.
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BNSF 5370 and Canadian Pacific 5424 pull a mixed freight around the curve after just crossing the Mississippi River. Mile Marker 205 is visible in this snowy day photo on 13 Dec 2005.
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Westbound BNSF 5380 leads a train off the Mississippi River bridge, around the curve and past the 205 mile marker in Burlington, Iowa on 30 July 2003.
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BNSF 5757 sits at the Burlington, Iowa depot while its coal train is being unloaded at the power plant south of town. With the freshness of the paint the lok appears to be newly delivered. 22 Aug 2005.
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Close-up of the cab of a newly delivered diesel lok at the Burlington, Iowa depot. 22 Aug 2005
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BNSF 5876 sits coupled to BN 9623 at the Burlington, Iowa depot while its coal train is being unloaded at the power plant south of town on 27 Feb 2006.
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BNSF 5876 and BN 9623 sit at the Burlington, Iowa depot on 27 Feb 2006.
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BNSF 5876 with its fresh new paint and decals at the Burlington, Iowa depot on 27 Feb 2006.
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BNSF 5876 with only a few stains on its fuel tank indicate this lok is newly delivered. 27 Feb 2006.
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BNSF 8825, 8253, 5457, Santa Fe 4710 & BNSF 5635 pull their train into the Burlington, Iowa yard on 26 July 2003. The blue building is the former Rutherford Potato Co. now leased to a maintenance company. The grain elevator is part of the former ADM complex that exploded in the spring of 1985.
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BNSF 8825, 8253, 5457, Santa Fe 4710 & BNSF 5635 lead a mixed freight into the Burlington, Iowa yard on 26 July 2003. The Mississippi River bridge is visible with the tail end of the train still in Illinois.
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BNSF 5894 & 5895 sit at Burlington, Iowa on a foggy day in March 2006.
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Newly delivered BNSF 5894 & 5895 sit at the Burlington, Iowa depot while its coal train is being unloaded at the power plant south of town. 9 Mar 2006
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BNSF 5895 sits with 5894 at the Burlington, Iowa on 9 Mar 2006.
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Burlington Northern 6291, now wearing BNSF letters at the bottom of the cab, appears at the Burlington, Iowa yard doing switching chores. 22 Oct 2002.
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BNSF 8960 pulls its empty coal train off of the "K Line" which runs along the Mississippi River and onto the Main Line near the 205 mile marker in downtown Burlington, Iowa on 30 July 2003.
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No. 10 Brenden Maxwell stands in front of BNSF No. 8909 on 30 July 2003 at the Burlington, Iowa depot.
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Northbound BNSF 8960 and Santa Fe 8278 pull an empty coal train from the "K Line" on 30 July 2003. The engineer is hanging out of the Santa Fe unit, maybe there is a problem with the old lok.
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BNSF 9906 rolls thru the Main Steet crossing in downtown Burlington, Iowa on 27 Feb 2006.
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Westbound BNSF 9906 pulls its empty coal train thru the Burlington, Iowa yard and is about to enter the Main Street crossing on 27 Feb 2006. The engineer and conductor are seen in this photo.
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Norfolk Southern is a rare site in Burlington, Iowa. Here NS 2683 & 9805 pull an empty CEFX coal train thru the yard and approach the Main Street crossing. The auto bridge over the Mississippi River is visible behind the loks. 6 Mar 2006
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