Noah Bolte
Clinton Coal Empties
This may very well be the shortest haul coal train on CP's entire system, as they only drag it to the ADM-owned, coal-fired power plant in Clinton, IA, just a couple miles from the interchange where UP hands it over to the CP. On this particular day, we witnessed the opposite dance to that. Today, CP's bringing the empties back to the UP at one of the very few spots where one might hope to witness this move--at least, while on CP property with a CP crew on board and in charge. With that being said, a pair of UP AC44s bring CP 825 southbound (westbound) on the Canadian Pacific Davenport Subdivision toward the UP connection at NSS Camanche. Taken on 3/6/21.
Clinton Coal Empties
This may very well be the shortest haul coal train on CP's entire system, as they only drag it to the ADM-owned, coal-fired power plant in Clinton, IA, just a couple miles from the interchange where UP hands it over to the CP. On this particular day, we witnessed the opposite dance to that. Today, CP's bringing the empties back to the UP at one of the very few spots where one might hope to witness this move--at least, while on CP property with a CP crew on board and in charge. With that being said, a pair of UP AC44s bring CP 825 southbound (westbound) on the Canadian Pacific Davenport Subdivision toward the UP connection at NSS Camanche. Taken on 3/6/21.