Noah Bolte
Bluffs & Silos
The title describes the area surrounding New Albin aptly, and here we see an AC44 pair, CSXT 52 and NS 4255, lead Canadian Pacific train 694(?) southbound, south of New Albin, IA, just a bit north of Kains siding, through that territory of the railroad. The next big opening up into farmland heading south from here is around Harpers Ferry. Until then they'll continue skirting the Mississippi and its contributing streams and adjacent sloughs and wetlands. Pretty sure this guy came empty from the mines out near Sparta or Tunnel City, WI to load these 2 bays at Pattison in Clayton, IA--Iowa's only frac sand mine that has enough output to warrant rail traffic. I miss foaming up here. Taken on the Canadian Pacific Marquette Subdivision on 9/24/22.
Bluffs & Silos
The title describes the area surrounding New Albin aptly, and here we see an AC44 pair, CSXT 52 and NS 4255, lead Canadian Pacific train 694(?) southbound, south of New Albin, IA, just a bit north of Kains siding, through that territory of the railroad. The next big opening up into farmland heading south from here is around Harpers Ferry. Until then they'll continue skirting the Mississippi and its contributing streams and adjacent sloughs and wetlands. Pretty sure this guy came empty from the mines out near Sparta or Tunnel City, WI to load these 2 bays at Pattison in Clayton, IA--Iowa's only frac sand mine that has enough output to warrant rail traffic. I miss foaming up here. Taken on the Canadian Pacific Marquette Subdivision on 9/24/22.