Ex-RI Switching in Burlington
Rock Island's ex-BCR&N between Burlington and Cedar Rapids was almost completely ripped out following a bridge washout in the late '70s. However, two few small segments lived on; one in Columbus Junction, and another in Burlington. Unfortunately, the stretch in CJ has since been abandoned, but the Burlington Junction Railway is still operating on a few miles of track most every day!
I was hoping to shoot their C415 in operation (which I later did), but for most of this day, they were switching with this freshly-repainted ex-UP GP15. The 639 had previously been UP's unit of the same number (UPY), being built for the MP in 1979 as their 1639.
Ex-RI Switching in Burlington
Rock Island's ex-BCR&N between Burlington and Cedar Rapids was almost completely ripped out following a bridge washout in the late '70s. However, two few small segments lived on; one in Columbus Junction, and another in Burlington. Unfortunately, the stretch in CJ has since been abandoned, but the Burlington Junction Railway is still operating on a few miles of track most every day!
I was hoping to shoot their C415 in operation (which I later did), but for most of this day, they were switching with this freshly-repainted ex-UP GP15. The 639 had previously been UP's unit of the same number (UPY), being built for the MP in 1979 as their 1639.