IC&E 224 Northbound at Plymouth IA
The IMRL really did a great job of putting cars in the ditch for the 5 years of its existence. We ran the hell out of trains and didn't do much maintenance because Washington Corp was just draining the IMRL. Well, the IC&E had a couple of mishaps along the way too. Here they did a number, putting a train on the ground over the top of the Iowa Northern diamond at Plymouth Jct. Now the IANR is back in; we had to detour the trains to Nora Springs and up while we waited to get the diamond back in. Here, the northbound bound for Austin turns the corner onto the Owatonna Sub.
Scanned slide May 2004.
IC&E 224 Northbound at Plymouth IA
The IMRL really did a great job of putting cars in the ditch for the 5 years of its existence. We ran the hell out of trains and didn't do much maintenance because Washington Corp was just draining the IMRL. Well, the IC&E had a couple of mishaps along the way too. Here they did a number, putting a train on the ground over the top of the Iowa Northern diamond at Plymouth Jct. Now the IANR is back in; we had to detour the trains to Nora Springs and up while we waited to get the diamond back in. Here, the northbound bound for Austin turns the corner onto the Owatonna Sub.
Scanned slide May 2004.