DAIR 2505
A few weeks before this planned trip from Norfolk, Nebraska to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, I made a point to select a route along the Big Sioux River and follow the D&I from Akron to Canton via Hawarden. I previously did not have any shots of the D&I and Hawarden was looking like a place where something might be in position for a photo. Sure enough, a classy and clean DAIR 2505 was posed by some quartzite rip rap begging for a photo. This thrilled me to grab a sunny roster by the regionally famous stone.
One thing about finding classic power is the history of each unit. DAIR 2505 was originally owned by the Northern Pacific as NP 301 and became Burlington Northern 1739. At some point during its time on the BN roster it received a nose reduction from high hood to chopped hood.
DAIR 2505
A few weeks before this planned trip from Norfolk, Nebraska to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, I made a point to select a route along the Big Sioux River and follow the D&I from Akron to Canton via Hawarden. I previously did not have any shots of the D&I and Hawarden was looking like a place where something might be in position for a photo. Sure enough, a classy and clean DAIR 2505 was posed by some quartzite rip rap begging for a photo. This thrilled me to grab a sunny roster by the regionally famous stone.
One thing about finding classic power is the history of each unit. DAIR 2505 was originally owned by the Northern Pacific as NP 301 and became Burlington Northern 1739. At some point during its time on the BN roster it received a nose reduction from high hood to chopped hood.