DRI 290 West, KC Jct, Davenport, Iowa; March 21, 1981_
Too bad about the sucky weather, but when Lloyd Rinehart called to chase a move of the DRI Line operating on the former Rock Island RR main west out of the Quad Cities, I had to go. DRI&NW was operating the RI between Rock Island, Illinois and Iowa City. In need of additional power, they used former Milwaukee Road GP9s on this run. Here they proceed through KC Junction where the Rock main split to go to Kansas City (foreground track) or Omaha. Trains through here now are operated by the Iowa Interstate RR.
DRI 290 West, KC Jct, Davenport, Iowa; March 21, 1981_
Too bad about the sucky weather, but when Lloyd Rinehart called to chase a move of the DRI Line operating on the former Rock Island RR main west out of the Quad Cities, I had to go. DRI&NW was operating the RI between Rock Island, Illinois and Iowa City. In need of additional power, they used former Milwaukee Road GP9s on this run. Here they proceed through KC Junction where the Rock main split to go to Kansas City (foreground track) or Omaha. Trains through here now are operated by the Iowa Interstate RR.