Warm memories
Now that I'm up to date and thinking of spring it's back to the archives. Spring 25 years ago at Prescott, IA. DENGAL is making a morning run across southwest Iowa on the old CB&Q. The H-1 Dash 9 still counted as "new" power then, ably assisted by ATSF 337, a GP60B. Visiting again with Streetview from my desk chair reveals that the old overpass remains to provide a viewpoint but other significant changes are evident.
Most evident is the absence of the Q-era signal bridge spanning the tracks. Gone too are the code line poles. Rather than opening up the view it seems this has allowed the trees to creep closer to the tracks. Even the "skyline" of Prescott itself looks a little different these days. The old water tower has been removed and replaced by a new, taller version farther from the town center. April 11, 1998.
Warm memories
Now that I'm up to date and thinking of spring it's back to the archives. Spring 25 years ago at Prescott, IA. DENGAL is making a morning run across southwest Iowa on the old CB&Q. The H-1 Dash 9 still counted as "new" power then, ably assisted by ATSF 337, a GP60B. Visiting again with Streetview from my desk chair reveals that the old overpass remains to provide a viewpoint but other significant changes are evident.
Most evident is the absence of the Q-era signal bridge spanning the tracks. Gone too are the code line poles. Rather than opening up the view it seems this has allowed the trees to creep closer to the tracks. Even the "skyline" of Prescott itself looks a little different these days. The old water tower has been removed and replaced by a new, taller version farther from the town center. April 11, 1998.