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Why the railroad exists
Title:  Why the railroad exists
Description:  A Chicago Central train passes grain bins at Jesup(thanks to Dylan for the correction. I had it as Winthrop). The reason for the railroads existence is plain here in Iowa. Every town has one of these, some of them quite large.
Photo Date:  6/22/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 2:48:40 AM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20)
Views:  756   Comments: 1
Wooden bridge
Title:  Wooden bridge
Description:  Living in an urban environment with a lot of high density rail lines, I was used to seeing steel bridges. Thus, I was intrigued to see as many wood pile trestles as there were on this line. Heres a CC eastbound crossong one of them near Jesup IA.
Photo Date:  6/22/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:00:20 AM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20)
Views:  923   Comments: 2
Chicago Central startup power
Title:  Chicago Central startup power
Description:  Chicago Central & Pacific started up after being spun off from IC with a variety of hand me down units. Here a trio of ex MILW units head east
Photo Date:  6/22/1987  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 9:52:32 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CC 981(GP20) CC 947(GP10) CC 951(GP20)
Views:  1091   Comments: 2
IC 1001
Title:  IC 1001
Description:  A late running M-337 heads for Waterloo Yard.
Photo Date:  9/14/2007  Upload Date: 9/24/2007 10:25:50 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1001(SD70)
Views:  652   Comments: 1
CN 8894
Title:  CN 8894
Description:  CN with tankers out of Waterloo headed East towards Jesup
Photo Date:  1/26/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2012 9:49:59 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Adam Hook
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8894(SD70M-2)
Views:  511   Comments: 5
CN 5664
Title:  CN 5664
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/2012  Upload Date: 6/17/2012 2:35:53 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Adam Hook
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5664(SD75I)
Views:  225   Comments: 2
CSX 7747
Title:  CSX 7747
Description:  East of Jesup
Photo Date:  12/14/2012  Upload Date: 12/15/2012 7:57:10 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Adam Hook
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7747(C40-8W)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
NS 9196
Title:  NS 9196
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/14/2013  Upload Date: 1/13/2014 7:26:39 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Adam Hook
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9196(C40-9W)
Views:  262   Comments: 1
M338 Blasts Off
Title:  M338 Blasts Off
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/28/2020  Upload Date: 9/2/2020 10:42:53 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2230(ES44DC) CN 2449(C40-8M)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
BNSF 735
Title:  BNSF 735
Description:  With the exception of a few paint patches and mismatched panels, the factory paint job on this old Warbonnet has held up pretty well.
Photo Date:  2/20/2022  Upload Date: 3/21/2022 1:28:25 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 735(C44-9W)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
BNSF 8160
Title:  BNSF 8160
Description:  Eastbound manifest on CN's former IC line across Iowa parts the weeds approaching Jesup.
Photo Date:  2/20/2022  Upload Date: 3/21/2022 1:28:52 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8160(ES44C4)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
MVPX 2512
Title:  MVPX 2512
Description:  Trailing unit on this eastbound CN manifest is ex-DAIR GP50 2512, heading for service at a grain elevator near Rantoul, IL.
Photo Date:  2/20/2022  Upload Date: 3/21/2022 1:29:25 PM
Location:  Jesup, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MVPX 2512(GP50)
Views:  201   Comments: 0


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