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Title: |
CB&Q 0-6-0 Class G-1 1344 |
Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 0-6-0 Class G-1 1344 at an unknown location in 1914, photographer unknown. According to the book, Steam Locomotives Of The Burlington Route, by Bernard G. Corbin and William F. Kerka, number 1344 was built in 1889 as an 0-6-0 by CB&Q's West Burlington Shops as number 298, renumbered in 1898 to 1298, renumbered again in 1904 to 1344, and was retired in August 1921. Hol Wagner adds: I'm fairly sure the 1344 is simply doing one of its designed chores: shoving a tender, disconnected from its locomotive, into the Ottumwa roundhouse for repair or temporary storage while the locomotive was worked on. And the roundhouse is almost certainly at Ottumwa, the 1344 being assigned to the Ottumwa Division in 1914. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1914 Upload Date: 3/2/2020 9:11:02 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
unknown |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
CBQ 1344(0-6-0) |
Views: |
198 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CB&Q 4-6-0 Class K-2 657 |
Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-0 Class K-2 657, date, location, and photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 657 was built by the Grant Locomotive Works of Cicero, Illinois in June 1893 as Burlington & Missouri River number 329 (c/n 1812) renumbered to CB&Q 657 and classed K-2 in 1904, retired in March 1943. The CB&Q Locomotive Assignment Sheet dated November 1, 1932 shows number 657 assigned to the Ottumwa Division. As it turned out, this was one of the last (if not the last) locomotives constructed by the Grant Locomotive Works. Although 55 locomotives were ordered by the CB&Q, only three were built (#'s B&MR 327, 328, 329, later, CB&Q 655, 656, 657) before a strike at the Works closed the plant. The Works went into receivership and was purchased by the Siemens & Halske Electric Company. The locomotive order was completed under the new ownership, but sold to other railroads. |
Photo Date: |
11/1/1932 Upload Date: 3/26/2015 10:55:31 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
unknown |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
CBQ 657(4-6-0) |
Views: |
1156 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CB&Q 4-6-0 Class K-4 711 |
Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-0 Class K-4 711, date, location, and photographer unknown, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 711 was assigned to Ottumwa Division according to the CB&Q Locomotive Assignment Sheet dated June 1, 1935. Built in 1901 by the Burlington's Havelock (Nebraska) Shops as Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 33, it was renumbered in 1904 into the CB&Q system as 711 and classed K-2. It was sold for scrap in January 1951. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1935 Upload Date: 2/18/2014 12:32:54 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
unknown |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
CBQ 711(4-6-0) |
Views: |
585 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CB&Q 4-4-2 P-6 2584 |
Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-4-2 class P-6 2584 on September 4, 1953, location and photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. The location chosen based on the February 1, 1952 CB&Q Locomotive Assignment Sheet. Number 2584 was built by Baldwin in 1905 (c/n 26844) as class P-3-C (balanced compound) number 2714, rebuilt in 1928 to a simple Atlantic-type, reclassed as a P-6 and renumbered 2584. It was retired and sold for scrap in December 1953. |
Photo Date: |
9/4/1953 Upload Date: 5/28/2014 11:25:40 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
unknown |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
CBQ 2584(4-4-2) |
Views: |
501 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW F7 109A |
Description: |
MILW F7 109A, Ottumwa, Iowa, August 29, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in December 1950 (c/n 11800) on EMD Order 3036A, it was retired in May 1980, scrapped in February 1983. It is leading an A-B-B-A-A locomotive consist, parked at Ottumwa awaiting a new crew. This was a friendly location, I picked up old train orders and expired employee timetables from the folks on duty in the office in the background. |
Photo Date: |
8/29/1965 Upload Date: 1/24/2010 11:20:39 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
MILW 109A(F7A) |
Views: |
1669 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW H-10-44 772 |
Description: |
MILW H-10-44 772 at Ottumwa, Iowa, August 29, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built at Beloit, Wisconsin, by Fairbanks-Morse in January 1949 (c/n 10L113) as #1814, renumbered to 772 and classed as 10-FS, it was retired in May 1980 and scrapped by Chrome Crankshaft, Silvis, Illinois in January 1982. |
Photo Date: |
8/29/1965 Upload Date: 4/23/2009 4:46:20 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
MILW 772(H10-44) |
Views: |
872 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 704 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
11/11/1969 Upload Date: 3/15/2005 6:24:44 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
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Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 704(H-12-44) |
Views: |
875 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN 2206, EMD GP30 ex GN 3006 |
Description: |
BN 2206, EMD GP30 ex GN 3006 at Ottumwa Iowa, slide mount date listed, actual date and photographer unknown |
Photo Date: |
3/5/1971 Upload Date: 5/2/2022 4:02:57 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Paul Rome |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Track |
Locomotives: |
GN 3006(GP30) BN 2206(GP30) |
Views: |
342 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 4001 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/11/1972 Upload Date: 3/1/2005 10:55:50 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Unknown |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 4001(SD45) |
Views: |
1358 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
The fallen (and rusty) flag |
Description: |
Scratched and rusty, but still flying on the side of a sidelined boxcar near Ottumwa, Iowa in 1980 |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:08:54 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
194 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road Caboose sidelined and white-lined. |
Description: |
Marked by the dreaded white-line and destined for the scrapper. I wonder if anyone rescued this classic. |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:15:44 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
270 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Side-tracked for good at Ottumwa, Iowa |
Description: |
Set aside as bad-order cars to later be hauled away for scrap, this Milwaukee Road rolling stock was left on a siding that used to lead to Ottumwa Airport. |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:13:04 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
669 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
side-tracked for good at Ottumwa, Iowa |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:17:21 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter,Track |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
471 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road power move at Ottumwa, Iowa. |
Description: |
Still moving trains between Kansas City and Milwaukee through Iowa, these units are backing into the yard on the west edge of Ottumwa. |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:21:07 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MILW 194(SD40-2) MILW 140(SD40-2) |
Views: |
987 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road power move at Ottumwa, Iowa. |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:22:47 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MILW 140(SD40-2) |
Views: |
342 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road power move at Ottumwa, Iowa. |
Description: |
Backing into the CM&STP yard at Ottumwa, Iowa in 1980. |
Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:24:42 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MILW 140(SD40-2) MILW 194(SD40-2) |
Views: |
837 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road power move at Ottumwa, Iowa. |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:26:09 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MILW 2066(GP40) |
Views: |
613 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road Caboose sidelined and white-lined. |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/21/1980 Upload Date: 8/21/2013 10:27:32 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Stu Nicholson |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter,Yard |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
155 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
BN 6197 |
Description: |
New as CBQ 450, BN 6197 passed to ILSX as its 1384 after retirement. |
Photo Date: |
7/6/1980 Upload Date: 3/6/2024 12:41:42 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Don C Stewart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 6197(SD9) |
Views: |
70 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CS 7939 |
Description: |
CS 7939 became BN 7939 and later FURX 7939 |
Photo Date: |
7/6/1980 Upload Date: 4/28/2024 11:20:26 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Don C. Stewart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CS 7939(SD40-2) |
Views: |
80 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW SD7 501 |
Description: |
Milwaukee Road SD7 501 at Ottumwa, Iowa on February 18, 1981, Kodachrome by Ken Kessler, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
Photo Date: |
2/18/1981 Upload Date: 6/23/2013 9:38:28 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Ken Kessler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
MILW 501(SD7) |
Views: |
1094 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW SD10 551 |
Description: |
MILW SD10 551 at Ottumwa, Iowa on March 1, 1982, photo by Ken Kessler, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built as MILW SD9 2228 in January 1954 (c/n 18773) on EMD Order 5287. It was later renumbered MILW SD9 534, classed as 17.5-ERS-6. It was one of four SD9's (plus 17 SD7's) rebuilt into SD10's (class 18-ERS-6) starting in 1974. The SD10 program involved a rebuilt Model 567BC prime mover, now rated at 1850 hp, rewiring, a chopped short hood, in this case, a Horst air filter (the duct on the roof behind the cab), 26L brake system, and relocating the air reservoirs. Eventually this unit became DME 551. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/1982 Upload Date: 4/18/2009 5:44:44 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Ken Kessler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
MILW 551(SD10) |
Views: |
1599 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
MILW 139 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/31/1986 Upload Date: 10/12/2007 7:48:56 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
marc malnekoff |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 139(SD40-2) |
Views: |
719 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 467 |
Description: |
not 100% sure about location if anyone knows....please let me know. long time since this was shot! |
Photo Date: |
7/31/1986 Upload Date: 10/12/2007 7:57:13 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
marc malnekoff |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 467(MP15AC) |
Views: |
891 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
BN at Ottumwa |
Description: |
BN 3142 leads train #65 westbound |
Photo Date: |
11/4/1991 Upload Date: 3/31/2014 3:25:15 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Jeffrey Dobek |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BN 3142(GP50) |
Views: |
444 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN 2326 leads this freight |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/21/1994 Upload Date: 12/9/2003 10:18:04 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 2326(GP38-2) |
Views: |
654 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Good light on BN 2335 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/21/1994 Upload Date: 12/9/2003 10:18:04 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 2335(GP38-2) |
Views: |
585 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN had lots of rebuilt GP30's |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/21/1994 Upload Date: 12/10/2003 7:38:46 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 2757(GP39E) |
Views: |
874 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN 5088 |
Description: |
Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway |
Photo Date: |
5/21/1994 Upload Date: 4/25/2015 9:49:14 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J. Conway |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
BN 5088(C30-7) |
Views: |
278 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN GP40M #3504 leads this train |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/22/1994 Upload Date: 12/25/2003 10:16:36 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 3504(GP40M) |
Views: |
790 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN 7883 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/22/1994 Upload Date: 1/13/2004 8:04:38 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 7883(SD40-2) |
Views: |
605 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Dark shot of BN 2752 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/23/1994 Upload Date: 12/10/2003 7:38:46 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 2752(GP39E) |
Views: |
831 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN 2767 and sister GP39E |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/23/1994 Upload Date: 12/10/2003 7:38:46 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
David J Conway |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BN 2767(GP39E) |
Views: |
756 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
SOO 4511 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/23/1994 Upload Date: 9/27/2006 12:31:18 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Keith Pokorny |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
SOO 4511(GP38-2) |
Views: |
987 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Coal train east |
Description: |
Right after Memorial Day 1996, I delivered a load of beer to a distributor in Ottumwa Iowa. While waiting on my next load, I caught this train rolling east. In the pre SD70 and AC4400 everywhere era, coal trains usually got a mix of 3000 HP units, such as these. |
Photo Date: |
5/28/1996 Upload Date: 6/23/2012 1:38:27 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
BN 5125(C30-7) BN 5009(C30-7) |
Views: |
815 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
BNSF Coal Train |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/8/2002 Upload Date: 7/17/2002 11:17:59 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Tim Huemmer |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 9839(SD70MAC) |
Views: |
895 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DPU On the coal train |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/8/2002 Upload Date: 7/17/2002 11:17:59 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Tim Huemmer |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 9722(SD70MAC) |
Views: |
762 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
IMRL 604 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/8/2002 Upload Date: 7/17/2002 11:17:59 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Tim Huemmer |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
IMRL 604(SD9) |
Views: |
904 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 165 pulling into Ottumwa |
Description: |
165 pulls into the station |
Photo Date: |
6/29/2005 Upload Date: 4/20/2007 11:44:55 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Dave Voss |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 165(P42DC) |
Views: |
771 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 165 at Ottumwa Iowa |
Description: |
At Ottumwa |
Photo Date: |
6/29/2005 Upload Date: 4/20/2007 11:46:25 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Dave Voss |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 165(P42DC) |
Views: |
869 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 4254 |
Description: |
BNSF 4254 |
Photo Date: |
6/29/2005 Upload Date: 7/1/2005 11:54:23 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Keith Belk |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4254(B23-7) |
Views: |
1088 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
BNSF 3116, EMD GP50, westbound |
Description: |
BNSF 3116, EMD GP50, westbound at Ottumwa Iowa |
Photo Date: |
3/23/2006 Upload Date: 2/10/2013 10:20:38 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Paul Rome |
Categories: |
Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 3116(GP50) BNSF 6879(SD40-2) |
Views: |
640 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ICE 209 works hard in throttle-8 pulling the hill departing the yarx |
Description: |
ICE 209 works hard in throttle-8 pulling the hill departing the yard at Ottumwa Iowa. |
Photo Date: |
3/23/2006 Upload Date: 5/23/2007 11:25:07 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Paul Rome |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
ICE 209(SD40-3) |
Views: |
835 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ICE 6456 |
Description: |
A sb general merchandise train is about to cross W Rochester Rd in Ottumwa during a freezing rain and sleet storm. The roads and parking lots were pretty much covered with the stuff. On top of that, I still had to get to Minneapolis for business the next day. |
Photo Date: |
2/18/2007 Upload Date: 5/4/2007 11:00:21 AM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Gary Dyhouse |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
ICE 6456(SD40-2) ICE 6416(SD40-2) |
Views: |
1270 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CBQ Flat Car |
Description: |
An old CBQ MOW flatcar that just sits in Ottumwa |
Photo Date: |
4/13/2007 Upload Date: 3/16/2008 7:59:27 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Jeremy Bubb |
Categories: |
Yard,Station,Steam,Signal,Wreck |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
308 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CBQ Flat Car |
Description: |
An old CBQ MOW flatcar that just sits in Ottumwa |
Photo Date: |
4/13/2007 Upload Date: 3/16/2008 8:00:08 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Jeremy Bubb |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BAR 54(BL2) |
Views: |
363 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BJRY 714 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/15/2007 Upload Date: 5/23/2008 11:14:29 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Jeremy Bubb |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BJRY 714(GP7u) |
Views: |
1306 Comments: 5 |
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Title: |
Train station, |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/18/2007 Upload Date: 6/27/2007 11:22:30 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Mark Winter |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
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Views: |
1443 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Passenger platform details, |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/18/2007 Upload Date: 6/27/2007 11:22:46 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Mark Winter |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
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Views: |
424 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 8834 leading coal train past passenger platforms, |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/18/2007 Upload Date: 6/27/2007 11:23:01 PM |
Location: |
Ottumwa, IA |
Author: |
Mark Winter |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 8834(SD70MAC) |
Views: |
634 Comments: 0 |
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