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- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
- Westerly Breeze
- For the men, a trapeze
- Tickled
- Sense of loneliness ...
- 2 cents
- Charm City
- What an Outrage
- Brighton Park
- Catenary Supports
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High Roller: 1902
Circa 1902. "Steel viaduct over Des Moines River, Iowa. Chicago & North Western Railway." 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
Home Sweet Home!!
Finally, an entry out my home county! This bridge is massive. Since we have been in remembrance of 9/11 for the last week I can tell you that security was tight around this bridge after the terrorist attacks on our country in 2001 for fear that terrorists would blow this vital rail link to get goods from Chicago out to the West coast.
More photos.
Union Pacific has a
gallery about the bridge.
Human Drama
Bridge came to be referred to as The Kate Shelley Bridge to honor her heroism in saving a train disaster. It has recently been joined by a new adjacent structure by Union Pacific.
The all-time train dodge!
Just out of sight of the camera to the right Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern are looking for a kid that the train had knocked out of his Keds.
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