Marshalltown to Albia
The Oskaloosa Branch & Old CNW Shops
UP 405  Here is 'patch' UP 405, leading the light power East IA Wayfreight.
 
UP 403  the Osky train getting ready to depart the east end of the yard.
 
UP 403 UP 403 is the ex-CNW 4704, accompanied by two other CNW GP40's that have been patched. 
 
UP9975 The second unit was this grungy ex-CNW GP40 still in the 1970's "old yellow" paint.  
 
UP 9979 The third patch job was this GP40, UP 9979.  
old style flashers
We followed this interesting consist south on the Osky to this railroad crossing with old MstL pop up stop sign crossing flashers.  The stop signs are gone now, but they still look cool. 
Osky Train
The Osky train continues south, crossing this little wooden trestle on a broad curve south of some little town along the route. 

4307b.jpg              The last operating M&StL GP7 visited the old shops in Marshalltown in 2002.
 
5517b.jpg              Oskaloosa local power tied up at the Sand Towers

6584.jpg                A dead SD45 at the old shop building

C&nw1.jpg            Blue flags protect the CNW shops at Marshalltown in 1993
 
C&nw5.jpg            CNW 954 in the deadline at Marshalltown

C&nw8.jpg             Its been a long time since I saw an SD18..... or in this case, two of them, at the    Mtown shops.
 
cnw4203.jpg           CNW 4203 needed a new number board
 
cnw4307.jpg            Another look at CNW 4307
 
cnw4324.jpg           CNW 4324 inside the CNW shops at Marshalltown
 
cnw4553.jpg           This is the only GP9 I've ever caught on film.
 
cnw4704b.jpg         Local power on the Oskaloosa turn.  This part of the track in Albia is now abandoned.
 
cnw5502.jpg            The UP patched this former CNW GP40
 
d-line.jpg              CNW units in the deadline at Marshalltown

cnw5525.jpg          More local Oskaloosa power

cnw4609.jpg         The Osky local has two CNW units on the point as it arrives in Albia, IA.