Kate Shelley 400 Whimmer, CNWHS put on the Trip of a Lifetime

2bridges.jpg         New high bridge on the left, Kate Shelley Bridge on the right. 

 

atlantic.jpg            Eastbound power at Atlantic, IA on the IAIS

 

cnw8701-8646.jpg The final two CNW locomotives led the Des Moines to Boone special.

 

cnw8701.jpg         The deadhead train waits for 320 crazy fans at Short Line Yard

 

dg-vp-dtm.jpg       Bill Whimmer, the CBSU DTM and DG. 

 

head-of-train.jpg    By the time I got sat down, the only head end shot from our seat that I could get was this waste of pixels.

 

iais-inside.jpg         The IAIS train wasn't quite so elegant, note the zebra stripes on the back of the unit.

 

iais-meet.jpg          As the passenger special heads west past their power for the eastbound trip, it resembled a train meet.

 

iais-special.jpg       The westbound rocket boarded passengers at the depot in Des Moines.

 

iais710.jpg            The sun was nice for the trip back from Atlantic to Des Moines

 

ksb1.jpg                Another shot on Kate Shelley Bridge

 

new-bridge.jpg       A rare opportunity to see the unfinished new bridge without the ballast or rails just yet.

 

passenger-view.jpg A passengers' view of the new bridge from inside the special.

 

passenger-view2.jpg  I used to take a lot of pictures from that road off to the right....

 

scbdm.jpg               Another shot of the CNWHS special in the sun at short line yard.

 

special.jpg               A look at the entire special on Kate Shelley bridge.

 

welcome.jpg            Holiday Inn was grateful for the CNWHS turnout.