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E-8
September 25th, 2007, 06:16 PM
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Scott Stutzman
September 25th, 2007, 07:46 PM
I know! I know! Should I keep my mouth shut?:tb-tongue: It belongs to the UP.
r_i_straw
September 25th, 2007, 10:16 PM
Kind of ground zero for the UP even. Where it all began in Nebraska.
41.245289,-95.873308
Scott Stutzman
September 25th, 2007, 10:20 PM
I think you mean Iowa.
r_i_straw
September 25th, 2007, 10:28 PM
Well, I'll be goll durn. There seems to be a river from Missouri to the left of the yard. When you is following the tracks you sometimes loose track. This be up on the bluff. Years ago when I flew in there on business I remember flying over this turntable (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.245289,-95.873308&ie=UTF8&ll=41.275702,-95.864296&spn=0.00404,0.007296&t=k&z=17&om=1) a bit to the north of there.
Scott Stutzman
September 25th, 2007, 10:36 PM
Council Bluffs, Iowa The center of UP territory before they started assimilating everything. :yes:
SteamDonkey74
September 25th, 2007, 10:41 PM
Nice sleuthing! I didn't even get to the point of starting to look for this one on Google Maps.
friscobob
September 26th, 2007, 05:13 AM
Last time I visited this yard was in May 1981, and I shot beaucoup Rock Island power stored dead.
E-8
September 26th, 2007, 09:56 AM
Council Bluffs, Iowa

Scott Stutzman was the first person to post the words so he gets the win on this one.

Council Bluffs, Iowa

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