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Viewing Album:  Muscatine - Pearl of the Mississippi
 
By:Zachary DeVore
Dates:8/13/2010 - 8/13/2010
Album Info:Photos taken in Muscatine, Iowa and some taken in Muscatine County, Iowa. Muscatine's first railroad was the Rock Island in the 1850s. Today, I am not sure if any trace of the former Rock Island exists. Later, the Milwaukee Road went through Muscatine on its line from Chicago to Kansas City. There was a Milwaukee Road yard near the Mississippi River. Later, following MILW's bankruptcy, the Soo Line took over this line and later the CP spun this line off to the Iowa Montana Rail Link. Today, this line is run by the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern but is in the process of being repurchased by the Canandian Pacific. There are also some UP run through trains on this line. Also in Muscatine County is the former Rock Island Chicago-Omaha line now run by the Iowa Interstate.
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DME 3801
Title:  DME 3801
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 7:30:08 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Locomotives:  DME 3801(GP38)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
The Restored Rock Island Depot
Title:  The Restored Rock Island Depot
Description:  For those of us who remember what this depot looked like before its restoration, this is a wonderful sight
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 7:30:11 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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RJ Corman Railroad Construction Truck Sits Next to the Iowa Interstate
Title:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction Truck Sits Next to the Iowa Interstate
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 7:30:12 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
RI Caboose
Title:  RI Caboose
Description:  While not painted as original (no number was apparent for one thing), this is a geniune RI caboose.
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 7:30:15 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  364   Comments: 0
CRIP Caboose
Title:  CRIP Caboose
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 7:30:16 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Close up of the trackside of the Rock Island Depot
Title:  Close up of the trackside of the Rock Island Depot
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:29 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
Some details of the beautiful Rock Island Station
Title:  Some details of the beautiful Rock Island Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:33 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  90   Comments: 0
Hoppers along the Iowa Interstate in the little West Liberty Yard
Title:  Hoppers along the Iowa Interstate in the little West Liberty Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:36 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  120   Comments: 0
IAIS 30089
Title:  IAIS 30089
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:40 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
RJ Corman Railroad Construction Truck
Title:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction Truck
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:42 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  98   Comments: 0
Unexpected Appearance of RJ Corman Railroad Construction MoW
Title:  Unexpected Appearance of RJ Corman Railroad Construction MoW
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:43 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
RJ Corman Railroad Construction Equipment
Title:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction Equipment
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:45 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
RJ Corman MoW
Title:  RJ Corman MoW
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/22/2008 8:13:46 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  154   Comments: 0
Display of the RI Caboose
Title:  Display of the RI Caboose
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:32 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  236   Comments: 0
RJ Corman Railroad Construction
Title:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:24 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  152   Comments: 0
RJ Corman MoW
Title:  RJ Corman MoW
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:26 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  151   Comments: 0
Old Rail Lying in a Field
Title:  Old Rail Lying in a Field
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:27 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  112   Comments: 0
CRIP Caboose
Title:  CRIP Caboose
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:29 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  265   Comments: 0
Old Crossing now a display piece
Title:  Old Crossing now a display piece
Description:  Historically, there were two RI lines that met here
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:30 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  134   Comments: 0
CRIP Caboose
Title:  CRIP Caboose
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:33 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  170   Comments: 0
Railroad Park Sign
Title:  Railroad Park Sign
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:35 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  91   Comments: 0
RJ Corman Railroad Construction MoW Passes Through
Title:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction MoW Passes Through
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:36 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  101   Comments: 0
RJ Corman Railroad Construction MoW
Title:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction MoW
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:50:47 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  95   Comments: 0
Catepillar Rolling down the Tracks
Title:  Catepillar Rolling down the Tracks
Description:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction Company MoW equipment
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:10:56 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
RJ Corman Catepillars
Title:  RJ Corman Catepillars
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:10:58 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
UP 5976
Title:  UP 5976
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:10:59 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Locomotives:  UP 5976(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
UP 5976
Title:  UP 5976
Description:  Note the Barge off on the far end of the photo.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:00 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Locomotives:  UP 5976(AC44CWCTE) UP 6765(AC44CW)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
UP 6769
Title:  UP 6769
Description:  Wow, bad reflection!
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:02 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Locomotives:  UP 6769(AC44CW) UP 5976(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
UP 6785
Title:  UP 6785
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:03 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6785(AC44CW) UP 5976(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
MAXX 98431
Title:  MAXX 98431
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:04 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
MAXX 98342
Title:  MAXX 98342
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:05 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
UP 5976
Title:  UP 5976
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:07 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5976(AC44CWCTE) UP 6765(AC44CW)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
MAXX 98003
Title:  MAXX 98003
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:08 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  109   Comments: 0
MAXX 9881
Title:  MAXX 9881
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:09 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  99   Comments: 1
Empty Hoppers
Title:  Empty Hoppers
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 9:11:10 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  82   Comments: 0
MARX 7555
Title:  MARX 7555
Description:  What would Karl say about the Powder River Basin coal lines? What would Groucho say?
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 6:45:36 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  87   Comments: 0
MARX 7536
Title:  MARX 7536
Description:  I keep typing in Mark as the reporting mark on these things - you know, Mark Marx (no relation to Groucho, Harpo, or Chico or Karl as far as I know). Hey, did you know that besides owning Mid-American Energy and GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway also owns Dairy Queen. Odd that one company would own both an electric company and Dairy Queen, but I'd never question whether Warren Buffet knows what he is doing.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 6:45:38 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
Gondolas Reflect in the Early Morning Sunlight
Title:  Gondolas Reflect in the Early Morning Sunlight
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 6:45:39 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
MARX 98593
Title:  MARX 98593
Description:  Interestingly, this PRB coal for Mid-American Energy is being hauled by UP, even though Mid-American's parent company, Berkshire Hathaway is one of BNSF's largest shareholders. Funny how business works sometimes.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 6:45:41 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  67   Comments: 0
End of MARX (Mid American Energy) Coal Train
Title:  End of MARX (Mid American Energy) Coal Train
Description:  I noticed the good reflection off of the giant puddle and was hoping that this loaded coal train had a DPU - it didn't so I had to settle for this reflection of a gondola.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/24/2008 6:45:46 AM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  93   Comments: 1
Lots of Smoke in a Distance
Title:  Lots of Smoke in a Distance
Description:  This isn't a very good photo, but I couldn't resist documenting how much smoke these diesels were giving off as this train approached. I was starting to wonder if a steam locomotive was approaching!
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:41:57 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Views:  80   Comments: 0
DME 6054 Approaches With Lots of Smoke
Title:  DME 6054 Approaches With Lots of Smoke
Description:  I think it was the other locomotives that were giving off all of the smoke, but again, while hardly the greatest picture, I had to document this smokey approach (good thing too, by the time the train got to me, it was no longer smoking like this)
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:00 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6054(SD40-3)
Views:  593   Comments: 0
DME 6054
Title:  DME 6054
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:01 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6054(SD40-3)
Views:  521   Comments: 0
DME 6051
Title:  DME 6051
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:03 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Locomotives:  DME 6051(SD40-3)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
DME 6051
Title:  DME 6051
Description:  The third of three trains in about 1 hour this morning
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:04 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6051(SD40-3) DME 6364(SD40-2) DME 6362(SD40-2) ICE 6452(SD40-2)
Views:  1132   Comments: 1
DME 6051
Title:  DME 6051
Description:  These locomotives were giving off a lot of smoke the entire time I could see them. Given that this morning was a bright sunny day, I tried to get to a space that would be less backlit - it sort of worked but is rather shadowy.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:06 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6051(SD40-3) DME 6364(SD40-2) DME 6362(SD40-2) ICE 6452(SD40-2)
Views:  1084   Comments: 0
DME 6364
Title:  DME 6364
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:07 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6364(SD40-2) DME 6362(SD40-2) ICE 6452(SD40-2)
Views:  928   Comments: 1
DME 6362
Title:  DME 6362
Description:  the building in the background is some sort of apartment house - I'm not sure if it was always apartments or converted from a mansion - most of the big houses in Muscatine are up the hill on 2nd/3rd street where there is no risk of flooding and away from the industrial riverfront, so it may have been built as apartments. It looked much better here in 2008 than it did in 2010.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:09 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
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Locomotives:  DME 6362(SD40-2)
Views:  555   Comments: 1
ICE 6452
Title:  ICE 6452
Description:  nice view of one of the last operating button factories in Muscatine behind the locomotives.
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:10 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6452(SD40-2) DME 6362(SD40-2) DME 6364(SD40-2)
Views:  883   Comments: 1
ICE 6452
Title:  ICE 6452
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2008  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 10:42:12 PM
Location:  Muscatine, IA
Author:  Zachary DeVore
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6452(SD40-2) DME 6362(SD40-2) DME 6364(SD40-2) DME 6054(SD40-3)
Views:  1127   Comments: 0

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