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1/6/2007 |
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The House At Amboy
"Mike Anderson repaired the old Campbell
house to look new (really - weathered)!"
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The Cemetery at Newton #1
"The hearse is pulling away and the grave
diggers are welcoming the newest resident."
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The Cemetery at Newton #2
"Last words of the deceased: I don't
hear a train ..."
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1/7/2007 |
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The Trees at Knox #1
"I can't see the forest for the trees (or is
it ground foam?) ..."
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The Trees at Knox #2
"Randy Rogers has a whole new forest planted
at Knox."
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Train Crossing the Bridge at Paw Paw Interchange
"The new bridge looks good next the Paw Paw
interchange."
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1/15/2007 |
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The Red Deer Cut #1
"Finished cut by Bill McQuitty
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The Red Deer Cut #2
"Complete with Drain Culvert by Bill McQuitty"
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The Red Deer Cut #3
"Finished bridge by Bill McQuitty
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The Red Deer Grain Elevator
"The completed elevator is ready for business."
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1/22/2007 |
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The Bridge at Paw Paw Interchange
"All it needs now is some guys fishing off
the bridge!"
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2/12/2007 |
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New Trackwork at Galt
"A much improved Galt!"
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Long View of Galt
"A longer view of Galt's new Overpass."
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Downtown Toulon
"Watch for pedestrians on Toulon's new
downtown district."
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The New Toulon Water Tower
"The town of Toulon is official now that it
has its name on the Water Tower!"
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New Truss Bridge at Red Deer
"A new Truss bridge over the The-River-With-No-Name.""
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Amboy Swimming Hole
"The diver on the platform is just waiting
for water in the Ol' Swimmin' Hole!""
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2/19/2007 |
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Stryofoam Mountain at Henry
"Brandon Wehe is creating a new mountain for the
coal mine at Henry."
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Kramer Grasslands
"Dale Morrow is getting grass (with weeds, just
like his home lawn) to grow at Kramer ..."
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Red Deer Truss Bridge with Rocky Train #1
"Front shot of a Rock Island diesel pulling a
passenger train across the new Truss Bridge."
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Red Deer Truss Bridge with Rocky Train #2
"Side shot of a Rock Island diesel pulling a
passenger train across the new Truss Bridge."
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Red Deer Truss Bridge with Rocky Train #3
"Rear shot of a Rock Island diesel pulling a
passenger train across the new Truss Bridge."
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New River Between Paw-Paw Interchange and Knox
"Tom Rassmussen recently used a knife to cut a
fork into the Spoon River - puns intended."
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3/31/2007 |
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Layout Building
"The Back of the Layout Building & Parking Lot."
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Layout Building Back Entrance
"The Back Entrance of the Layout Entrance."
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Layout Building Back Entrance Stairs
"Crikey, those stairs are steep. Not only
watch the first step but ALL the steps ..."
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Layout Building Back Entrance Stairs #2
"Climbing a Stairway to Heaven - or at least the
Parking Lot ..."
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6/11/2007 |
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Bill Paxton's New Truss Bridge at Morris
"Bill Paxton has installed a new Truss Bridge over
No-Name River.""
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Bill Paxton's Farm Next to Colfax
"Bill Paxton has a new farm at Colfax. You
can almost see Ma & Pa Kettle!"
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Scenery Started at Horseshoe Curve
"Pink Foam indicates new scenery arriving at
Horseshoe Curve."
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Ballasting the Spur Track at Red Deer
"Dynamic Duo Tom Rasmussen & Mike Johnson putting
down ballast at Red Deer."
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Weeding the Spur Track at Red Deer
"Mike Johnson's planted weeds at the Red Deer
spur. (Weeds are just unloved flowers!)"
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6/23/2007 - K & R Railroad |
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K & R Railroad Full View
"A full view of the K & R Railroad plus Ken."
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K & R Railroad - Section 1
"A view of the K & R Railroad - Section 1."
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K & R Railroad - Section 2
"A view of the K & R Railroad - Section 2."
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K & R Railroad - Section 3
"A view of the K & R Railroad - Section 3."
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K & R Railroad - Section 4
"A view of the K & R Railroad - Section 4."
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K & R Railroad - Founders #1
"A picture of the railroad founders (K) Ken
Roehrs and (R) Ron Rahn" - Mug Shot Style ....
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K & R Railroad - Founders #2
"A picture of the railroad founders (K) Ken
Roehrs and (R) Ron Rahn".
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K & R Railroad - New Barn
"A new barn on the K & R complete with
littler porkers".
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K & R Railroad - Rock Island Meets the Burlington
Northern
"Look out - Ken is dispatching again!"
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K & R Railroad - Rock Island Double-Headers
"A 2-engine consist of N-scale Locomotives."
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7/23/2007 |
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Jay Raley Switching Eagle
"Our newest member switching the Eagle
Industries."
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Jay Raley Plus Helpers Switching Eagle
"Jay getting help in finding the commissary."
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Ken Roehrs & Son Dispatching
"Ken has the headphones but it is his son who
really knows what is going on..."
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Mike Johnson Switching Colfax
"Mike is threading through traffic to finish
switching Colfax."
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Bill Rupert Galt Bridge Construction
"The new bridge overpass at Galt being
constructed by Bill Rupert."
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Ron Rahn Toulon Bridge Construction
"The other new bridge is being built by Ron
Rahn at Toulon."
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9/24/2007 |
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Bill Rupert Galt Bridge Construction
"The new bridge overpass at Galt being
constructed by Bill Rupert."
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Switching at Colfax and Midland
"Switching is running smoothly on Operation
Night."
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New Bridges at East Toulon
"Ron Rahn has installed the new East Toulon
bridges. Now just add water ..."
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11/18/2007 |
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Ken Roehrs with the Last Display of the K & R
Railroad
"The layout is being sold to make way for a
new N-Trak modular railroad."
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Ron Rahn with the Last Display of the K & R Railroad
"The layout is being sold to make way for a
new N-Trak modular railroad."
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11/24/2007 |
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Schaumberg Train Show - Disneyland Train
"Seminar on narrow gauge railroad built by
Walt Disney at Disneyland in California."
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G Scale Layout
"One of the many large scale layout at the
show."
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N Scale Layout #1
"A large module N-Trak designed layout at the
show."
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N Scale Layout #2
"A large module N-Trak designed layout at the
show."
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Exhibition Hall for Schaumberg Show
"The show was housed in a new 100,000 square
foot facility."
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Kid Powered Layout
"The show was targeted at newcomers to the
hobby - especially the kids!"
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Thomas the Tank Engine
"Thomas the Tank Engine had a special place
at this show."
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The Road Warriors
"Dale Morrow, Dave Piskorik, Randy Rogers,
Ron Rahn, Eric Viall, Tom Rasmussen, Mike Anderson.
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11/26/2007 |
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Future Site of the Newton "Gorge"
"Possible waterfall into Galt area."
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Future Site of the "Whoopsipinicon River (The
Whoopsi)"
"Dale Morrow is building two double-track
Plate Girder bridges to span the "Whoopsipinicon River ..."
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New mountain at Henry Coal Mine
"The pink Styrofoam mountain at Henry is now
under construction by Jay Raley."
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New Yard Master at Midland Yard
"Tom Rasmussen is the new Midland Yard
Master."
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