Well the M&M boys made it to the transcon after a 10 hour tour of southern MN and Northen IA's finest dirt roads. A great town was found that will remain nameless for now but the action was hot, Ames was pumping out a train ever 20 min this evening so night shots where in order until bugs and batteries got the better of us. Look for many photos in the next few days from us. Stay cool and be safe we'll be back on home soil tomorrow!!

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Milwaukee Road Matt

also of note, for the first time in my life I have seen someone riding a bicycle drive full on into a guard rail between a gas station and a local business. flip head over tea kettle and land on her back. 15 minutes later she was back on the same bike rolling around town. by far the FUNNIEST thing ever seen.

Home soil tomorrow, pics by thursday for sure from me.

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Glad to see you guys made the trip! Can't wait to see the pics...

I'm drivin' next time....

Well you all will have to wait alittle longer we extended the trip by a day for some additional railfanning in Boone, be back today..... maybe

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Milwaukee Road Matt

well we made it back, I am at the office before heading home so technicaly I am not there yet....

278 pics for me, and 750.2 miles round trip from MRM's house, I have prolly another 120 miles on that. Only 3 units were shot twice, once NB in Mason City IA and once SB in Rosemount MN, that was kinda cool to see them turn and come back.

no Heritage units, but some great finds. I will be editing all nite and loading tomorrow so prolly friday before I unveil the pics....... keep you all in suspence.

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for the first time in my life I have seen someone riding a bicycle drive full on into a guard rail between a gas station and a local business. flip head over tea kettle and land on her back. 15 minutes later she was back on the same bike rolling around town. by far the FUNNIEST thing ever seen.


And the video of this will be posted when?

Isn't Boone an awesome place to railfan!!! I really want to go back before summer is over. Did you happen to visit Boone Hobbies?

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I still like the TCW.

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BNSF in Mt. Pleasant is nice too, it also has an Amtrak depot there.

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Taylor P.
Lake Elmo, MN
Route of the "400"

my train pictures.

All my pics are up and live on my webshots page for those interrested in checking them out.

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Milwaukee Road Matt

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1244821

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1244814

here are a couple from the trip, I have maybe a 1/3 loaded and like 10 edited and labeled so bear with me for a lil longer.

be sure to read the captions.

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Just curious what was the fuel bill for the trip?

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John Fladung
Saint Paul, MN

didnt keep track, we each bought twice.

last time I figured the truck was about $0.29 a mile to drive it.

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How did you access Kate Shelley? When I was there in November, you couldn't even get close to the bridge. Do you have map or anything?

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I still like the TCW.

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A BNSF fan by default.