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DM&E Des Moines River Bridge

Wapello County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in October 2012

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IC&E/DM&E/CP/BNSF Light Power Move Crosses Des Moines River

A light power move consisting of two Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern engines, one Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern locomotive, one Canadian Pacific engine, and two BNSF units passes over the Des Moines River bridge from Turkey Island to the west (railroad south) side of the river at Ottumwa, Iowa on April 9, 2013.

Video posted by AugustTrain

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Location
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.02271, -92.43362   (decimal degrees)
41°01'22" N, 92°26'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/547617/4541432 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ottumwa North
Inventory number
BH 51446 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (283)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
Des Moines River (159)
I&M Rail Link (85)
Iowa (3,507)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (133)
Open (28,315)
Ottumwa, Iowa (10)
 Owned by railroad (4,048)
Railroad (4,075)
Soo Line Railroad (127)
Through truss (9,210)
Truss (23,574)
Wapello County, Iowa (54)
Warren through truss (928)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • May 3, 2013: New video from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • March 6, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • February 21, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Deleted the picture I'd imported and re-added it so Dylan pictures showing the side of the bridge would become the default imagery
  • February 21, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad"
  • September 25, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • February 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad"

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Flickr
  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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