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TrainsMag.com 37(^1) East of Boone, Iowa, at Nevada, Iowa, on
July 16, No. 4014 leaves former C&NW rails at
two sweeping back-to-back wye tracks that
join the Chicago-Fremont, Neb., main line to
the former Rock Island St. Paul, Minn.-Kansas
City, Mo., Spine Line. Steve Glischinski
(^2) At the other wye in Nevada, Iowa, No. 4014
prepares to enter former Rock Island rails,
changing course from due east to northward
to Minnesota. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn
(^3) Later the same day, in a downpour,
No. 4014 pauses at Mason City, Iowa, with
1921 Baldwin-built Iowa Traction No. 51, which
is one of several IT electrics still in regular
freight switching service. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn
(^4) At Manly, Iowa, on July 17, Iowa Northern
President Dan Sabin’s Rock Island E6 No. 630
and E8 652 (and an office car, out of sight)
greet No. 4014 in a pose arranged by TRAINS
Correspondent Steve Glischinski, who also
set up the Iowa Traction meet. From here the
train continued to St. Paul, where it was on
display. Steve Glischinski