Depot: (Satellite)
Crossing: (Satellite, the photo shows the tower was in the northwest quadrant.) |
| Street View, Sep 2013 |
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| John Harker posted J. J. Buckley had his camera pointed westward as he photographed east bound train #18, the California Zephyr just crossing the Rock Island Golden State route in Fairfield, Iowa on June 11, 1966. The train had to start slowing down for a station stop at the CB&Q depot jut east of this location at 9:55 am. Looks like the E8As, 9943B and 9964 were running elephant style which was typical for the CB&Q on most passenger trains between Chicago and Denver. I scanned and edited this image from an original non-Kodak processed Kodachrome slide in my collection. It is a repost from 2023 with higher resolution scanning, editing in Photoshop and updated descriptive information. [There is so much history in this photo including signaling pipelines and boxcars spotted at a grain elevator.] John Harker also posted |
As implied by John's description, the CB&Q was the east/west route, and the RI was north/south. 7th Street was built on the RI RoW.
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on John's post When I looked at where this topo map marked the depot, I discovered that it is extant: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DA5MWkvx7D6bdSUx8. 1980/81 Fairfield North Quad @ 24,000 |
It appears that the tower was gone by 1973. The street along the right side of this aerial is B Street.
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| Nov 30, 1973 @ 22,000; AR1VDIW00020171 |
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