We left the old bridge east of Wyaconda and headed to the Sycamore Lane old bridge where we met our new friends from Cedar Rapids again.
BNSF 6650 West again. From here we took Colt Lane to Hicks Road to the Gorin crossovers.
The Gorin crossovers. We returned to Route U to Route M, Route K to Road EE to Missouri 15 to Edina fill the car with petrol then drove Route P out to the bridge over the BNSF mainline.
BNSF 7270 West at the Route P bridge. We then back-tracked on Route P to Road 119 which took us to the old bridge there.
The Road 119 old bridge.
The old bridge and rental car.
Views from the bridge.
Union Pacific 8130 West with Kansas City Southern 4699.
BNSF 7821 West. We then proceeded north to Missouri Highway 11 west to Route J to the BNSF grade crossing where we found BNSF 7821 West waiting.
BNSF 6795 West. We went back to Missouri Highway 6 to the bridge over the BNSF mainline.
BNSF 7270 West again. We took Highway 6 west to Route V to Route F, then south down Banner Road to the grade crossing at the BNSF mainline.
BNSF 7599 East at Banner Road.
Union Pacific 8130 once again. That ended the railfanning for today and we returned to the Depot Inn & Suites, leaving there at 4:15 to go to Colton's Steakhouse in Kirksville. Later, David Korkhouse showed us a program on the Canadian. After that I relaxed in the Pullman Suite until Nathan arrived from Kansas City then I had a sauna bath and called it a night.
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