I ate as I put the corrections into yesterday's story then checked the Southwest Chief which was already in Kansas City. I posted my story then left the Depot Inn & Suites for my newest photo location just east of Revere at County Road MP 261.69. I heard an eastbound train coming blowing through the crossings at Revere.
BNSF 4158 East at County Road MP 261.69 east of Medill. From here I drove to my next new photo location at County Road MP 285.45 west of Revere. As I pulled up, as usual, a westbound BNSF train beat me to that location. This is the fourth time so far on this trip this has happened.
A BNSF Shunt which is the termination point of track circuit usually at a grade crossing. Thank you EMD-F125 on Trainorders.com for this information.
ATS trackside monitor. ATS stands for Automatic Train Stop. Just as my first train arrived, a Union Pacific stack train arrived from the east on Track 1 as my eastbound was arriving.
BNSF 4950 East at County Road MP 285.45 west of Revere.
Amtrak Southwest Chief doing all of 90 MPH at County Road MP 285.45 west of Revere. From here, I drove into Memphis to find the station; a big thank you to Tom Anderson for his phone directions to the station.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy station in Memphis, Missouri, built circa 1872. Next I drove back to South Gorin.
Lupins in this field. I arrived in South Gorin and just as I was coming in, an eastbound BNSF train beat me to the crossing. That makes five trains I have missed by seconds on this trip.
The BNSF train I missed heading east at South Gorin. I set up at another new location.
BNSF 3939 East at the Route U&A MP 277.83. From here I went to my last new photo location east of Baring.
An Automatic Train Stop device.
A westbound photo location. I next heard an eastbound train at Baring coming my way.
BNSF 5377 at the westbound approach signals east of Baring.
I found the two arches for a creek before I started back, stopping in Kirksville at Subway to get dinner for tonight then Wing Thing at Pizza Hut for an eight-pack of Teriyaki wings for lunch. I then drove to the Chris Guenzler Million Mile Lookout Point to show you what is taking place between now and July 1st, 2016.
The work going on which entails new inside braces for insulation then new outside siding will be put on it, as well as a new door on the side to make getting out to see trains much safer. A window will replace the door. Once complete, the Chris Guenzler Million Mile Lookout Point will be much warmer and better. If you want to donate, contact the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation on their web page and donate to this project. I next filled the rental car with petrol at Casey's then returned to the Depot Inn & Suites but first had two pictures to take. People donated to a walkway made out of bricks.
Bob Alkire's brick.
Elizabeth Alkire's brick. I went back to Room V, had my wings and worked on the story while listening to the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Philadelphia Flyers. Kris Letang had his 47th and 48th assists during the game, extending his six-game point streak and the Penguins won 6-2. I enjoyed my dinner during the third period of the game then watched some television before going down to pick up John Green and his friend off the westbound Southwest Chief. His train was delayed by the California Zephyr hitting a truck at Somonauk, Illinois. We decided what we would do the next two days of my visit here and then called it a night.
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