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Rail car tour shows fast track inspection on C&NW route
A group rode the five-car specialty train from Ames to Boone and back, reaching 80 mph on the C&NW line. The tour, organized with Iowa DOT and shippers, showcased modifications and the unique theatre car the Fox River converted from a 1954 Pullman sleeping car.
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Mes
Theatre
Chicago & North Western
Grand Junction
Boone
Ames
Iowa
North Western
Jim Foote
C&nw
The
Midwestern
Webster City
Eagle Grove
Fort Dodge
Kate Shelly
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar River
Midwest
Seattle
Powder River
Fox River
Pullman