Burlington & Missouri River Railroad An HO Scale Model Railroad by David Lotz Home

Gateway Division NMRA Open House Photos
November 5, 2005
These photos are courtesy of Loren Johnson, Aurora, Illinois

	Galesburg Coaling Tower with both incarnations of CB&Q S4A #4000 aka Aeolus.
	Later View with SD7's 300 & 303 passing under the tower.
	Creston Staging Yard.
	Galesburg Depot as painted by Joshua Lotz.
	John Jacobs operates his train with Phil Hansen watching.
	OK...so the Mississippi River bed makes for a great flat place for an additional workbench...
	The K-Line junction showing Q Connection's Wood Tower with complete interior.  The late Dave   Beck, master craftsman & railroad modeler built two complete interiors with moving interlocking   levers, one for his Wood Tower, and one as a gift to the B&MRR.  Where the ties change color to   the lower right corner is the new crossover so that trains can get directly out of the Burlington   Yard eastbound over the bridge or onto the K-Line.  This is one of those design flaws that appear   during operating sessions.  For some strange reason, the road crews and the Dispatcher didn't   care for backing trains through downtown Burlington to cross over to the eastbound main.   Go figure!
	Here's a good shot of a train ascending the helix - this clearly shows the helix merging with the  upper deck, the upper reverse loop (top, level track), how the double-track main loops with the  helix for one round, and a glimpse of the lower reverse loop.  The snapshot shows the Moehn   Brewery.
	Here's a better shot of a train on the lower reverse loop.  In the foreground is the double-track  mainline on the West Burlington Hill, and the siding for the Moehn Brewery.
	John Lewis...this is not what I meant when I told the engineer to get a helper when his train   stalled on the West Burlington Hill!
	The rail detector cars (OMI) on the siding at the West Burlington depot.