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A BNSF C44-9W pushes a grain train past the former Kansas City Terminal roundhouse on June 14, 2012. The roundhouse has been repurposed as an office complex.
Day two in Kansas City found us at the di-
amond east of town at Birmingham, Mo., where we shot an eastbound Norfolk South- ern auto rack train before returning closer to town to shoot Amtrak at Sugar Creek and Rock Creek. Heading back into town, we blitzed Neff Yard on the Union Pacific, then proceeded to overtake a westbound coal train. Kevin knew just the spot we needed to get to for a good photo of the train, and we were soon trackside with a funky abandoned industrial scene for a backdrop near the bor- der of Kansas City and Independence. We found ourselves back at the skyline
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BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
THE LAYOUT by J. David Robbins. A thoughtful and humor- ous new novel about a railfan and the nature of fantasy. Avail- able from major on-line booksellers.
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BACK ISSUES of Locomotive Quarterly Journals available. Please send a self addressed stamped envelope for a com- plete list including subject matter of each book. These are shelf-warn copies, but in almost new condition. Locomotive Quarterly covers the world of steam railroading in its glory days. Heavy coated stock paper with large photos. Steam buff’s dream book. Address: LQ BI, 108 Phil Hardin Rd., New- ton, NJ 07860.
CBS CALENDARS
2013 NEW ENGLAND RAILROADING CALENDAR, 34th edi- tion made in USA features 12 (8x10) full color prints plus 2 cover pages @$8.00 postage paid or railroad calendar pic- tures (our choice) 12/$3.00. Domestic orders only. Mystic Val- ley Railway Society, PO Box 365486, Hyde Park, MA 02136- 0009. Allow 2-4 weeks delivery.
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shot we had snapped the first thing the pre- vious morning where another UP train (with a very slow conductor throwing switches) was sitting, then headed deeper into town. As we passed the West Bottoms, Kevin re- membered that I had commented that I had wanted to shoot a scene with Old Union Sta- tion Tower and a warehouse converted into a haunted house in the background. We soon pulled into a side road where we encoun- tered a minivan full of British railfans also waiting for a train. Pleasant conversation ensued, and soon a BNSF transfer of Schnei- der containers, complete with a locomotive
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE-Various Railroadiana; books, passes, timetables, rule books, slides, steam negatives and other memorabilia. Details at
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