Center Point Historical Museum & evening out on town.

Center Point Community Historical Museum-Center Point, IA
Here is a preview of some of the displays at the museum;
starting off with Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern's #100.

The trio of heavy insulators on top carry AC power. The bottom
half carries DC power for the electric cars. Here, one has taken the
siding to let a hot car pass by.

Shares Certificate

This plaque was given by the Iowa National
Historical Foundation, to the depot when it was dedicated.

The depot back in 1873 when it was the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern.

An old camera on display.

Center Point was home to a canning factory where they made
Iowa Sweet Cream Corn. The WCF&N served the factory.

If you want information on the museum contact:

Center Point Depot Museum

East Washington St.

Center Point, IA 52213
(319)849-1792

SIDE NOTE: The Cedar Valley Nature Trail that currently stretches from Waterloo
to Cedar Rapids is the former WCF&N Rwy.

To see my kids side of the visit, click here.

This evening in town.
The last portion of the span has been installed. Now the process of
laying down track and final touch-ups before reopening sometime in
the next couple weeks or three.

New track and bedding laid on 9th Ave SE.

Another view on 9th Ave SE.

UP 4693, 8603 West-C Street SW.

UP 4841, 4825 East-C Street SW

Job 16(CIC 130, 124)-26th Street SW

UP 5113, 8556, 9696 East-MCBPR-Old Bridge Rd SW

"On-the-fly" shot of UP 7919, 7420 East at Beverly Yard.
DPU's were UP 7886, 7124.

The UP 9696 on MCBPR, an ex CNW.......

.....with its "true identity" bleeding through.

Not pictured are two other westbounds. The power were:
a]UP 4270, 3830 West-Merchandise
b]UP 6870, 7159, 5747 West-Grain

Thanks for stopping by. See ya next time!!!