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#37    #48 EB;  steam era water tank is still at Edwardsville station.

#38    E'bound freight  with two GP's betweenCenter Grove Rd and LeClaire.

#39    Eastbound freight with 2 GP-9's at LeClaire Tower about 1955-56.

#40    #98 crossing Wolf Street.

#41            --- colorized version of #40 above ---

#42    Near duplicate of #40 above; different day (poor quality photo).

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6 photos (#43 thru #48) show a meet between Eastbound #98 and an ore train running as 1st #49. West end of Edwardsville siding;  LeClaire Tower in distance in photo #48.

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#49    Very early NKP diesel use in area.  GP-7 and RS-3.  1953 or 1954.

#50    New EMD GP-9 #458 at Madison Yard.

#51    New EMD GP-9's #359 and #458 at Madison Yard.

#52    Train #10 with Alco PA between Troy Road and Edw. station.

#53    Train #10 along Longfellow Ave. about 3 blocks from Troy Rd.

#54    Caboose of MB-98 passing Edwardsville station.

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#55    Caboose of MB-98 passing LeClaire Tower.    (visible behind caboose)

#56    Rear of #49 just after crossing Troy Road.

#57    Local's GP-9 this day  was the 2nd #482 (the original #482 was wrecked at New Douglas)

#58    EMD GP-9 #497 on the westbound Local at Wolf St.

#59    #49 at Kettle River switch west (south) of LeClaire.

#60    Wide view of Westbound passing LeClaire Tower area (poor quality photo).

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#61    MB near Troy Road grade crossing;  L&M connection in foreground.

#62    Rear of MB-98 running alongside Longfellow Ave.

#63    Rear of #49 crossing the IT at LeClaire; IT yard in background.

#64    The westbound Local crossing a fill between White Siding and Marine Rd.

#65             --- different angle of #64 above ---

#66    #49 with 4 Geeps; leading unit is passenger equipped GP-9 #483.

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#67    50-plus MPH MB-98 meets the Local at White siding in 1958.

#68    Crew of the Local checks MB-98's train at White.

#69    GP-9 #494;  crew of the Local get ready to leave White for Edwardsville.

#70    GP-9 #494 at White siding.

#71    Right side of cab;  GP-9 #494.

#72    View from left side of the cab while waiting on a meet with MB-98.

#73    NKP mainline looking WB (south) towards LeClaire from the left side of GP-9.

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#74    Rear of #49 passing by Edwardsvulle station;  note Railway Express truck and sign.

#75    One of the regular westbounds;  between Edwardsville station and Troy Road.

#76   Westbound with the regular 3 GP-9's in the White Siding area;  Dave Rogers photo.

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