The Iowa Interstate borrowed CN's Geometry Car to inspect their train from Council Bluffs, IA to Peoria, IL. It is seen here along 5th Street in Davenport.
CN's self propelled "TEST" car heads west on the Albreda Sub checking for defective rail.
CN's Budd RDC inspection car heads east out of Joliet.
RP.net's own Tom Farence gets the shot of CN 1501 inspecting the IAIS mainline through the Quad Cities on its way from Council Bluffs, IA to Peoria, IL.
CN Budd RDC 1501,which is now a track geometry car,makes a rare apperance on the Iowa Interstate. They were going from Council Bluffs,Iowa to Peoria,Illinois.
CN 1501 runs at 20 mph as it tests T1 at Bayview Junction for defects. This is the third run on the Oakville Subdivision today.
CN 1501 trundles through Hamilton Junction on its way to Hamilton Yard to pick up a supervisor in order to test the Grimsby Subdivision.
CN "Test Track Evaluations Systems" on the former Missabe Hinsdale branch.
CN Inspection car #1501 rides down the CN Hinsdale branch passing under the Erie Mining.
After a long day of testing rail, the CN Track Evaluation RDC Budd car is tied down and resting for the night in the yard at Virginia along the CN Rainy Sub.
Finished for the day, CN 1501 is tied down in Hamilton Yard for the night. The Skyway is in the background as is Algoma Quebecois docked at a pier. Also note the damaged autorack in the yard.
CN 1501 trundles through Snake at 20 MPH while testing T3 on the Oakville Subdivision.
CN 1501, a Budd RDC Track Evaluation Car, makes a pass along T3 on the Oakville Subdivision in between GO and VIA trains.
CN's Budd RDC is testing the lineament and gauge.
CN's self propelled diesel railcar sits quietly on the shop track at Jasper after testing the Edson Sub for defects.
