CPKC/Milwaukee Middle Bridge (Foster Viaduct #2) over Soap Creek near Foster, Iowa

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I've learned from a comment by someone that worked in the Bridges and Buildings department of a railroad that this design for a trestle that consists of girders over and between towers is considered a viaduct. And he was quite clear that only this type of bridge should be called a viaduct.

Michael Parker posted

An absolutely spectacular chase, of a breathtakingly beautiful locomotive. 

    CP Hudson [Empress] 2816, on her Final Spike tour, from Calgary to Mexico City. 

   Ended up with 19 intercepts, over nearly 300 track miles, over a combination of former Milwaukee Road and Rock Island trackage,  on CPKC's Ottumwa, Laredo, and Kansas City Subdivisions. 

    Great to see so many friends out chasing too, and contrary to some reports, it was by and large a very civilized chase. 

    Buffalo Iowa to Birmingham Missouri 

5-11-24

Middle bridge at Foster Iowa
Roger Riblett shared

John Harker posted four images with the comment:

A Milw east bound freight heavy with TOFC out of Kansas City was crossing Soap Creek Trestle, the middle Foster bridge, northeast of Moravia, Iowa in the summer of 1981. Mike Schafer had to pull off a township road into a field to get this angle of view looking to the south.  A 1981 Milw employee timetable, an Iowa track profile and a Google Earth photo are included for reference.  John Harker image editing, write up and collection.

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Michael Parker posted
Foster Iowa

4 of 6 photos posted by Union Station Kansas City with the comment:

CPKC's  Empress 2816 is on its way to Kansas City! These stunning photos were captured by Andrew McDonald of Persistent Vision Photography as this magnificent 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive was passing over the Foster Viaduct #2 in Albia, Iowa, and then traveling through Missouri in Newton and Excelsior Springs.

Don't miss the rare opportunity for an up-close encounter with The Empress 2816 when CPKC's Final Spike Steam Tour rolls into Union Station this Saturday from 12-5pm. This special FREE family-friendly event will also feature a mobile museum exhibit with a chance to learn about CPKC's rich history and discover fascinating tales of their railway legacy. Guests of all ages can also enjoy FREE rides on the Puffer Belly Express mini-train, a quarter-scale steam locomotive model!

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Just a little further west is a bridge over Kinser Creek.

I had to go a ways to the east to find another bridge.

As usual, I started with a topo map, and then I looked on a satellite map.

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