Agreed that was treat. I can't believe how good of a shape that those buildings still are and the caboose. Thanks again for another interesting video. Please keep them coming!!!
That was a neat video with the tower and certainly is refreshing to see something in good condition and that people take care of it. I was in it once or twice when it was still open and for the most part this was a pretty simplistic one but all of them have a great feel esp the sound of electrical relays and the creaky wooden steps and furniture. I always loved looking at those schematics usually modified with tape or white out as certain connections were removed or changed over the years but usually the old railroad names remained in place. Those meters actually are timers. It was a safety feature that made you think through your moves and if you made a wrong one it would lock up or if you changed your mind in a hurry. The console within stay frozen for anywheres from 3 to 5 minutes as it timed down then it would free up and you could realign it. Very nice drone shot because all the fields still have that Golden Glow even though they were picked clean. A nice historical synopsis of what small town USA was like when the railroad was King
@paulbergen9114 Thanks Paul! Mike with the historical center sure was generous with his time. He gave me his phone number for future visits to the Mills Tower. Glad you knew those were timers. Interesting old technology there. Yep not much left for standing corn. My next video will show some more harvest action👍
Ohhhhh, WOW! Red! Lots of history preserved there......bet you would love to have that CNW map...........given the time frame, one would almost expect an I.C. freight, or the "Land 'O Corn" to pull up and exchange some passengers!
You did a wonderful job of catching that southbound Union Pacific manifest freight on the Spine Line as it passed through Bradford, Iowa Red! You arrived at the Mills Tower in Iowa Falls, Iowa at the right time to have that guided tour of Mills Tower and the former Illinois Central Depot in Iowa Falls, Iowa. I really enjoyed the tour of Mills Tower and the Illinois Central Depot! (Posted on 5 November 2024 at 1742 CST.)
@thomasmackowiak Thanks Thomas! Had to run a gravel road to get that Spine Line catch. I got Mike's phone number and he said to call him if I wanted to visit the Mills Tower again.
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thanks for the visit Red
@ronaldrondeau7870 You're welcome Ronald!
Agreed that was treat. I can't believe how good of a shape that those buildings still are and the caboose. Thanks again for another interesting video. Please keep them coming!!!
@georgearchambault6185 You're welcome Arch man! Some great volunteers there 👍
Greatr video i enjoyed it thank you Red !!
@jackthegiantkiller388 You're welcome Jack!
Thank you Red (and girlfriend) and thank you Mike..........that is the most awesome walk back in time!!!
Another great video red goin back in the early years
@JohnNelson-i9v Thanks John!
@jeffreyerickson3050 You're welcome Jeffrey!
Great ,informative video. Thanks Red.
@davidsnider1703 You're welcome David S!
Nice video!
Wow nice UP mixed freight southbound in Bradford Iowa and nice stuff in there in mills tower red I love that stuff
@Diegoiowatrains Thanks Diego! Some well preserved history there👍
Neat to see the old interlocking tower.
@@sptraxide Got lucky on the timing SP! The guide gave me his phone number to tour more in the future.
Wow the tour was fantastic like seeing how it used to be.
@davidpierce1837 Thanks David P! I lucked out on the timing.
Hello Redcthat was a great tour . So nice of a place lots of history well done . Tell the next Adventure. Thxs Robin out 👍🏻😎
@robinroberts3335 Yo Robin! I sure was lucky on the timing with the control tower. They were just locking up when I came around and Mike reopened it👍
Bonas 👍🏻😎
Been up in the tower once go by the depot many times but never been in it so cool didnt know they had a layout in there,thanks for the tour !!
@michaelmccoy-vo4mb You're welcome Michael!
That was a neat video with the tower and certainly is refreshing to see something in good condition and that people take care of it. I was in it once or twice when it was still open and for the most part this was a pretty simplistic one but all of them have a great feel esp the sound of electrical relays and the creaky wooden steps and furniture. I always loved looking at those schematics usually modified with tape or white out as certain connections were removed or changed over the years but usually the old railroad names remained in place. Those meters actually are timers. It was a safety feature that made you think through your moves and if you made a wrong one it would lock up or if you changed your mind in a hurry. The console within stay frozen for anywheres from 3 to 5 minutes as it timed down then it would free up and you could realign it. Very nice drone shot because all the fields still have that Golden Glow even though they were picked clean. A nice historical synopsis of what small town USA was like when the railroad was King
@paulbergen9114 Thanks Paul! Mike with the historical center sure was generous with his time. He gave me his phone number for future visits to the Mills Tower. Glad you knew those were timers. Interesting old technology there. Yep not much left for standing corn. My next video will show some more harvest action👍
Awsome tour Red, Thank you
@craigzysk9666 You're welcome Craig!
Thanks for the video Red. I think the train orders were in sets of two. One for the engineer and one for the conductor in the caboose.
@fredtrench5684 You're welcome Fred!
Ohhhhh, WOW! Red! Lots of history preserved there......bet you would love to have that CNW map...........given the time frame, one would almost expect an I.C. freight, or the "Land 'O Corn" to pull up and exchange some passengers!
@@paulsmith5398 Had a great detailed tour👍 Glad to see such great volunteer work.
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Red, will you be out in the winter filming trains?
@@karengunia5451 OH yeah, gloves and heavy coats!
You did a wonderful job of catching that southbound Union Pacific manifest freight on the Spine Line as it passed through Bradford, Iowa Red! You arrived at the Mills Tower in Iowa Falls, Iowa at the right time to have that guided tour of Mills Tower and the former Illinois Central Depot in Iowa Falls, Iowa. I really enjoyed the tour of Mills Tower and the Illinois Central Depot! (Posted on 5 November 2024 at 1742 CST.)
@thomasmackowiak Thanks Thomas! Had to run a gravel road to get that Spine Line catch. I got Mike's phone number and he said to call him if I wanted to visit the Mills Tower again.