Construction: Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 - The railroad bed in the cow pasture - 04-13-10
The section of the Loop Trail under construction in the pasture next to Whitham Woods.
The tunnel will let cattle cross to the other side of the pasture. (jfr)
(04/13/10) The old railroad bed has to be raised to accommodate the tunnel. (jfr)
(04/08/10) Before the tunnel was installed. (rb)
(04/08/10) The cattle-pass tunnel components are ready to be moooved into place. (rb)
(04/11/10) The dirt will cover up the tunnel. (rb)
(04/11/10) Ron Blair tries out the tunnel. (rb)
(Nov 2009) This is the southwestern border of Whitham Woods. Ahead is the cow pasture. (jfr)
(04/11/10) The north end of the pasture looking southeast on old railroad bed. (rb).
(04/11/10) Looking south towards Hwy 34. Note pond. (rb).
(04/11/10) Heading south to the pasture on the new trail, you can see small details of the cattle pass in background. (rb).
(03/24/10) Skiers have been using the un-finished trail on the old CB & Q railroad bed. (jfr)
Whitham Woods in the yellow lines. Pasture area in the lower left. (More at the JCCB Whitham Woods webpage)
(11/08/09) Looking north from Business Hwy 34. The Loop Trail will follow this old railroad roadbed into Whitham Woods. (jfr)
(11/08/09) This is currently being used as a cow pasture. The cows will be kept off the trail during construction which will start soon. (jfr)
(11/08/09) Follow the surveyor's stakes straight back to the woods. No trains have run here since 1901. (jfr)
(12/05/09) Work has started on the railroad bed. (jfr)
(11/08/09) West of Whitham Woods - the new bridge on Business Hwy 34, just south of the pasture. (jfr)
(11/08/09) Looking south onto the Iowa Dot Trail. (jfr)
(11/08/09) Looking south at the 6-mile-long DOT section of the Loop Trail, from the highway. (jfr)
Photos by Jeff Fitz-Randolph (jfr) and Ron Blair (rb)
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