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NATION, Page 49American NotesRAILROADSLast Train to Iowa
One nation's awkward reminder of underdevelopment can be
another's nostalgic reminder of days gone by. So it was that the
last steam locomotive to be manufactured by the Datong Locomotive
Works in China wound up with the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad in
Boone, Iowa (pop. 12,500).
The 104-ton red-and-black locomotive was delivered last week
to the cheers of railway buffs. "It's like watching a dinosaur come
walking over the hill," exulted railroad president George Eckstein.
Starting next spring, the $355,000 engine will chug along a 14-mile
sightseeing route in the Des Moines River valley. Most of the 500
seats for the first trip have already been sold -- for $100 each.
There are times when underdevelopment pays.