As a result of the efforts by “Steel Highway Railcam” and Mayflower’s Jack Morrison, Director of Facility Operations, an east-facing video camera has been installed on top of the Mayflower Railway Express building at the southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Park Street (across the street south from Central Park). When you visit the YouTube site (https://www.youtube.com/c/SteelHighwayRailcams), you can see live action at the interlocking of Grinnell’s two railroads, the Iowa Interstate east/west Newton Subdivision and the Union Pacific north/south Oskaloosa Subdivision.
To the right (south) of the view, is Mayflower’s Vosburg building, home of our Facilities Department and resident indoor parking. The picket-fence parking lot has been used by the Depot Crossing Restaurant.
Plans include the addition of “Railcams,” one facing west and the other inside the Railway Express building, home of the Grinnell Railroad Club, which hosts multiple miniature railroads.
Radio frequencies monitored: AAR 71 – 161.220 MHz, AAR 74 – 171.220. This radio feed can also be found on “Broadcastify.” It is a service of “Steel Highway Magazine” published quarterly in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and edited by Tom Hogan. At their website, you can subscribe and support, if you choose.
— Bob Mann, Mayflower Sales & Marketing Director (641-236-6151)
