Compares CD 132 & 133.4 No Embossing Cadiz Bullets - C.N. RR - West Central, IA

By Jack Kesling; posted November 30, 2020

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This post compares a CD 132 and CD 133.4 Cadiz "PATd" bullet that were found in 1973 on the Chicago Northwestern Railroad as it ran West out of Boone, Iowa and crossed the Des Moines River toward Ogden, Iowa. The CD 132 was found very close to the Des Moines River Crossing . The CD 133.4 insulator was found about 0.5 miles West of the Des Moines River crossing closer to Ogden, IA. Details are as follows:

CD-132 No Embossing - Cadiz Style - Script 2 (Front Dome) Patd (Rim) - Mint Green (Bubbles / Microbubbles) - Measurements: 75 mm Wide x 109 mm Height.

CD-133.4 No Embossing - Cadiz Style - Patd (Rim) - Beautiful Sky Blue (Bubbles / Microbubbles) - Measurements: 72 mm Wide x 104 mm Height.

The following post shows a 1869 map [id=611356678] which shows the route taken by the Chicago Northwestern RR. West of Boone, Iowa the major railroad towns included: Ogden, Grand Junction, Jefferson, Scranton, Ralston, Glidden, Carroll, Arcadia and Denison etc. East of Boone, Iowa the major railroad towns included: Ames, Nevada, Colo, State Center, Marshalltown, Montour, Tama, Belle Plaine, Blairstown, Watkins, Norway, Fairfax, Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, etc.

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