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CSS 1 |
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Day 2 of the Galesburg Trip started with breakfast at the hotel, then a quick decision on where we would start the day. Since we were up in the Chicagoland area, we decided to head over to the Hammond area for some Indiana Harbor Belt action. Since US 20 follows the South Shore into Hammond, we managed to see an Electric MU parked on the stub track at the Hammond/Whiting station awaiting use again on another commuter run. I cant say Ive ever seen CSS 1 before. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 5:58:34 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSS 1(Electric M.U.) |
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| Title: |
CN 3222 |
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After scouring both ends of the massive IHB Gibson Yard, we werent able to find any traces of IHB power, so we decided to go down to CP Hohman where the IHB crosses the NS Chicago District. Trains are an almost constant flow through this interlocking, as we ended up missing an inbound BNSF autroack train while trying to get placed. A CN B790 was parked in the Calumet City Yard awaiting to be taken into the Potash Corp of America just a few miles further to the east by an IHB crew. A nice CN 100 GEVO/KCS duo made for an interesting lashup to start the day. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:01:59 PM |
| Location: |
Calumet City, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3222(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
NS 6713 |
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We heard NS speaking with a train at State Line. I was still trying to figure out all the locations on ATCS, and I had just assumed that they were talking to the potash train, as we saw a new crew arrive when we got there. We heard a horn to our north, and unfortunately for us, NS was apparently talking with a local on the NS Chicago District. Our reaction time was too slow, and we only managed to get crap shots of NS BE08, surprisingly really moving it our across the diamond eastward. The ECO rebuilds are not around home, so it wouldve been nice to have gotten a better shot, but oh well. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:06:19 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6713(GP33ECO) |
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| Title: |
NS 9736 |
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Finally the silence on the IHB was broken and NS 31M came west (or what I am guessing was at one time 31M) with a solo NS Dash 9. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:07:55 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 9736(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
NS 9736 and CN 3222 |
| Description: |
NS 31M meets CN B790 |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:08:35 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 9736(C44-9W) CN 3222(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5127 |
| Description: |
The pair of BNSFs that were on the autorack train that we missed followed NS 31M out and we managed to grab them pulling up, then heading back east into the yard. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:09:31 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5127(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
CN 3222 |
| Description: |
A closer shot of CN B790 with the IHB Calumet City Yard sign. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:10:10 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3222(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
CN 3222 |
| Description: |
Roster of CN 3222 |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:10:58 PM |
| Location: |
Calumet City, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3222(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
KCS 4862 |
| Description: |
Roster of KCS 4862 |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:12:27 PM |
| Location: |
Calumet City, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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KCS 4862(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
IHB 3802 |
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While going to get my roster shots I noticed extra headlights down the tracks to the east at the entrance of the yard, so we knew finally that some pulldowns had become visible. We went down to the yard entrance and found two different pulldowns, the first using a solo Geep. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:14:00 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IHB 3802(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IHB 1508 |
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The other one was using one of the newer hydrogen locomotives. While I had seen one in action before, my dad never had. He was quite impressed, especially by how quiet it was. It definitely does not sound like your typical train engine! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:15:36 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IHB 1508(UNKNOWN) |
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| Title: |
IHB 1510 |
| Description: |
After getting shots of the pulldowns we moved back to Hohman to wait on some more trains. I was starting to understand the lay of the land on ATCS a bit better and I knew we had 3 more trains coming west. CN B790 left when we got back, and that ended up meeting a sole IHB switcher going west. I thought the head on shot looked a little awkward so I just went with a roster. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:17:19 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IHB 1510(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
IHB 1510 |
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The switcher continues west crossing into Illinois. That faded orange paint kinda blends in with those pink hoppers! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:18:53 PM |
| Location: |
Calumet City, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IHB 1510(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
NS 7132 |
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The next westbound was almost directly behind the switcher. NS BH16 was next with a solo GP60 and 5 bottle cars, which completely caught us off guard. Neither I or my dad have ever shot a bottle train before. An almost surreal moment! They are really neat and unique trains! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:20:29 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7132(GP60) |
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| Title: |
Bottle train |
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The bottle train continues west. Not sure anything will be able to top this one today! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:22:35 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 9045 |
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Right behind the bottle train was a pair of light units, which I assume came from CSX. A Dash 9 led a new paint UP AC4000CW. Pretty nice combo! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:30:00 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 9045(C40-9W) |
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| Title: |
UP 6899 |
| Description: |
Just like the BNSF power from earlier, this set also got a light to head back into the yard. We grabbed our shots of the UP unit and called it a day at CP Hohman. Next stop, Homewood! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:32:04 PM |
| Location: |
Hammond, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 6899(AC4400CWM) |
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| Title: |
CN 3180 |
| Description: |
Since we were staying in Morton, IL at the Holiday Inn outside of Peoria, we thought it would be natural to follow the CN south to Gilman then follow the TPW over toward Peoria. We started our time on the IC at the main classification yard in Homewood. Things were very dead upon arrival, but we knew we had CN L515 coming north, which usually sports IC SD70s. Unfortunately for us, as it got closer, CN Q119 pulled out of the yard to double up its train. The main parking at the gazebo was closed for construction and we had to park much closer to the yard lead than what we usually would. The odds of the intermodal train eclipsing the local were quite high now. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:40:55 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3180(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
IC 1021 and CN 3180 |
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And unfortunately that is exactly what happened. Thankfully there was just enough of an opening to get the two trains meeting. This could have definitely been a lot worse. In a way, this is actually pretty cool. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:44:56 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1021(SD70) CN 3180(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
CN 3244 |
| Description: |
After L515 yarded things became very dead. We decided to move over to the shadow side of the tracks on the Metra/Amtrak platform to avoid any Metras being eclipsed by the stack train. Eventually the stack train finished doubling and took off. A near identical GEVO brought up the rear. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 6:50:32 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3244(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
IC 8408 |
| Description: |
Homewoods resident GP11 sits on display at the railroad park. Too bad the one on the Wabash Central doesnt look as good as this one! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:02:08 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 8408(GP10) |
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| Title: |
IC 1026 |
| Description: |
The outbound CN L515 builds in the yard with a pretty eclectic mix of IC power. Unfortunately this is the closest they would get before the train would tie down for the crew to hop on. And we would not wait that long. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:06:14 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1026(SD70) |
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| Title: |
METX 119 |
| Description: |
An outbound Metra cruises into the Homewood Metra Station. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:09:21 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
METX 122 |
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Minutes later, an inbound Metra comes into the station. After this, since CN was so slow, we decided to continue south on the IC. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:12:37 PM |
| Location: |
Homewood, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
IDTX 4612 |
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We made a quick bathroom stop at the Walgreens in Homewood then continued south. We noticed that the northbound Illini was coming, so we decided to try to get as far south as we could. University Park was all the farther we got before the train caught us, screaming north into the Chicagoland area at 79 MPH. Not sure what was up with the double chargers and larger consist, but it pretty neat! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:16:43 PM |
| Location: |
University Park, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IDTX 4612(SC-44) |
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| Title: |
NS 8087 |
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CN was still quite slow so we decided to make a stop at the antique mall in Manteno. After looking around and buying a couple items, we continued south. When we got into Kankakee we heard westbound NS local B12 key up Homewood to ask for permission across the diamond in town. He had some MOW to clear up first, but the train still pulled by some really old abandoned buildings on the east side of town. Always wanted to catch a train in this spot. Maybe not with this leader, but the backdrop makes up for it! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:20:44 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 8087(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
IC 9607 |
| Description: |
At about the same time, CN R960, the Kankakee Local, was ready to head south back to the stub track in downtown to tie down for the day. We raced over there, but unfortunately we were not quick enough to get shots of them coming by the station. The blue GT wouldve been a nice addition to the already very good day, but you dont win them all. At least we did see the engines moving. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:54:57 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 9607(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 4917 |
| Description: |
The Kankakee Hop power sits tied down until tomorrow. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:55:50 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GTW 4917(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 4917 |
| Description: |
A shot with the No Trespassing sign. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:56:17 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GTW 4917(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
RSSX 1220 and RSSX 2346 |
| Description: |
The Kensing Manufacturing switchers sit right by the gate. Not sure if they were online or not, but my assumption is they had been working at some point during the day. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:57:14 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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RSSX 1220(SW7RM) RSSX 2346(NW2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 4906 and GTW 4920 |
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We continued south along the IC. At Otto on the overpass, more blue caught my eye. We quick dipped into the little yard and noticed that two more blue GTs were sitting in the yard with the drop off from one of the A trains! Three blues all in one day! Cant beat that! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:58:35 PM |
| Location: |
Otto, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GTW 4906(GP38-2) GTW 4920(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 4906 |
| Description: |
GTW 4906 roster |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:59:24 PM |
| Location: |
Otto, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GTW 4906(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 4920 |
| Description: |
GTW 4920 roster |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 7:59:56 PM |
| Location: |
Otto, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GTW 4920(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
PRLX 1220 |
| Description: |
We knew we had northbound CN A407 coming, but that was about it for traffic on the Chicago Sub, so we knew we had enough time to go around the giant Otto loop and check out the limestone quarry and their switcher. PRLX 1220 sits in about the same spot Ive seen it every time. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:01:26 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PRLX 1220(MP15T) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5231 |
| Description: |
What was a little different this year compared to years past, however, was there was a BNSF grain train parked around the grain elevator loop. Three units up front, and a DPU on the bottom. The shot of the DPU. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:02:39 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5231(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 9581 |
| Description: |
A cream n green 3rd out on the grain train. Would have preferred this to have been the DPU, but in a way, this was nice too, since I was able to get right up close to it. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:03:24 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 9581(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5458 |
| Description: |
The train almost looped completely around. Not sure if it had just arrived or was going to be loaded out sometime during the day today. Regardless, it was a really cool find! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:04:16 PM |
| Location: |
Kankakee, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5458(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
IC 1039 |
| Description: |
After looking at all there was to see west of town, we knew we would just have to play catch up for A407, as nothing else was poised to come our direction. We went and got "lupper" (as we like to call it) at the Dairy Queen in Clifton, then continued south. Not even 2 minutes after we were out of the drive thru, A407 screamed north, unfortunately with a repaint IC SD70 leading the deathstar. It took some effort, but we made it back to Chebanse in time to grab it coming by the IC depot. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:08:21 PM |
| Location: |
Chebanse, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1039(SD70) |
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| Title: |
IC 1003 |
| Description: |
The good IC unit trails behind the repaint on A407. Win some, loose some. Cant complain with SD70 standard cabs on road trains at all, regardless of what paint they are in. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:09:30 PM |
| Location: |
Chebanse, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1003(SD70) |
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| Title: |
TPW 5010 |
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We had heard TPW working in the Gilman area since we left Kankakee. Since there was nothing going on after A407, we made the dash south to Gilman. Sure enough, the Indiana Local was sorting out Incobrasa cars on the west side of town with one of the GP50s leading a pair of SD40-2s. With a little bit of patience, we were able to get the train with the classic trilight signal that provides as a distant signal with the diamond in town. This was a real win. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:16:25 PM |
| Location: |
Gilman, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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TPW 5010(GP50) |
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| Title: |
IC 1038 |
| Description: |
The Otto Local power sits in the Gilman Yard awaiting the night crew to come and head toward Champaign. At least the good unit was facing out! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:19:37 PM |
| Location: |
Gilman, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1038(SD70) |
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| Title: |
IDTX 4619 |
| Description: |
The southbound Saluki was lined out of Chicago so we made it up to Danforth to see the train running at track speed. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:22:20 PM |
| Location: |
Danforth, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IDTX 4619(SC-44) |
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| Title: |
CN 3137 |
| Description: |
CN Z194 followed Amtrak out of Chicago. We moved down to the coaling tower for it. This is the first freight train Ive ever gotten here believe it or not. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:24:52 PM |
| Location: |
Gilman, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3137(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
MQT 3407 |
| Description: |
TPWs nightly M train to Peoria was tied down in La Hogue awaiting a crew to taxi in from Peoria to come get it. It was sitting in a pretty nice place split across the crossing. Corn, grain elevators, and the TPW. An Illinois staple. |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:27:10 PM |
| Location: |
La Hogue, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 1202 |
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With the sun setting and CN and TPW all quiet, we decided it was time to head west toward our hotel. US 24 is the best route to take into Peoria from Gilman, so we ended up following the tracks, despite the M train being tied down in La Hogue. We made one final stop in Cruger to take photos of the UP end cab switcher that is used to work the elevator before calling it a day. To say we really made up for yesterday would be an understatement. What a day! Hoping tomorrow is just as good! |
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6/22/2023 Upload Date: 7/4/2023 8:35:10 PM |
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Cruger, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 1202(SW10) |
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