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Viewing Album:  05/13/07: Blue Island, IL (a gorgeous Mother's Day on the South Side)
 
By:Scott Malec
Dates:5/13/2007 - 5/13/2007
Album Info:I decided to hit Blue Island for a couple hours before visiting my mom in Burbank. The junction was pretty busy and I couldn't have asked for better weather, although there was some annoying cloud cover.
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BNSF 5663 & 9977
Title:  BNSF 5663 & 9977
Description:  Northbound BNSF train with coal empties on the CSX main...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:48 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5663(AC44CW) BNSF 9977(SD70MAC)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
BNSF 5231 & 4516
Title:  BNSF 5231 & 4516
Description:  A pair of Dash-9s pull BNSF coal empties northbound on the IHB...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:49 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5231(C44-9W) BNSF 4516(C44-9W)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
BNSF 5231 & 4516
Title:  BNSF 5231 & 4516
Description:  Northbound BNSF train on the IHB approaching the Cal-Sag Channel...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:50 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5231(C44-9W) BNSF 4516(C44-9W)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
IAIS 707 & 702
Title:  IAIS 707 & 702
Description:  Two IAIS Geeps run light off the Metra main down to the IHB to pick up a train from Blue Island Yard...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:51 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  IAIS 707(GP38-2) IAIS 702(GP38-2)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
IAIS 707 & 702
Title:  IAIS 707 & 702
Description:  Two IAIS unis head up the spur track to access the IHB main across the Cal-Sag Channel...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:52 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  IAIS 707(GP38-2) IAIS 702(GP38-2)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
CSX 7652 & LMSX 7920
Title:  CSX 7652 & LMSX 7920
Description:  One CSX and one leaser Dash-8 pull stacks off the IHB onto the CSX main...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:53 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  CSX 7652(C40-8W) CSX 7920(C40-8W)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
CSX 7652 & LMSX 7920
Title:  CSX 7652 & LMSX 7920
Description:  CSX stack train switches off the IHB to the CSX main southbound past the crossing gate tower...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:55 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  CSX 7652(C40-8W) CSX 7920(C40-8W)
Views:  524   Comments: 1
IAIS 702 & 707
Title:  IAIS 702 & 707
Description:  Here are the IAIS units again, now southbound on the IHB heading for Blue Island Yard for a train pickup...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:56 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 702(GP38-2) IAIS 707(GP38-2)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
UP 4659 & 9208
Title:  UP 4659 & 9208
Description:  A UP autorack train hits the crossing northbound on the IHB...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:57 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4659(SD70M) UP 9208(C40-8)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
UP 4659 &9208
Title:  UP 4659 &9208
Description:  UP autorack train hits the CN diamonds on the IHB...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:58 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4659(SD70M) UP 9208(C40-8)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
CSX 5395 & 5351
Title:  CSX 5395 & 5351
Description:  Northbound CSX stack train approaches the iron bridges...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:59 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
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Locomotives:  CSX 5395(ES44DC) CSX 5351(ES44DC)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
UP 2495
Title:  UP 2495
Description:  How did this thing get graffiti all over it?
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:01 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2495(SD60M)
Views:  350   Comments: 1
UP 2495 & 3586
Title:  UP 2495 & 3586
Description:  Another UP auto rack train, this time southbound on the IHB...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:02 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2495(SD60M) UP 3586(SD40-2)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
CSX 2782 & 4433
Title:  CSX 2782 & 4433
Description:  Don't see too many CSX freights solely powered by Geeps anymore...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:04 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2782(GP38-2) CSX 4433(GP40-2)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
CN 5762 & 2684
Title:  CN 5762 & 2684
Description:  A CN mixed freight comes off the IHB southbound onto its own mainline...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:05 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5762(SD75I) CN 2684(C44-9W)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
CN 5762 & 2684
Title:  CN 5762 & 2684
Description:  About to switch onto the CN main southbound...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:06 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5762(SD75I) CN 2684(C44-9W)
Views:  414   Comments: 0
IAIS 707 & 702
Title:  IAIS 707 & 702
Description:  Yep, it's those two IAIS Geeps again, this time with freight from Blue Island Yard. They will back this train through the crossing and up onto the elevated Metra main. This shot was taken from 131st and Francisco along the IHB's elevated line...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:08 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 707(GP38-2) IAIS 702(GP38-2)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
IAIS 707 & 702
Title:  IAIS 707 & 702
Description:  This guy is probably wondering how many pics I'm going to take of his train...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:10:09 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 707(GP38-2) IAIS 702(GP38-2)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
IC 9637 & 9625
Title:  IC 9637 & 9625
Description:  A CN train was blocking my view of the crossing, so I drove around to the service road along the CSX main off of Vermont Street to get this shot of two long hood forward IC units idling on the CN main...
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 5:09:46 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9637(GP38-2) IC 9625(GP38-2)
Views:  437   Comments: 0

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