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Viewing Album:  Two Fallen Flags Work the "J"
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/15/2012 - 6/15/2012
Album Info:Not often do a person get a chance to photograph two fallen flag locos running on a fallen flags rail line. Such was the opportunity this past June morning when an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Rwy along with a Grand Trunk Western pulled a mixed freight heading to Kirk Yard on the former Elgin, Joliet and Eastern mainline through Griffith. The moment we town members hear the mournful EJE whistle as it approaches the CN/EJE diamond, memories of all the years these slow moving orange brutes pulling strings of gondolas through town come back to us.
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EJE 675 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry
Title:  EJE 675 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry
Description:  With a clean face in the bright morning sun, EJE675 heads up the "J" toward Kirk yard on this June morning.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:14:51 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 675(SD38-2)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
EJE 675 & GTW 4924
Title:  EJE 675 & GTW 4924
Description:  The pair of fallen flags hit the CN/EJE diamond in downtown Griffith on this June morning, kicking up a little dust along the way.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:26 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  EJE 675(SD38-2) GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  154   Comments: 2
EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Title:  EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Description:  EJE 675 hits the CN/EJE diamond and approaches Broad Street which is torn up for repaving.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:30 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 1
EJE 675 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry
Title:  EJE 675 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry
Description:  To the right of the blunt nose of EJE 675 you can glimpse the conducotr of this mixed freight heading to Kirk Yard.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:33 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
EJE 675 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry
Title:  EJE 675 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry
Description:  The conductor and engineer are in a conversation as they pass through downtown Griffith. Looks like they have a good supply of bottled water which will be needed this dry summer!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:35 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  EJE 675(SD38-2)
Views:  167   Comments: 4
GTW 4924 - Grand Trunk Western
Title:  GTW 4924 - Grand Trunk Western
Description:  Still wearing its original patriotic red, while and blue colors, Grand Trunk Western #4924 glides along behind EJE 675 on the way to Kirk Yard this morning.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:38 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  134   Comments: 2
String on mixed freight
Title:  String on mixed freight
Description:  EJE 675 and GTW 4924 are pulling an interesting mix of freight cars to Kirk Yard this June morning.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:24 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
ARSX 4033 - Sunoco Inc (formerly Aristech Chemical Co)
Title:  ARSX 4033 - Sunoco Inc (formerly Aristech Chemical Co)
Description:  A fairly rare reporting mark on this hopper makes it noteworthy.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:41 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  90   Comments: 0
BTTX 880089, A and B units - TTX Co
Title:  BTTX 880089, A and B units - TTX Co
Description:  Always a challenge to photograph this long articulated duo, this TTX unit rolls in at just the right angle to catch both units.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:44 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  86   Comments: 1
BTTX 880089, B unit - TTX Co
Title:  BTTX 880089, B unit - TTX Co
Description:  A close up of unit B in the BTTX 880089 articulated duo
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:48 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  77   Comments: 0
CN 137916 - Canadian National
Title:  CN 137916 - Canadian National
Description:  Not rare, just one of my favorite kinds of cars, the lowly gondola!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:50 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
FHRX 30011 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30011 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  A good group of these rare cars in norhtwest Indiana were in the EJE/GTW train this june morning.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:54 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
FHRX 30019 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30019 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  Another of the rare tankers from Flint Hills Resources came rolling through.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:21:57 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  66   Comments: 0
FHRX 30035 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30035 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  In all, nine of these Flint Hill Resources tankers were in the EJE/GTW train this day. A rare sighting!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:22:01 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
FHRX 30057 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30057 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  Another of the 9 rare tankers rolled past my vantage point.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:22:04 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
FHRX 30059 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30059 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  The nine tankers together this morning were more than I have ever seen over the last 10 years!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:22:07 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  72   Comments: 0
FHRX 30060 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30060 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  After the first 4 rare tankers rolled by, I finally closed my gaping mouth and continued shooting!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:22:14 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
FHRX 30410 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30410 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  The first of 9 Flint Hills Resources tankers to roll through town. It's unusual to see even one in northwest Indiana but nine makes it a special day!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:36:30 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  113   Comments: 1
FHRX 30415 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30415 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  Another of the 9 rare tankers rolled past my vantage point.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:36:42 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  79   Comments: 0
FHRX 30454 - Flint Hills Resources
Title:  FHRX 30454 - Flint Hills Resources
Description:  The last of the nine rare Flint Hills Resources tankers rolled by - quite a sighting en masse!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:36:48 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  79   Comments: 0
IC 295868 - Illinois Central
Title:  IC 295868 - Illinois Central
Description:  Not rare, just one of my favorite kinds of cars, the lowly gondola!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:38:38 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 1
ICG 245657 - Illinois Central Gulf
Title:  ICG 245657 - Illinois Central Gulf
Description:  Not rare, just one of my favorite kinds of cars, the lowly gondola!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:38:42 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 0
IHB 167058 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Title:  IHB 167058 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Description:  Not rare, just one of my favorite kinds of cars, the lowly gondola, and one of my favorite lines, the Indiana Harbor Belt. A win-win situation!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:38:47 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
IHB 167149 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Title:  IHB 167149 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Description:  Not rare, just one of my favorite kinds of cars, the lowly gondola, and one of my favorite lines, the Indiana Harbor Belt. A win-win situation!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:38:50 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  54   Comments: 1
IHB 167191 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Title:  IHB 167191 - Indiana Harbor Belt
Description:  Not rare, just one of my favorite kinds of cars, the lowly gondola, and one of my favorite lines, the Indiana Harbor Belt. A win-win situation!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:38:53 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  63   Comments: 0
NDYX 315503 - First Union Rail
Title:  NDYX 315503 - First Union Rail
Description:  Definitely not a rare car but one of my favorite kinds of cars, the common gondola. Looks like its filled with some kind of black granules.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:38:56 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  66   Comments: 0
BTTX 880089, A unit - TTX Co
Title:  BTTX 880089, A unit - TTX Co
Description:  This is the other half of the articulated duo.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:00 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  56   Comments: 0
NOKL 798338 - Northwestern Oklahoma RR
Title:  NOKL 798338 - Northwestern Oklahoma RR
Description:  One of the two articulated vehicular flats.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:02 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0
RAIX 6641 - Union Carbide Corp (formerly US Leasing International Inc)
Title:  RAIX 6641 - Union Carbide Corp (formerly US Leasing International Inc)
Description:  A fairly rare reporting mark on this tanker makes it noteworthy.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:05 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 0
ZVBX 97015 - Ferrous Processing & Trading Co
Title:  ZVBX 97015 - Ferrous Processing & Trading Co
Description:  Must be the reporting mark of "Z" that is so intriguing as well as being fairly rare to spot, even in the steel mill area of northwest Indiana, but enjoy spotting these when they roll past.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:08 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   Comments: 0
ZVBX 97073 - Ferrous Processing & Trading Co
Title:  ZVBX 97073 - Ferrous Processing & Trading Co
Description:  Another fairly rare gondola rolls past downtown Griffith on this June morning.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:11 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 1
EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Title:  EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Description:  Blasting smoke from both stacks as it takes the curve to head north to Kirk Yard, EJE 675 makes a sharp picture this early June morning.
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:14 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  EJE 675(SD38-2) GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  124   Comments: 2
EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Title:  EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Description:  The two fallen flags head up the "J" on their way to Kirk Yard this morning. Always a great sight to see both units!
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:17 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  EJE 675(SD38-2) GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Title:  EJE 675 & GTW 4924 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry & Grand Trunk Western
Description:  Even a CN track crew member working on the CN to EJE turnout this early June morning stops to watch these two grand fallen flags disappear around the bend in the track..
Photo Date:  6/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 7:39:20 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  EJE 675(SD38-2) GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  128   Comments: 1

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