Decatur, Illinois April 11-13 2014
Author: Matthew Schimmel
My father and I went to Decatur, Illinois for a model train show on the weekend of April 11th through the 13th. While we were there I got railfan the area. Places: WABIC Diamonds, CN/IC Yard, and the NS Diesel Facility. Hope everyone likes my photos and thanks for stopping by to take a look. Enjoy!
Photo Gallery
UP 7941 leads NS 927, an empty Herzog rock train, currently heading west out of Decatur, Illinois.
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CSX 923 rolls over E. Praire St. in Decatur, Illinois as it works an ethanol train.
Lead unit on an ethanol train as it pulls down the line about to cross Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
NS 3527 leads a small string of cars as a transfer to the CN in Decatur, Illinois. This unit once was Mo-Pac 3286 and then became UP 4286. Eventually it was re-numbered by the UP to 9938 and then sold to HLCX where they numbered it 6250.
Sitting in the NS engine facility in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the NS engine facility in Decatur, Illinois.
SOO 6024 - Sitting in the NS Engine Facility in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the NS engine facility in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the NS engine facility in Decatur, Illinois.
ITC 1880 - Sits just outside the Staley's plant in Decatur, Illinois. I had to crop this one just to show off how well this car actually looks after all these years.
Sitting in the CSX area near Staleys in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the CSX area near Staleys in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the CSX area near Staleys in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the CSX area near Staleys in Decatur, Illinois.
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NS 9058 leads 145 (BUFFALO, NY - KANSAS CITY, MO) west out of Decatur, Illinois about to cross the WABIC Diamonds.
NS 3386 and 2 GP60s lead train 61K into Decatur, Illinois. Im not to sure on the "to and from" for this 61K.
IC 3106 is posed between the interlocker signals on the west end of the WABIC diamonds as it pulls a string of cars out of the CN yard in Decatur, Illinois.
NS 9027 leads 33Q (DECATUR, IL - ST. LOUIS, MO(A&S)) out of Dectur, Illinois and heads for St. Louis, Mo. as it is about to cross the WABIC diamonds.
NS 9954 is a solo leader on 29M, extra from KC, as it passes 33Q on its way into Decatur, Illinois.
CTTX 690992 - First photo of this autorack on rrpicturearchives.net.
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IC 3106 waits just off the WABIC Diamonds for traffic to clear up before heading back to the CN Yard.
NS 5177 leads local D27 back into Decatur, Illinois after a days hard work.
NS 7557 leads Triple Crown 255 (DETROIT, MI - KANSAS CITY, MO) out of Decatur, Illinois as it crosses mains just before WABIC.
NS 9207 rolls east with 20T (KANSAS CITY, MO - RUTHERFORD, PA) as it has just dimmed the lights before crossing WABIC.
NS 9831 leads 32Q (ST. LOUIS, MO(A&S) - DECATUR, IL) into Decatur, Illinois as the sun is setting on the day.
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Roster shot.
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NS 9719 leads 302 over the WABIC Diamonds as it enters Decatur, Illinois.
Roster shot.
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CREX 1330 sits in the CN/IC Yard in Decatur, Illinois.
NS 98 and NS 3377 drag a string of 86ft. box cars out of the yard and will shove them back shortly.
NS 1027 and CN 5668 lead 31N (DECATUR, IL - ST. LOUIS, MO(TRRA)) in the early morning sun out of Decatur, Illinois.
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Roster shot.
Roster shot.
NS 8809 leads 30N (ST. LOUIS, MO(TRRA) - DECATUR, IL) into Decatur, Illinois as the sun has poked out from behind the clouds.
Sitting in the NS engine facility in Decatur, Illinois.
Sitting in the NS engine facility in Decatur, Illinois.