Illinois Central "Death Star" SD70 Leads South Jersey Oil Pull
Author: Jacob Rink
An IC SD70 made a surprise visit to South Jersey on NS 38G. It looked pretty slim that I would catch it, until this happened.....
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CSAO SP-18 with IC 1010 departs the engine house passing CSX RD SLUG 2282
SP18 departs for coastal with an IC/CN/NS lashup.
SP18 with an awesome leader on the way to pick up empty tank cars from Sunoco.
Pulling tp to the Sunoco Switch with the Death Star leading.
CSAO SP18 shoves back with a nice lashup
Roster of the Death Star unit.
Shoving back into Sunoco (conductor operated the lights and horn in 9312).
Shoving back to Sunoco.
IC 1010 runs solo (other 2 units on the end) out of Sunoco
The road and the rail
IC 1010 pulling out the empty tanks from Sunoco.
A long way from home rails!
The engineer has put 1010 to an idle as he makes the long walk back up to the other 2 engines, leaving 1010 by itself.
The empty crude oil train is heading back to Camden, where it will pick up the other cut of cars, and continue west as 65W back to Chicago.
IC 1010 passing the former PRSL train station. Bet the ticketmasters that used to work here never thou`ht this meet would happen!