Rail-Fanning 2015 Vol. 7

BNSF 7239 rounds the bend into Pacific, Mo. with a long Tulsa to Galesburg freight as it heads east on the BNSF Cuba Sub.

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BNSF 4703 is on the point of a Galesburg to Tulsa freight as it heads through Pacific, Mo. on the BNSF Cuba Sub. Its been a while since I have seen a fake bonnet pairing, looks like 10 years ago to me.

BNSF 4703 is on the point of a Galesburg to Tulsa freight as it heads through Pacific, Mo. on the BNSF Cuba Sub. Its been a while since I have seen a fake bonnet pairing, looks like 10 years ago to me.

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BNSF 9064 works DPU on this west bound freight.

BNSF 717 heads into Pacific, Mo. on the lead of this east bound stacker on the BNSF Cuba Sub. The storm clouds were making it quite difficult to pull photos.

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BNSF 4778 heads west on the BNSF Cuba Sub. with a long freight as the day draws to a close, currently rolling through Pacific, Mo.

Roster shot. - First photo of this BNSF ACe on rrpicturearchives.net!

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RFMX 464297

RFMX 464775

RFMX 464270

BNSF 1039 leads the 836 local north on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. as it leaves Winfield, Mo. and passes one of the many pieces of debris that was left over from the flash floods along the route.

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KYLE 15744

BNSF 8168 leads this empty fertilizer train south on the BNSF Hannibal Sub., currently rolling past the Old Monroe MoW shed.

Grab shot at night in Old Monroe, Mo. on the BNSF Hannibal Sub.

Grab shot at night in Old Monroe, Mo. on the BNSF Hannibal Sub.

BNSF 5451 leads this Tulsa to Galesburg freight north on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. as it passes the BNSF 6886 which is in the siding on a loaded rock train.

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DODX 42340

DODX 42008

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NS 8051 leads this NS auto train east on the NS STL District. Currently this train is sitting just off the crossing near the Mid Rivers exit, the train was having some air line issues.

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BNSF 1028 leads this freight though Old Monroe, Mo. on the BNSF Hannvbal Sub.

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BNSF 6886 idles in the night on the end or the lead of this loaded rock train (power running 1x1) in the Old Monroe, Mo. siding along the BNSF Hannibal Sub. Since the area at Mp. 54 washed out twice in two weeks, they decided to keep a train close by for a quick supply of ballast. With the constant heavy rains coming to an end, the train left the area after a 14 day stint in the Old Monroe siding. I dont mind this location but these damn billboards here are a major eyesore, especially in pictrres like this one.

BNSF 9281 leads the 836 local north today on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. Currently nearing Mp. 59 just#south of Foley, Mo.

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BNSF 999 leads this empty ethanol train north on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. as it gets set%to clear Mp. 52 in Old Monroe, Mo.

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BNSF 1028 & BNSF 7511 roll around the outside of the TRRA yard in Madison, Illinois.

BNSF 7257 leads 4 other orange GE's north out of Granite City, Illinois as they lead the Madison to Galesburg freight.

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BNSF 1094, CEFX 6009, & BNSF 6217 sit outside the TRRA Yard in Madison, Illinois on the lead of the Dayton, Tx to Galesburg, Illinois freight.

CEFX 6009

Sitting near rhe US Steel plant in Granite City, Illinois.

NS 7515 and NS 8452 sit just north of the A.O. Smith Yard in Granite City, Ilsinois.

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While I was killing some time before my designated driver duties were needed again, I decided to see if any thing was moving around the area. Just before sunset I wandered over north of rhe A.O. Smith yard in Granite City, Illinois and found a pair of NS motors and an inspection crew checking the lead unit before the storms rolled through the area. After talking to the inspection crew for a little bit, one thing lee to another and I asked if I could try an interesting picture. So here I am standing on the rear platform of the NS 7515 looking ahead at the massive thunderhead brewing to the northwest of Granite City, Illinois.

Grab shot near Lenox Twer in Mitchell, Illinois.