Sandwiched between sister units is Illinois Central SD40-2 #6106. EMD, 2/1976, nee-BN 6710 This is a Dennis E. Conniff Jr photom and now in my collection.
Wearing the deathly black shroud paint scheme is Illinois Central SD40-2 #6106. EMD, 2/1976, nee-BN 6710 This is a Dennis E. Conniff Jr photom and now in my collection.
Fair quality roster shot of Illinois Central SD40-2 #6106. EMD, 2/1976, nee-BN 6710 This is a Dennis E. Conniff Jr photom and now in my collection.
Wearing its drab black shroud paint scheme is Illinois Central SD40-2 #6106 while in the Jackson MS yard. EMD, 2/1976, nee-BN 6710 This is a Dennis E. Conniff Jr photom and now in my collection.
Date is approximate.
An unidentified (no. obscured by snow/ice) Russell Plow clearing the Ida Grove Branch for the ethanol trains
I had some time, so used the opportunity to run US45 north through Mattoon, where I caught this train.
Sitting in front of Woodcrest Shop tank in Homewood, IL, former IC shops, storage or scrap?
Ton of power on todays CN transfer to the BNSF.
CN transfer to the BNSF rolls through KC Junction on its way to Tennessee Yard.
Illinois Central (CN) SD40-2 6106 in CN paint. Notice the yellow paint over spray on the end.
Repainted IC SD40-2 6106 heads west through LaVergne with M337.
Opening them up just a bit, Charlie accelerates off the highline and will shortly engage battle with Shoreham Hill, although today the train would be light enough to make it much easier.
Southbound at Jones Street.
CN/IC 6106 has IC 6066 in tow with train 408. The train is being held at Limit Road just North of Junction City because the Stevens Point yard appeared to be full.
Finally on the move, IC train 408 heads East Towards Stevens Point. This train had been held at Junction City because of a full Stevens Point yard and finally was on the move, until the Dispatcher held the train just outside of point on the main line.
6106 heads out of the yard in Battle Creek, MI
A former IC SD40-2 and a FURX (former BN) SD40-2 #7222 leads a mixed freight north.