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TZPR 1521 |
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Since we were staying in Morton, IL at the Holiday Inn outside of Peoria, we thought it would be natural to follow the CN south to Gilman then follow the TPW over toward Peoria. We started our time on the IC at the main classification yard in Homewood. Things were very dead upon arrival, but we knew we had CN L515 coming north, which usually sports IC SD70s. Unfortunately for us, as it got closer, CN Q119 pulled out of the yard to double up its train. The main parking at the gazebo was closed for construction and we had to park much closer to the yard lead than what we usually would. The odds of the intermodal train eclipsing the local were quite high now. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:05:39 AM |
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Creve Coeur, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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TZPR 1521(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Tie Gang |
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After the train passed, we noticed a tie truck picking up cars on the other track. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:07:10 AM |
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Creve Coeur, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
ADMX 8089 |
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The ADM switcher was online, but we never got to see it move. Can definitely see the ICG heritage in it! |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:07:42 AM |
| Location: |
Creve Coeur, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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ADKX 8089(GP10) |
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| Title: |
TZPR 1521 |
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Industry 2 comes into Pekin with the Illinois River as a backdrop. We wanted to shoot the signal bridges north of town, but unfortunately they were being blocked out by a long string of ADM hoppers. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:08:50 AM |
| Location: |
Pekin, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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TZPR 1521(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6007 |
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After the Industry 2 chase, it was time to head up toward BNSF Rails at Edelstein. We knew we had a southbound UP coming toward Peoria, but we never ended up finding it. When we got to the Transon, things were a bit slow, which gave us enough time to head over to the park in Princeville to go look at the planet Uranus. After a quick visit, our first westbound of the day was lit up through town. We went over to the bridge spanning over Princeville Road on the west side of town and shot Z-CHIALT8-23 screaming west. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:13:11 AM |
| Location: |
Pekin, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6007(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 8109 |
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Moving down to Monica, we catch S-LBELPC1-23 eastbound. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:14:56 AM |
| Location: |
Monica, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 8109(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6679 |
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BNSF 6679 and another GEVO bring up the rear of the very long stack train. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:19:04 AM |
| Location: |
Monica, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6679(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 3771 |
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Moving down to Laura, we caught X-NEWDWI9-22 eastbound. Grain trains are about the only kind of bulk unit trains you can catch on the Transcon, and even they are few and far between. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:20:28 AM |
| Location: |
Laura, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 3771(ET44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6521 |
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Next up was H-GALIHB1-23 east at Elmore Road east of Williamsfield. This and its counterpart are the only scheduled manifest trains on the Transcon east of Galesburg. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:21:43 AM |
| Location: |
Williamsfield, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6521(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6811 |
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V-BIRLPC1-20 catches us sleeping in town, but we were able to get set for photos just in time. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:22:24 AM |
| Location: |
Williamsfield, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6811(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
CEFX 1032 |
| Description: |
A CEFX leaser in the new paint scheme trails second on the eastbound autorack train. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:24:44 AM |
| Location: |
Williamsfield, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CEFX 1032(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7984 |
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Outside of Williamsfield there is a small set-off siding that as of last year was still be guarded by an ATSF dwarf signal. However, it appears that the purge finally got to it, as when we went by, we noticed that it had been replaced with a short vader. Not really sure what to call this signal. Its taller than a dwarf but definitely much smaller than a regular signal. I decided since we were here anyway that I would shoot our next eastbound with it. Q-SBDCHI6-16 slowly works its long train into Williamsfield by the signal. The disappointment that that ATSF dwarf was gone was immeasurable, but nothing can last forever. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:28:41 AM |
| Location: |
Williamsfield, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7984(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BN 10357 |
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A BN caboose sits on display in the Veterans Memorial Park in Williamsfield. Not sure why its BN and not ATSF, but its still cool to see one of these being preserved in a little town! |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:30:56 AM |
| Location: |
Williamsfield, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
UP 3052 |
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UP ZG4CI-21 crosses the Spoon River in Dahinda, ripping up the rails at a full 70 MPH. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:31:44 AM |
| Location: |
Dahinda, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 3052(SD70AH-T4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 3981 |
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Z-WSPSBD4-23 cruises right along westbound through Appleton right on the tail of the UP Intermodal. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:09:55 PM |
| Location: |
Appleton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 3981(ET44C4) |
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| Title: |
UP 7878 |
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It is not uncommon for both UP trains to be right around this area at the same time. Moving over to the Knox Road overpass, we catch ZCIG4-21 roaring east. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:13:37 PM |
| Location: |
Knox, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 7878(AC45CCTE) |
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| Title: |
UP 8786 and UP 6145 |
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Mid DPUs on ZCIG4-21 |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:15:11 PM |
| Location: |
Knox, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 8786(SD70ACe) UP 6145(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 3277 |
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Z-LPKWSP2-23 tears up the rails eastbound through Knox. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:17:31 PM |
| Location: |
Knox, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 3277(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7092 |
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With a small break in the action on the Transon, that gave us enough time to check into the hotel that way we wouldnt have to this evening. After we gathered our luggage and put it in the room, we got right back out to watching trains. We had both east and westbound traffic coming, so we went downtown to where the grain elevator is located. It didnt take long for V-BLUSBD1-22 to wind the curves around town. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:20:10 PM |
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Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7092(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 9892 |
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A very sad looking SD70MAC trails on V-BLUSBD1-22. A lot of the older SD70MACs have not had PTC put in them and are currently being sold to lease companies or being scrapped. Its sad to see, but it is nice to see some hanging around the BNSF system still earning their keep. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:22:31 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 9892(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6649 |
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Not sure what was going on here, but an old dude in this SUV decided he had to beat Q-LACLPC6-20 to the next crossing. He lost and turned the other way. Not even 3 minutes we heard sirens from a lot of different police cars. Coincidence? |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:24:04 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6649(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6649 |
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A wider shot of Q-LACLPC6-20 by the grain elevator in Galesburg |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:25:31 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6649(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
NS 4603 |
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NS 4603 trails second on the Q train. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:27:23 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4603(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
KCS 4811 |
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The second KCS of the trip trails 3rd out on the Q train. Still gotta get one leading! |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:28:42 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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KCS 4811(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7586 |
| Description: |
Right after the eastbound Q train cleared, another one came west, this one being Q-LPCLHG1-21 passing Hansen Lumber. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:29:45 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7586(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 3951, BNSF 5262, and BNSF 5119 |
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Three BNSF GEs work hard from the middle of the westbound Q trains. If the ATSF was a person, Im sure it would be spinning in its grave right about now. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:31:20 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5262(C44-9W) BNSF 5119(C44-9W) |
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BNSF 2356, BNSF 2298, BNSF 4641, BNSF 4339, BNSF 5022, BNSF 5272 and friends |
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Moving over to CP GI by the Galesburg Prison, we took a look at the Galesburg deadline. A ton of BNSF Dash 9s are here after the leases will or have expired on them this year. Its a shame to see that some of these units, which arent even all that old, will no longer be running on BNSF rails. Feels weird even. These were commonplace back when I was a child up to maybe 2-3 years ago at most. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:34:17 PM |
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Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 2356(GP38-2) BNSF 2298(GP38-2) BNSF 4641(C44-9W) BNSF 5022(C44-9W) BNSF 5272(C44-9W) |
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BNSF 5022 and friends |
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Despite there being a lot of Dash 9s stored, there is still quite a bit of older power being stored here, including the ATSF Bluebonnet GP7u. If BNSF is selling off all the B40-8s to LTE, it makes me wonder if some of this power might be next... guess well have to just wait and see. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:35:53 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5022(C44-9W) BNSF 707(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7212 |
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Z-WSPLAC7-23 hits the crossing just east of CP GI. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:36:39 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7212(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6747 |
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Moving further west, we get back out in the country on the west side of Galesburg. Transcon activity died down a little bit again, but we did have a westbound H-LINGAL1-23 ready to come in to the yard. A number of trains were wanting both in and out of the yard, so LINGAL ended up taking the backway into the yard (going east into town and taking the huge curve back west). We grabbed it right before the double track on the bypass outside of town. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:39:41 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6747(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5011 |
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H-GALBAR9-23 waits for a light to go out on the yard lead. Finally a H2 leader! |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:40:38 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5011(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5354 |
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M-BURGAL1-23 waits for a light into the yard just off the yard connection on the Ottumwa Sub. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:54:21 PM |
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Cameron, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5354(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 11 |
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On the other side of the road was a corncrib. A very nice one I might add, despite all the broken in holes and the caved in roof on one side. Still makes for a nice prop for trains, so we decided to wait on AMTK 3, the westbound Southwest Chief there. Turned out to be a very good idea, and a nice broadside shot. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:56:24 PM |
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Cameron, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 11(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7750 |
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Back at GI, Z-WSPSTO7-23 continues west out of Galesburg. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:57:17 PM |
| Location: |
Galesburg, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7750(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
CN 8935 |
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We heard the mainline dispatch give a track warrant out to a train on the Ottumwa Sub with the Number *8935*. Immediately thinking that was a SD70MAC, we went over to Cameron to catch it coming east. Unfortunately for us, it was not BNSF 8935, rather CN 8935. A quartet of CNs isnt all that bad though. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:59:17 PM |
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Cameron, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 8935(SD70M-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 3038 |
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G-SUPBUR4-22 (as the train was running under) continued east. The units would yard and refuel in Galesburg before going back west later that night. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:16:45 PM |
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Cameron, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 3038(ET44AC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5944 |
| Description: |
Q-CHISTO6-22 splits the signals at Cameron Jct. on the Transon. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:03:15 PM |
| Location: |
Cameron, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 5944(ES44AC) |
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BNSF 643 |
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Our first true Warbonnet of the trip trails on Q-CHISTO6-22. Would have been absolutely killer to see a Warbonnet lead west in this light. While those chances are still possible, the days of Warbonnet leaders on the ex-ATSF have dwindled to almost zero. |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:05:43 PM |
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Cameron, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 643(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
CN 2252 |
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We went to get supper at Culvers and I saw that L-CHI103 was getting ready to blast out of the yard north on the Barstow Sub. We hurried to Henderson thinking we would not have much time. We ended up waiting an hour for the train to double up, and even gave up at one point, but after we gave up the train had been lined and we went back. Since it was a local, we assumed it would have some nice standard cab power on the front. Big CN GEs rolled through Henderson at track speed though. Definitely would not have waited on it that long if I would have known this was the power, but regardless. It was a good way to end the day. Show day tomorrow! |
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6/23/2023 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 8:06:47 PM |
| Location: |
Henderson, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 2252(ES44DC) |
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