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Title: |
Coming from Columbus. |
Description: |
Columbus Ohio to Bedford Park Illinois intermodal train Q147 rolls through Blue Island junction. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/2011 Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:06:12 AM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7625(C40-8) |
Views: |
129 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CSXT 7625. |
Description: |
CSX locomotive #7625 leads intermodal train Q147 towards Bedford Park Illinois. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/2011 Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:02:56 AM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7625(C40-8) |
Views: |
138 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound at Glenwood |
Description: |
Northbound Union Pacific auto rack train "A-ASCP" rolls through downtown Glenwood Illinois on the Union Pacifics Villa Grove sub. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2011 Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:21:01 AM |
Location: |
Glenwood, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 8642(SD70ACe) |
Views: |
195 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southbound grain. |
Description: |
Union Pacific rolls a fairly short grain train South threw downtown Glenwood on this former Missouri Pacific main line, the Villa Grove subdivision. |
Photo Date: |
6/4/2011 Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:23:40 AM |
Location: |
Glenwood, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 6523(AC44CW) |
Views: |
262 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CSX K665 |
Description: |
CSX empty ethanol train K665 with leaser & DM&E power sits at Dolton waiting better signals to heard further west. |
Photo Date: |
6/5/2011 Upload Date: 6/7/2011 1:48:02 PM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
100 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Halting at Hickory Creek. |
Description: |
Tonights Iowa Interstate westbound road train "BICB" pauses at Hickory Creek to work on some engine difficulties. |
Photo Date: |
6/10/2011 Upload Date: 6/11/2011 2:48:36 AM |
Location: |
Mokena, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 709(GP38-2) |
Views: |
129 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Metra Mokena depot. |
Description: |
Metras Front Street station on the Rock Island district is also home to this portion of the routes signal maintainer base. |
Photo Date: |
6/20/2011 Upload Date: 7/1/2011 4:08:45 PM |
Location: |
Mokena, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Station |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
74 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Little Ferry to Chicago. |
Description: |
CSX train Q161 rolls into Dolton junction on route to Bedford Park Intermodal. |
Photo Date: |
6/26/2011 Upload Date: 7/1/2011 4:10:28 PM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 8716(SD60) |
Views: |
139 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
IAIS 511 West! |
Description: |
#511 leads tonights BICB road freight through Downtown Tinley Park on Metra Rock Island district main line. |
Photo Date: |
6/27/2011 Upload Date: 7/1/2011 4:12:13 PM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 511(ES44AC) |
Views: |
212 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Garrett sub Westbound. |
Description: |
CSX train Q500 rolls between Walkerton & Quinn on this sunny early evening. |
Photo Date: |
7/9/2011 Upload Date: 7/10/2011 1:25:37 PM |
Location: |
Walkerton, IN |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 5208(ES44DC) |
Views: |
156 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Trunks on the Pulldown |
Description: |
2 old GTW GPs lead the CN Railways pulldown job at Markham yard. |
Photo Date: |
7/24/2011 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 6:23:32 PM |
Location: |
Homewood, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GTW 4924(GP38-2) |
Views: |
198 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Grand Trunk power. |
Description: |
Old 4924 is still going stong, now on the CN Chicago sub. |
Photo Date: |
7/24/2011 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 6:26:38 PM |
Location: |
Homewood, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
GTW 4924(GP38-2) |
Views: |
139 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southbound at Crete. |
Description: |
CSX train Q027 rolls south on the former C&EI at Crete. Track was built through here in 1869 |
Photo Date: |
10/15/2011 Upload Date: 10/16/2011 2:34:47 AM |
Location: |
Crete, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 7343(C40-8W) |
Views: |
153 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Northbound at Crete. |
Description: |
Union Pacific intermodal train Z-MXYC rumbles into downtown Crete, 30.5 miles south of Chicago. |
Photo Date: |
10/15/2011 Upload Date: 10/16/2011 12:01:10 AM |
Location: |
Crete, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4327(SD70M) |
Views: |
302 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
UP Torch at Blue Island. |
Description: |
The UP #2002 Olympic Torch unit leads the V-DVBIR into Blue Island junction towards its interchange with CN Railway. |
Photo Date: |
3/10/2012 Upload Date: 3/11/2012 6:29:55 PM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 2002(SD70M) |
Views: |
175 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Union Pacific Salt Lake Torch unit. |
Description: |
UP #2002 leads the V-DVBIR empty autos through Blue Island junction. |
Photo Date: |
3/10/2012 Upload Date: 3/11/2012 6:33:13 PM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 2002(SD70M) |
Views: |
144 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Southbound at Thornton. |
Description: |
Southbound UP local train "Y-CH51" rolls down the Villa Grove sub main line, heading for Chicago Heights. |
Photo Date: |
5/13/2012 Upload Date: 5/14/2012 2:33:35 PM |
Location: |
Thornton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UPY 654(GP15-1) |
Views: |
184 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Arriving at 80th Avenue. |
Description: |
Westbound Metra Rock Island district train #421 arrives at the 80th avenue depot at 6:57 PM. |
Photo Date: |
5/17/2012 Upload Date: 5/24/2012 2:59:54 PM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
METX 181(F40PH-2) |
Views: |
272 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Slugging it out at Blue Island. |
Description: |
IAIS 721 & 717 are split by slug #651 at Blue Island junction, sitting on the CSX connector between IHB & Metra. The IAIS slugs have had many problems and are not popular with the crews. |
Photo Date: |
5/26/2012 Upload Date: 6/1/2012 3:12:43 PM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 651(Yard Slug) |
Views: |
227 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Smoke on the Island |
Description: |
Indiana Harbor Belt smokes it up heading through Blue Island junction with a HUGE westbound transfer. |
Photo Date: |
5/28/2012 Upload Date: 5/29/2012 1:06:14 AM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IHB 2925(SD20) |
Views: |
158 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
15th Anniversary. |
Description: |
CN Railway Dash 8-40C sits on a southbound manifest at Homewood. |
Photo Date: |
5/28/2012 Upload Date: 5/29/2012 10:37:20 PM |
Location: |
Homewood, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
CN 2128(C40-8) |
Views: |
481 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Heading for Home. |
Description: |
Iowa Interstate #513 leads the BICB westbound road freight past the clocktower and depot at 80th avenue/Tinley Park |
Photo Date: |
5/29/2012 Upload Date: 5/29/2012 11:00:33 PM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 513(ES44AC) |
Views: |
220 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
IHBs latest. |
Description: |
Indiana Harbor Belt has aquired 6 Genset locomotives, one of them is seeing working the local 518 freight at Dolton junction. |
Photo Date: |
6/19/2012 Upload Date: 6/22/2012 11:13:03 PM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
IHB 2143(3GS21B) |
Views: |
197 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Chasing the light. |
Description: |
Westbound Iowa Interstate train BICB rolls passed the 80th avenue depot on Metras Rock Island district, 25.1 miles west of Chicago dwindling light. |
Photo Date: |
6/21/2012 Upload Date: 6/21/2012 9:58:44 PM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 503(ES44AC) |
Views: |
115 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Heading for Silvis. |
Description: |
Iowa Interstate #154 leads the BICB road freight for Silvis crew change and onward to Council Bluffs |
Photo Date: |
7/11/2012 Upload Date: 7/13/2012 5:53:15 PM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 154(SD38-2) |
Views: |
92 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Birmingham Bound! |
Description: |
CSX train Q649 rolls south into Thornton Illinois as it heads for Birmingham Alabama. |
Photo Date: |
9/2/2012 Upload Date: 9/3/2012 1:01:10 AM |
Location: |
Thornton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 5282(ES44DC) |
Views: |
148 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Westbound under Dark skies. |
Description: |
This BNSF Railway intermodal train rolls westbound through Lockport Illinois on the Chillicothe subdivisison main line under dark stormy skies. |
Photo Date: |
9/7/2012 Upload Date: 9/7/2012 11:58:06 PM |
Location: |
Lockport, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 4324(C44-9W) |
Views: |
186 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Bound for Deutchland! |
Description: |
Norfolk Southern leads a train load of International Case combines that a friend told me are bound for Germany! |
Photo Date: |
10/20/2012 Upload Date: 10/23/2012 4:27:47 PM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 2578(SD70) |
Views: |
113 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Waiting for the maintainer. |
Description: |
Chicago Rail Links daily local is waiting at Blue Island Vermont Street for a maintainer to repair switch. |
Photo Date: |
1/5/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:27:18 PM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
KFR 2501(GP35) |
Views: |
224 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
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Description: |
Kettle Falls International diesel in service on the Chicago Rail Link. |
Photo Date: |
1/5/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:29:34 PM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
91 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
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Description: |
Westbound Union Pacific freight at Glen Ellyn on the Geneva sub main line. |
Photo Date: |
1/5/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:32:04 PM |
Location: |
Glen Ellyn, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 3897(SD70M) |
Views: |
159 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Glen Ellyn Arrival. |
Description: |
Metra westbound arriving at Glen Ellyn depot on the UP Geneva Sub main line. |
Photo Date: |
1/5/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:34:23 PM |
Location: |
Glen Ellyn, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
METX 149(F40PH) |
Views: |
331 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Gone but not forgotten, mostly. |
Description: |
This old abandoned bridge supported a short IHB/Michigcan Central RR branch line, was abandoned by IHB in the early 1990s. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:38:36 PM |
Location: |
Hammond, IN |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Bridge |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
87 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Soon to be gone. |
Description: |
The old IHB Calumet Tower, built in 1905 by the Chicago Indiana & Southern Railroad will soon be replaced by remote CTC. The tower controls the crossing of the IHB/NS, CSX & CN Railways. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:41:28 PM |
Location: |
East Chicago, IN |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
93 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
IHB Gibson Roundhouse. |
Description: |
The old Indiana Harbor Belt Railroads Gibson roundhouse, built in 1906 by the Chicago Indiana & Southern Railroad. |
Photo Date: |
1/11/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:44:17 PM |
Location: |
Hammond, IN |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
270 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Heading for Barr yard. |
Description: |
UP to CSX run-through freight, known on CSX as"Z204" rolls through the west endge of Blue Island on the CSX Barr sub main line. |
Photo Date: |
1/20/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:24:27 PM |
Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 7373(AC45CCTE) |
Views: |
198 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Headin for Queensgate. |
Description: |
CSX eastbound Road freight Q501 rolls through Dolton junction enroute to Queensgate yard in Cincinatti Ohio. |
Photo Date: |
2/2/2013 Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:55:23 AM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
CSX 469(AC44CW) |
Views: |
86 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Fort Wayne bound! |
Description: |
Train X539, the eastbound Chicago Fort Wayne & Eastern road freight rolls through Dolton junction on the IHB main line. |
Photo Date: |
2/2/2013 Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:49:54 AM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
CFE 3880(GP38-2) |
Views: |
195 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
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Description: |
Eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train #242 rolls through Dolton junction on route to Tornoto Canada |
Photo Date: |
2/2/2013 Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:52:51 AM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
CP 8909(ES44AC) |
Views: |
217 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
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Description: |
BNSF Railway power at the east end of Indiana Harbor Belts Blue Island yard. |
Photo Date: |
2/8/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 8:59:10 AM |
Location: |
Riverdale (subdivision), IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 5803(ES44AC) |
Views: |
187 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
ICE in Snow. |
Description: |
IC&E/DM&E power sits at Canadian Pacific Railways Bensenville yard. |
Photo Date: |
2/8/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 8:55:29 AM |
Location: |
Bensenville, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
DME 6363(SD40-2) |
Views: |
123 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
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Description: |
CN Railway train M338 rolls through Broadview on the former CC&P main line, 16 miles west of Chicago. |
Photo Date: |
2/8/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 9:01:09 AM |
Location: |
Broadview, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
CN 2546(C44-9W) |
Views: |
92 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Heading for Munger! |
Description: |
CN Railway local train L542 rolls through the falling snow on route to Munger junction, 20 some miles west. |
Photo Date: |
2/8/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 9:06:24 AM |
Location: |
Broadview, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
GTW 5857(GP38-2) |
Views: |
93 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Highball Highlands! |
Description: |
Metra-BNSF westbound commuter train #1309 flies through the Highlands station[normally flag stops only] on route to Aurora Illinois. |
Photo Date: |
2/8/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 9:11:57 AM |
Location: |
Hinsdale, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
METX 205(F40PHM-2) |
Views: |
133 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Joliet Union Station crossing. |
Description: |
A westbound BNSF Railway intermodal train meets an eastbound BNSF hi-rail truck on the Chillicothe sub main line at Joliet. |
Photo Date: |
2/16/2014 Upload Date: 2/17/2014 1:22:52 PM |
Location: |
Joliet, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Winter,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 6809(ES44C4) |
Views: |
155 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Lockport Illinois. |
Description: |
BNSF Railway on their Chillicothe sub main line, westbound. |
Photo Date: |
3/16/2014 Upload Date: 3/17/2014 1:38:37 AM |
Location: |
Lockport, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 7163(ES44C4) |
Views: |
154 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Q9 on a Chilli day. |
Description: |
Westbound BNSF Railway hotshot on the Chillicothe sub main line on this cold windy day. |
Photo Date: |
3/16/2014 Upload Date: 3/17/2014 1:40:36 AM |
Location: |
Lockport, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 7294(ES44DC) |
Views: |
189 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Council Bluffs bound! |
Description: |
BICB, the nightly Iowa Interstate road train rolls through Tinley Park at sunset. |
Photo Date: |
6/26/2014 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 9:43:13 PM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IAIS 504(ES44AC) |
Views: |
98 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Stranger in a strange land. |
Description: |
3 NS motors lead the Iowa Interstate road train. |
Photo Date: |
7/6/2014 Upload Date: 7/12/2014 2:11:20 AM |
Location: |
Mokena, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
NS 9115(C40-9W) |
Views: |
94 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Metra West |
Description: |
Metra train #523 arrives at the 80th Avenue depot on the Rock Island district. |
Photo Date: |
7/6/2014 Upload Date: 7/12/2014 2:14:09 AM |
Location: |
Tinley Park, IL |
Author: |
Peter Z. |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
METX 407(MP36PH-3S) |
Views: |
133 Comments: 1 |
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