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Viewing Album:  Litchfeild-Granite City, 12-04-2006
 
By:Jim Tiroch
Dates:12/4/2006 - 12/4/2006
Album Info:After spending a week and a half in bed with the flu, Mike and Myself went to Litchfeild IL to catch some snow scene, and it paid off! I saw my 3rd ex- DRGW unit in 3 Months and I saw NS 9254
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BNSF 4147
Title:  BNSF 4147
Description:  Waiting to head south
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:05 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
NREX 8391
Title:  NREX 8391
Description:  I love the SD40T-2 Snoot units, they look HUGE
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:06 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8391(SD40T-2)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
BNSF 2082
Title:  BNSF 2082
Description:  GP38-2's are not found in road train service much anymore
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:07 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2082(GP38-2)
Views:  513   Comments: 1
BNSF 4134
Title:  BNSF 4134
Description:  Can I scrap this ugly Dash-9? PLEASE?
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:09 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4134(C44-9W)
Views:  476   Comments: 1
Coupling
Title:  Coupling
Description:  The coupling of two EMDS.
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:10 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8391(SD40T-2) BNSF 2082(GP38-2)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
VIVA SP!
Title:  VIVA SP!
Description:  Viva Cuarvo? I think Not! VIVA ESPEE!!!!! Looks like Hispanics can be railfans to!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:11 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8391(SD40T-2)
Views:  354   Comments: 1
NREX 8391
Title:  NREX 8391
Description:  A mean looking EMD face, the face that all railfans love! Unless they hate EMD and go for those butt-ugly Wide Cab Dash-9's, WHO CAN LOVE SOMETHING THAT UGLY!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:12 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8391(SD40T-2)
Views:  451   Comments: 1
BNSF 4147
Title:  BNSF 4147
Description:  Let me take a hammer to that unit, I can make it look like an EMD Snoot nose in a matter of minutes! GE's Suck!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:20 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  The ice on this unit makes it look like something from Northern Alaska, when its really West-Central Illinois
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:21 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  407   Comments: 2
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  I hate GE's so much, I would rather see this unit pull a loaded coal train than an Dash-9
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:22 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
BNSF 2821
Title:  BNSF 2821
Description:  In a scene from a Christmas Card, a Former BN GP39M in a GP30 carbody races past a farm on Clinton street in Litchfield,
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:24 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2821(GP39M)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
BNSF 2821
Title:  BNSF 2821
Description:  Two rebuilds, on from MK and the other from NRE, leads the Local past a Litchfield farm
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:25 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2821(GP39M) BNSF 2024(GP38-2)
Views:  592   Comments: 0
What the?
Title:  What the?
Description:  What is this thing and what is it used for?
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:26 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  254   Comments: 1
BNSF 2024
Title:  BNSF 2024
Description:  Only if it was the 2031, the unit I posted a while back
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:27 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2024(GP38-2)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
SRN 1663
Title:  SRN 1663
Description:  Ex- NOPB
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:19:30 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  208   Comments: 0
SP box
Title:  SP box
Description:  SP box on SB NS train, can't read the number
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:03:57 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  146   Comments: 0
NS 9254
Title:  NS 9254
Description:  One of the two OLS 25th Anniversery units show up, We'll catch it again at Mitchell
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:03:58 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9254(C40-9W)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
NS 9375
Title:  NS 9375
Description:  This image reminds me of a Christmas Card, I think this may be my X-mas card for this year!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:03:59 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9375(C40-9W)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
AMTZ-TCSZ
Title:  AMTZ-TCSZ
Description:  The camera shutter was to slow, and caught the first few RoadRailers on this train....I bet the last time these trailers were hooked up like this was in their Amtrak years
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:03:59 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  487   Comments: 1
NS 9659
Title:  NS 9659
Description:  Told you we would see it again
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:04:00 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9659(C40-9W)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
BNSF 4147
Title:  BNSF 4147
Description:  I am standing to the side of the tracks and 4147 heads towards us, the orange adds a spash of color to the scene
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:04:05 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
BNSF 4147
Title:  BNSF 4147
Description:  BNSF 4147 moves past the farm about to cross the NS at grade, This was me E-mail Christmas Card
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:04:06 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
BNSF 4147
Title:  BNSF 4147
Description:  Moving past the small town of Worden, 4147 gets ready to cross Highway 4 while passing Illinios corn feilds, 3/4 of the train is seen in this shot
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:09:22 AM
Location:  Worden, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  494   Comments: 2
NS 9858
Title:  NS 9858
Description:  Does nothing for me
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:09:27 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9858(C40-9W)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
NREX 9308
Title:  NREX 9308
Description:  Another good looking Tunnel Motor.
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:09:28 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 9308(SD45T-2)
Views:  641   Comments: 0
NS 9375
Title:  NS 9375
Description:  Told ya we would see them again
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:33:16 AM
Location:  Pontoon Beach, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9375(C40-9W)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
NS 9375
Title:  NS 9375
Description:  another angle
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:33:17 AM
Location:  Pontoon Beach, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9375(C40-9W)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
NS 9254
Title:  NS 9254
Description:  I hate GE's, but I do admit that this one I like
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:33:19 AM
Location:  Pontoon Beach, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9254(C40-9W)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
NS 9375
Title:  NS 9375
Description:  DPU of a Coal train passes the NS train
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:33:20 AM
Location:  Pontoon Beach, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9375(C40-9W) UP 5643(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
NS 9254
Title:  NS 9254
Description:  A close up of the Safety Decal
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:33:21 AM
Location:  Pontoon Beach, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9254(C40-9W)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
CEFX 7077
Title:  CEFX 7077
Description:  Sitting with 2 bad ordered cars
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 2:33:25 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CEFX 7077(SD40-2)
Views:  349   Comments: 1
NS 9659
Title:  NS 9659
Description:  Waiting to head North, we will see this train in Litchfeild in a few hours, however, she stands crewless at the moment
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 12:27:00 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9659(C40-9W)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
UP 8608
Title:  UP 8608
Description:  Only if it was a pure Rio Grande :(, However, 3 ex- DRGW's in DRGW paint in 3 months is a good streak, can I keep it going for another 9 months?
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 12:27:50 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8608(SD40T-2)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
UP 8608
Title:  UP 8608
Description:  The old multi-colored placard is still on the unit, what was this for?
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 12:29:42 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8608(SD40T-2)
Views:  454   Comments: 1
NS 9659
Title:  NS 9659
Description:  Waiting to head North
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:32 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9659(C40-9W)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
MP Auto Parts Box
Title:  MP Auto Parts Box
Description:  Can't read the number
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:33 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 0
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  Awaiting to go to work, the first time since the storm
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:34 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  A frozen Locomotive
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:35 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  347   Comments: 1
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  Better get the chisel!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:36 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  Ice encrusted Locomotive, and this isn't even Alaska!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:37 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
White Crummy
Title:  White Crummy
Description:  Does ANYONE know what this caboose is used for?
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:38 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  139   Comments: 1
Frozen solid
Title:  Frozen solid
Description:  This car is not going anywhere soon!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:40 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  142   Comments: 0
White Crummy
Title:  White Crummy
Description:  This car can be put in a blizzard and never seen!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:04:41 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  146   Comments: 0
NS 6618
Title:  NS 6618
Description:  Crossing the BNSF at grade
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:04 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6618(SD60)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
BNSF 4147
Title:  BNSF 4147
Description:  I want to slap them Dash-9's! EMD FOREVER!!
Photo Date:  12/4/2006  Upload Date: 12/5/2006 1:10:04 AM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  334   Comments: 0

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