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Monon Trail Bridge |
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A shot of the Monon Train Bridge over Binford Blvd in Indianapolis. Today my Aunt, Brother, a Friend, and I are starting out 6 day Spring Vacation Trip up to Wisconsin. We are headed down to Indianapolis tonight to watch the Indiana Pacers take on the Los Angeles Clippers then we will spend the night in Indy at the Hampton Inn downtown before heading up to Wisconsin tomorrow. Ready for another crazy trip like every year! |
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3/23/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 11:38:28 PM |
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Indianapolis, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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CSX 308 |
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Due to having to go aound the block to park at the Hampton Inn, we got stopped at a traffic light and there just happaned to be a CSX autorack train sitting and waiting for clearence on the L&I. Took a window shot of it. The room was very nice and the Pacers won their game tonight! But Purdue lost to Texas Tech tonight in the Elite 8. Oh well, without Isaac Haas what do you expect? Anyways, now off to a good nights rest before heading up to Wisconsin tomorrow! |
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3/23/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 11:42:20 PM |
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Indianapolis, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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CSX 308(AC44CW) |
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GMTX 412 |
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Got up early the next morning to hit the road. Unfortunately for us, there happens to be a giant snow storm headed our way and is supposed to dump about 8 inches of snow on Indy. To avoid running into the heart of the storm, we have to cut north and then go west when we get up to US 24 in Logansport. We ate breakfast at the hotel which was very good, and by that point it had already started to snow. But by the time we got north of I465, there was barely any snow on the ground. I was going to take advantage of this detour to see a couple of trains, so first we cut over to US 35 in Kokomo and followed U.S. Rail north and first got some photos of GMTX 412 in Lincoln. This unit has been sitting here dead for about 2 years now, and they keep it in suprisingly good shape. Hopefully they get it moving again though soon! |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 11:47:22 PM |
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Lincoln, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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GMTX 412(GP15-1) |
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GMTX 412 |
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A roster shot of GMTX 412. After getting these pics we headed into Logansport and picked up some lunch at Happy Burger then started our trek west on US 24 following the TP&W |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 11:50:00 PM |
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Lincoln, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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GMTX 412(GP15-1) |
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TPW 3440 |
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The first TPW train we ran into was just outside of Remington, IN near I65 sitting in the once mighty “Hoosier Lift” intermodal yard. This yard was once a major TOFC yard for the ATSF, but you’d never guess that now. This train was a WB local, mostly of green hopper cars with a SD40-2 and a GP38-2 in trail. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 11:55:07 PM |
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Remington, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3440(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3440 |
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A head on shot of the TPW train |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 11:57:30 PM |
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Remington, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3440(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3440 |
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One last shot of the TPW train. We continued down US 24 and over into Illinois. Suprisingly there were no trains in the small yard in Sheldon, IL. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 12:05:07 AM |
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Remington, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3440(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3441 |
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By the time we got to Watseka, we were starting to get into some of the snow from the storm. It wasnt snowing too hard though. We stopped to get gas at the Sunoco station in town then went and checked the CSX/UP Joint Line. There were no trains on it, but there was another TPW train, this one an eastbound manifest sitting parked with no crew just outside of town with 2 SD40-2s. There was some snow sticking to the ground by this point so that added a touch to the photos I took! |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:42:34 AM |
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Watseka, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3441(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3441 |
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A shotof the train from the other side of the tracks. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:44:01 AM |
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Watseka, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3441(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3441 |
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Another shot of the TPW train |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:46:39 AM |
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Watseka, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3441(SD40-2) |
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TPW 3441 |
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The snow continues to fall, but the both train engines are online so theyre still pretty warm yet. Little did we know just 20 miles further and we would be running into some problems with the giant snowstorm. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:49:47 AM |
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Watseka, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3441(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3441 |
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A side shot of the units as we continue west |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:52:34 AM |
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Watseka, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3441(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
TPW 3442 |
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The 2nd unit on the TPW eastbound manifest. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:00:07 AM |
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Watseka, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3442(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
CRGX 9698 |
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We got to the east side of Gillman and it was snowing the same pace it was in Watseka, but we got ot the other side of town and it was snowing like nuts. Already about 3 inches of snow on the ground. We tried to still make our way through though, and I tried to take a couple pics of one of the 2 switchers that Cargill uses at their grain elevator along the IC outside of town. I didnt want to go very far because we couldnt stay long, but as you can see with it snowing so hard, going telephoto wasnt the best option. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:07:08 AM |
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Gilman, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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CLCX 9698(S2M) |
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| Title: |
CRGX 9698 |
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An attempted roster shot of CRGX 9698. Usually Im not thankful when there is no train coming, but I was pretty thankful that CN had nothing lined up because there was no way we could stop very much at this point with it snowing so hard. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:12:20 AM |
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Gilman, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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CLCX 9698(S2M) |
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| Title: |
TPW 523 |
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We got to Chatsworth and there was now about 6 inches of snow on the ground. Dad said I should get off to see if there were any trains on the Bloomer Line there. There wasnt same with no TPW trains, but I did get a shot of the TPW caboose on display in the town park. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:16:26 AM |
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Chatsworth, IL |
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| Title: |
AMTK 4618 |
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The further west we went the more snow we got into. By the time we got to Chenoa, you couldnt see in any direction. We pulled into the McDonalds parking lot and ended up getting stuck in the heavy, deep, wet snow. We were forced to stay the evening at the Americas Best Value Inn along the Interstate in town, which ended up having no vacancy later that night due to the storm. I attempted to go get shots of AMTK 20 in the heavy snow that afternoon. The only way I could go catch it would be having to walk for a half a mile. Thats pretty hard to do with it snowing so hard you can barely see your hand in front of your own face. I left just a little too late and missed it. Didnt even see the power because of the snow falling so hard. I waited another hour and a half and finally by that point the snow had started to calm down a bit so I could walk down and catch AMTK 304, Lincoln Service train, headed north with my first Siemens Charger unit leading! By this point there was about a Foot of snow on the ground and I could see 3 different wrecks from where I was standing by the UP tracks waiting for the Amtrak train. The tracks that run north/south through Chenoa are owned by UP, but are mostly used by Amtrak for their Lincoln Service trains and the Texas Eagle. |
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3/24/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:26:05 AM |
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Chenoa, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 4618(SC-44) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 4620 |
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The stay at the hotel wasnt really as bad as I figured it would be. Not quite used to staying in the roadside inns but this was was pretty nice! By morning the parking lot was cleared out enough that we were able to get out and get moving towards I39 and Wisconsin. Before we left though we stayed around just long enough that I could photograph one more Lincoln Service train, this one being AMTK 300 with Siemens unit AMTK 4620 leading |
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3/25/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:05:38 AM |
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Chenoa, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 4620(SC-44) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 4421 |
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Didnt run into any more TPW trains along US 24. We began to head north on I39 at El Paso, IL. By the time we got to LaSalle/Peru, about 40 mile to the north of where we stayed, no snow on the ground at all. Comes to show you how much impact a storm can make if it is in a direct path. We got to Mendota, IL and stopped at their McDonalds to call Blueridge, our reservation site, and tell them the reason that we were coming a day late. We had to attend a meeting that afternoon where they would convince us to buy a pass to their exclusive vacation getaway packages that afternoon, so there would be no stopping for rail photography. But, as luck would have it, as soon as we started to go inside to pick up some breakfast inside, I heard the horn of an eastbound BNSF train on the BN, so I quickly ran over to the other side of the road and got a photo of it in the BP station parking lot. This train was an eastbound sand train. The first train I have caught in Mendota since our big Out West outing in 2012! After we ate, we continued north. |
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3/25/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:59:53 AM |
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Mendota, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 4421(C44-9W) |
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UP eastbound coal train |
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Sometimes you just have to take the shot you can. An eastbound UP coal train passes underneath I39 in Rochelle through the trees. While I dont like taking shots like this very often, sometimes you have to if you dont want to leave a train behind. Sadly, that was not the case with a train on the BNSF Transcon earlier today. A stack train with 4 BNSF units and a CITIRAIL 4th out passed underneath us, but I could not get a photo of it due to how fast it was moving and how much snow it was kicking up off the ground. Missed getting a photo of the DPU on this train, but it was another AC4400CW by the looks of it. |
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3/25/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:32:34 AM |
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Rochelle, IL |
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Triple Pack of UP Geeps |
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Finally made it into Wisconsin! Shortly after the border, I look over to my left and a three-pack of UP Geeps are sitting in the small yard outside of Beloit, WI. Once again, no train left behind, so I did a window shot. |
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3/25/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:35:35 AM |
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Beloit, WI |
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| Title: |
AMTK 169 |
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After about another 2 hours of driving, we finally made it into the Lake Dolton/Wisconsin Dells area. We went to our timeshare presentation, and even though our speaker was pretty fun, we werent convinced to buy any of the packages. We were let out just in time to head over to the Amtrak station in the Dells and catch AMTK 7 coming west for its station stop. Today, the Empire Builder was running 3 minutes early which suprised me since this train is usually the one that seems to get delayed the worse. The station is a nice spot to watch trains and it will be a nice place to sit when I watch for a short time tomorrow. After catching Amtrak we went to a Pizza Lab place, which is where we could design our own pizzas, kind of like Subway. That was some of the best pizzas I have ever had. The only problem with coming up here this time of year is that most of the outdoor attractions are still closed for Winter. I guess you wouldnt want to mess around at an outdoor waterpark with it only being 40 degrees outside anyway. We stayed at the Springhill Suites by Marriot, which was very nice! Looking forward to an exciting day tomorrow! |
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3/25/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:43:19 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 169(P42DC) |
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AMTK 169 and AMTK 119 |
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AMTK 7 crosses the Wisconsin River departing the Wisconsin Dells station. The bridge over the Wisconsin River is the original one from the MILW/Soo Line days and it will make an excellent prop to shoot trains going over tomorrow! |
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3/25/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 3:31:06 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 169(P42DC) AMTK 119(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
NS 9291 |
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Started out today by going down to the Amtrak station to watch the CP/AMTK action pass me by. Wasnt looking for it being the best of action. While this is CPs main west corridor between the U.S. and Canada, ever since Hunter Harrison took control of it, the action has been significantly less compared to what it had been since he combined and abolished so many trains. But I wasnt dissapointed, while there were some blank spots here and there, the action stayed heavy enough for the 2 and a half hours I stayed and I caught 5 trains all together. Was actually very pleased with the train count, but not so much the power. Thanks to local railfans and social media, I was able to get some ATCS feed for the Tomah Sub, which really helped out with my railfanning today! The first train was CP 286, an eastbound manifest with NS and CSX engines leading |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:49:49 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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NS 9291(C44-9W) |
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NS 9366 |
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Next up was westbound oil train CP 581 with a pair of NS engines crossing the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:06:42 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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NS 9366(C44-9W) |
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NS 9713 |
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NS 9713 leads manifest train CP 470 east across the Wisconsin River. All 3 of the trains I have caught so far now have had NS Dash 9s leading. Just when I thought I was in Wisconsin on CP and not in Indiana on NS. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:15:07 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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NS 9713(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 190 |
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Next train was the eastbound Empire Builder, AMTK 8, arriving into the Wisconsin Dells station about 1 hour and 10 minutes late. I would have shot it coming by the station, but with the crowd of people that was already starting to form way back when CP 286 passed, I had to just take a regular shot from the other side of the platform. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:18:12 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 190(P42DC) |
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AMTK 190 |
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AMTK 8 comes to a stop |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:19:40 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 190(P42DC) |
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AMTK 190 |
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AMTK 8 pulls up about another 3 car lengths to fill the rear passenger cars with passengers bound for Chicago. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:22:01 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 190(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 190 |
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Another shot of the Empire Builder. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:25:14 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 190(P42DC) |
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AMTK 190 |
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AMTK 8 departs Wisconsin Dells |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:26:57 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 190(P42DC) |
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AMTK 190 and AMTK 154 |
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The Empire Builder passes the big MOW caravan parked on the side tracks and beside the tracks. Before I started watching trains this morning they were on the tracks, but havent been since I started. Though there was still a slow order in place and they had to make some noise as they passed. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:29:21 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 190(P42DC) AMTK 154(P42DC) |
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UP 6595 |
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The final train of my stay at the station was loaded coal train CP 813. CP 812/CP 813 are daily coal trains between the Columbia Energy Center Powerplant just outside of Portage, WI and UP at Lacrosse, WI. These trains always have 1 UP up front and 1 UP on the back. Just comes to show you that coal still lives as an everyday need with these trains running everyday! |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:33:45 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 6595(AC44CW) |
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UP 6544 |
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UP 6544 serves as DPU for CP 813. Now onto some fun activities with my family for my brothers birthday! |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:36:35 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 6544(AC44CW) |
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UP 6005 |
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We went to an escape room later in the day. This one was a Crazy Cat Lady Escape Room where we had to try to navigate the steps in trying to escape an apartment building full of cats. We got 89% of the way done. Might have been easier to get through if Toby would have stopped finding clues before we needed them. Anyways, we then went to McDonalds so I could eat some lunch. The McDonalds in the Dells is pretty neat. It is in a very large log cabin. As soon as we got our food I heard the horn of a westbound train, so I jumped out of the car and raced to the other side of the highway, and caught counterpart coal train CP 812 crossing the Wisconsin River with the highway and the dam up front. Would have bee nice if the street lamps would not have been in the way on the hgihway, but it still made for an interesting shot. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:41:38 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) |
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UP 7428 |
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I think the shot of the DPU on CP 812 turned out better. After this train we went over to play some Mini Golf at Pirate Coves Mini Golf courses. While I was eating my lunch in the car, I missed CP 2286 with a CSX engine leading. At the time I thought it might had been a CP unit leading it since this engine sounded like a CP, but I later found out it was just a CSX. Still dissapointing to miss though. Anyways after I was done we went and played some mini golf. We chose the hardest course which was way in the back of the grounds. Took forever to walk to get to the beginning, but at least we got our exercise in. |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:45:00 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 7428(AC45CCTE) |
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AMTK 137 |
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We (or I guess just I) got midway through the course before I heard the westbound Empire Builder come to town. Knowing that this would probably be my last train I would catch in the Dells, I raced out of the Mini Golf grounds and went over and shot the train on the Wisconsin River bridge. With all the plant life and the bridge in this shot I think it turned out pretty well! Nathanael and Toby ended up tying for 1st place in the game, I was 2nd, and my Aunt was 3rd. After mini golf, we went to see Rick Wilcox magic show, which was very cool, and went to Buffalo Phils restaurant in Lake Dolton. Model trains serve your food at that restaurant, and we were served by a bluebonnet ATSF GP30. I ate steak there and I would say it was one of the best ones I have ever had! If your a train lover I recommend you eat here! Good food and a neat style of service! Now onto tomorrows fun along CN at Byron Hill! |
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3/26/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 10:50:43 AM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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AMTK 137(P42DC) |
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CN 5303 |
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Before heading out of town today, we went to a Phsyc Show, which other than the magic show, is the Number 1 attraction in the Dells. It was freaky, but it was pretty cool! Didnt bother catching anything on CP that morning, even though I did hear AMTK 8 and a CP train. The most amazing thing about the entire trains on CP is that I didn't see a single CP unit during my stay. Not a one. Sure a lot of foreign power on that line. Before leaving the Dells all together we stopped and got lunch at Culvers. On the way to Fond Du Lac we saw an empty coal train at Portage with UP power but we didnt stop to take photos. We got to Fond Du Lac and stayed at the Holiday Inn express, which was very nice! My aunt and I went over to the famous Byron Hill on the CN just north of the small unincorporated town of Byron, WI. Here, CN uses pusher sets to help the really heavy trains make it over the steep grade just to the south of us. As soon as we got to the tracks, the gates came down and the pusher set was heading back to the yard in Fond Du Lac. Todays helpers included a CP Cowl Draper Taper SD40-2 and an IC OLS SD40-3. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:00:59 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 5303(SD40-2W) |
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IC 6202 |
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IC 6202 trails CN 5303 on the pusher set headed back to Fond Du Lac yard |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:05:24 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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IC 6202(SD40-3) |
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CN 2921 |
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About an hour passed before the next train came. Next was a monster CN A481 with 7 engines, including IC, NS, BNSF, and FXE engines headed slowly north across the grade. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:03:47 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 2921(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
IC 1020 |
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IC 1020 trails 4th of 7 on CN A481 |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:07:16 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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IC 1020(SD70) |
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FXE 4674 |
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Mexico on Canada: FXE 4674 trails 7th of 7 on CN A481 |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:09:45 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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FXE 4674(ES44AC) |
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CN 2589 |
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CN 2589 creeps up to the road with CN Q199 in tow preparing for a crew change. The new crew was very friendly and we talked for a bit. The dispatcher forgot that he had sent them out there and he was going to send another crew van there. The crew already called were able to stop him in time from doing that, but they asked me if I could be the new dispatcher instead of him ;) |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:14:09 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 2589(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
CN 2589 |
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CN Q199 comes to a stop. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:33:43 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 2589(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
CN 8946 |
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As CN Q199 recrews, CN Q116 comes around the north curve heading southeast to Chicago. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:36:15 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 8946(SD70M-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 8946 |
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Closer shot of CN Q116 |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:37:16 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 8946(SD70M-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 2589 |
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The last car on CN Q116 passes CN Q199 |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:38:34 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 2589(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
CN 2589 |
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New crew settled in and ready to go. CN Q199 departs Byron. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:39:56 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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CN 2589(C44-9W) |
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CN 9486 |
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Next was CN L508 heading back to the Fond Du Lac yard after working Quad Graphics just south of Byron with a Cowl Geep and a standard cab geep marked for IC. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 3:58:20 PM |
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Byron, WI |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 9486(GP40-2LW) |
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BNSF 5619 |
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A long gap went between trains, but finally after having many mechanical issues with the lead units, CN X337, an extra M337 comes south with a pair of BNSF GE leading. Todays extra is an entire train of Canada Wheat hoppers, including many Alberta hopper cars and the pusher set on the rear. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 5/5/2018 11:45:02 AM |
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Byron, WI |
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Jacob Werling |
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