Another one.
It's another day roaming around the usual spots around Chicagoland and much like previous times, this wielded some good results, starting off with a pretty good CPKC 247 at Franklin Park, seeing something other than the YN2 duo on the CF&E train at Dolton, to a surprise appearance by CN 2124 doing training exercises at Homewood. All in all, it was a pretty fun day. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Train 1: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
KCSM AC44CW #4549 ex-TFM 2649
KCS SD70ACe #4151
CP SD70ACU #6644 WWII Memorial Unit, ex-CP 9160
KCS SD70ACe #4150
CP ES44AC #8725
Train 2: EB Ethanol Train
Power:
CSX CM44AC #7252 ex-CSX 321
CSX ES44AH #3174
Train 3: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS AC44C6M #4490 ex-NS 9131
NS C44-9W #9725
Train 4: EB Lite Power Move
Power:
CSX SD40-3 #4007 ex-L&N 3575
CSX SD40-2 #8842 ex-Conrail 6473
Train 5: WB Lite Power Move
Power:
CSX SD40-2 #8842 ex-Conrail 6473
CSX SD40-3 #4007 ex-L&N 3575
Trains 6 and 7: EB Intermodal Train meets WB Mixed Freight
Train 6's Power:
CSX ET44AH #3382
CSX AC44CW #255
Train 7's Power:
CF&E C40-8W #4035 ex-CSX 7873
CF&E C40-8W #7872 ex-CSX 7872
Train 8: Training Job
Power:
CN C40-8 #2124 15th Anniversary Unit, ex-CNW 8577
Train 9: EB Work Train
Power:
NIRC GP23ECO #10 ex-WRA 704
Train 10: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX MP36PH-3C #425 Don Orseno, Rock Island Heritage Unit
METX CabCar #8536
Trains 11 and 12: WB Autorack Train races WB Mixed Freight
Train 11's Power:
BNSF SD70ACe #8755
BNSF ES44DC #7683
Train 12's Power:
CSX SD40-2 #8842 ex-Conrail 6473
CSX SD40-3 #4007 ex-L&N 3575
Train 13: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSX ES40DC #5256
CSX CM44AC #7227 ex-CSX 226
Train 14: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
IHB GP40-3 #4011 ex-SP 7623
IHB GP40-3 #4013 ex-SP 7620
Trains 15 and 16: Inbound Metra meets WB Metra Express
Train 15's Power:
METX CabCar #8507
METX F40PHM-3 #188 Village Of Round Lake
Train 16's Power:
METX F40PHM-3 #210 Village Of Westmont
METX CabCar #8???
Train 17: WB Illinois Zephyr
Power:
IDTX SC-44 #4633
Train 18: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
BNSF AC44C4M #603 ex-ATSF 603
BNSF ES44AC #5755
Taken on 7-8-24
7 июл 2024