Originally I was planning on spending most of the day in Mazon on the BNSF Chillicothe sub but work replacing the Media bridge in Western Illinois meant only the high priority intermodals and Chicago to Galesburg traffic were running so I only saw one. Thankfully the UP Joliet sub is only 10 miles south on 47 in Dwight. The traffic on the line has steadily increased and with the double tracking going on it's sure going to be busy in the next few years plus the 10 daily Amtraks between St. Louis and Chicago. I saw two of the Lincoln Service trains stop at the recently built Amtrak station plus two stack trains one each direction (Global IV is the major intermodal yard for this line) and the fast northbound Texas Eagle coming through. Enjoy and don't forget to comment and subscribe!!!
0:00 A southbound Amtrak Lincoln Service train led by IDTX 4614 (SC-44 Charger built 2017), stops at the Dwight, IL Amtrak station before continuing towards St. Louis.
2:46 A northbound Amtrak Lincoln Service train led by IDTX 4621 (SC-44 Charger built 2017), stops at the Dwight, IL Amtrak station before continuing towards Chicago.
6:19 A southbound Union Pacific stack train led by UP 8533 (SD70ACe built 2007), 2611 (ET44AH built 2016), and 2546 (ES44AC built 2014 DPU), passes through Dwight, IL.
9:34 A northbound Union Pacific stack train led by UP 5157 (SD70M built 10/2004), 4550 (SD70M built 12/2000), and NS 7591 (ES44DC built 6/2006), passes through Dwight, IL. I almost missed the train as I wasn't paying attention.
11:40 The northbound Amtrak Texas Eagle led by AMTK 67 (P42DC built 3/1997), blasts through Dwight, IL on it's way to Chicago.
20 июл 2024
