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TPW 3440 |
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First train outing day being 21! Ive always had a thing for main line railfanning, unlike other fans my age have these days, so I had a day on the UP/CSX Joint Line in mind for my first train day outing as a legal adult. Got up nice and early in order to be trackside before it got light outside, but I had some putbacks on the way there, which made me a little later than I wanted to be, but I got another train out of it too! Found this westbound TPW manifest parked on the west side of Reynolds to begin the day. I had been told that this train would continue west later in the day, so more than likely I would get to see it again at Watseka. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/21/2023 8:40:46 PM |
| Location: |
Reynolds, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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TPW 3440(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
IDTX 4622 |
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Finally just after sunrise I made it to the Joint Line. Started the day at Woodland Jct where CSX and UP split. And I waited. And I waited. And I waited. After 2 hours of waiting, my impatience got the best of me. With the shortened days I came to the conclusion that it would be better for me to find trains than it would be for me to wait on them, so I decided to go west to the IC to see if I could find some action (and better power). On my way there I heard the southbound Illini trip the defect detector at Clifton, so I decided to set up shop at Onarga for it. About 15 minutes later the Illini raced south with the traditional Charger on the front. And of course, then was when action on the Joint Line began to happen... |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/21/2023 8:45:37 PM |
| Location: |
Onarga, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IDTX 4622(SC-44) |
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| Title: |
IC 1007 |
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After Amtrak I worked my way north to Gilman where I noticed that the L555 local to Otto would be sporting a Deathstar on the front. Exactly what I was hoping for. However, at the same time, I also heard peeps coming from the Bloomer frequency. I was a bit torn on what to do, but since I had never shot the Bloomer before I decided to make that my priority. Not even 4 miles out of Gilman and I picked up L555 keying up the dispatch ready to go north. I knew chances were if I chased the Bloomer I would not get back to the IC in time to see L555 come south, so I turned around and went back. Set up at Danforth, and boy was it worth it! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/21/2023 8:49:09 PM |
| Location: |
Danforth, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1007(SD70) |
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| Title: |
IC 1007 |
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CN L555 rolls by the grain elevator and station in Ashkum. Unfortunately I accidently deleted my photo, so this video screenshot will have to do. This was centered better anyway. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:48:55 PM |
| Location: |
Ashkum, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 1007(SD70) |
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| Title: |
IDTX 4618 |
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As always when it comes to traffic on the IC, Amtrak gets priority, and the northbound Illini was nearby when L555 came north, so dispatch lined the L555 into the hole north of Ashkum to allow Amtrak and a couple freights go by. First off, though, was Amtrak. I shot it by the tower at Ashkum. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/21/2023 8:52:46 PM |
| Location: |
Ashkum, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IDTX 4618(SC-44) |
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| Title: |
CN 2905 |
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With the Deathstar in the hole at Ashkum I decided to go further north into Clifton in order to stay ahead of it. However, CN had other plans and decided to have it wait on some more traffic. Following Amtrak was CN U759, with an electric mix of power from CNs roster. Dont usually see these on bulk trains! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:30:38 PM |
| Location: |
Clifton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 2905(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
CN 5272 |
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A widecab SD40-2 trails 2nd in the consist. Definitely dont see these in transit on bulk trains very often! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:32:10 PM |
| Location: |
Clifton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 5272(SD40-2W) |
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| Title: |
IC 2466 |
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The last active ex-LMS "Blue Devil" trails out 4th in the consist. All the other Blue Devils have been sent to either scrap or are in storage. And miraculously, not only is it still active, but it also has PTC! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:34:27 PM |
| Location: |
Clifton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IC 2466(C40-8W) |
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| Title: |
CN 2915 |
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CN 2915 brings up the rear of CN U759. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:37:24 PM |
| Location: |
Clifton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 2915(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
CN 5626 |
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After the oil train had long cleared up, L555 keyed up CN to ask them if they were waiting for another train. Sure enough, CN told them they were indeed waiting on another train. "One engine, and one car" to be specific. That obviously really sparked my curiosity, so I decided to stick it out at Clifton. About 10 minutes later, CN L870 came south with a single SD75I leading a solo tarped passenger car. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:43:24 PM |
| Location: |
Clifton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CN 5626(SD75I) |
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| Title: |
"Illinois Central" |
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The passenger car was ironically named the "Illinois Central", but I didnt get a number off of it. Come to find out, I learned that this car was part of CNs OCS fleet and had undergone rehabilitation, and was now ready to be put back in to service. What a neat move! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:45:58 PM |
| Location: |
Clifton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
IC 1007 |
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After CN L870 passed, L555 was lined out. I moved up to Chebanse for one final shot of them passing the station. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 9:47:03 PM |
| Location: |
Chebanse, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 1007(SD70) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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My hopes in seeing the Bloomer were beginning to slowly fade away after I had spent so much time on the IC, but things were regenerated again when I got almost into Collum and heard both an engineer and a conductor on the Bloomer come in very clearly on their frequency. Sure enough, they were just finishing loading up their first cut of cars at Cullom! For the first time, I was going to get to photograph the Bloomer! I picked up a couple quick shots while they were loading before setting myself up for the southbound run. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:04:38 PM |
| Location: |
Cullom, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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Shot from the other side of the elevator. It was about 100 times cooler to see a pair of corporate units on this train. The crews tend to favor the GP38-2 leasers from LTE over the corporate GP10 "torpedo cabs", so getting a pair of these was a treat! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:06:13 PM |
| Location: |
Cullom, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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After all the elevator employees off the hopper cars, the Bloomer southbound blasts off out of Cullom, passing the grain elevator leaving town and the A-7 on display. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:08:53 PM |
| Location: |
Cullom, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
LTEX 3802 |
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I was quite surprised to find a different crew finishing loading out cars at Charlotte. This time, one of the leaser Geeps was being used. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:11:26 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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LTEX 3802(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
LTEX 3802 |
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LTEX 3802 pulls forward with its cut of grain hoppers to allow the other trains engines around in order to combine the two sets together. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:12:14 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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LTEX 3802(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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BLOL 7591 and sister disconnect from their set of cars and pull forward through the siding track around the LTEX 3802 and its cars. There apparently used to be a really cool wooden grain elevator here I discovered later on. Too bad its not still here! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:13:17 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7561 |
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The two corporate units pull under the Charlotte elevator. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:14:03 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
BLOL 7561(GP10) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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Once combined with the other engine and set of cars, the Bloomer southbound takes off from Charlotte with no stops until Gibson City. Was really happy that the corporate units were left on the head end! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:16:30 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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The Bloomer passes the wooden grain elevator in Chatsworth, about ready to cross the TPW diamond which is directly behind me. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:18:18 PM |
| Location: |
Chatsworth, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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The Bloomer crosses CR 2800N north of Strawn. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:20:18 PM |
| Location: |
Strawn, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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The Bloomer makes the sharp turn south toward Gibson City north of Strawn. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:21:36 PM |
| Location: |
Strawn, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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Full Notch 8 south through Strawn! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:24:37 PM |
| Location: |
Strawn, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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The trains roars up the small grade out of Strawn. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:26:05 PM |
| Location: |
Strawn, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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The train passes the wooden elevator at Sibley. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:29:18 PM |
| Location: |
Sibley, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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Wind Turbine Farms began south of Sibley. I found some silos to make for a nice frame beside them and the train splitting the two objects. |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:31:04 PM |
| Location: |
Sibley, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
BLOL 7591 |
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Garber would make for the final shot of the Bloomer. NS keyed up CN and asked for permission to get back over to their tracks to head south to Decatur. Being this close to Wabash Searchlights I wasnt going to pass that up. What a chase! Definitely will do this again! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:33:53 PM |
| Location: |
Garber, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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BLOL 7591(GP9) |
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| Title: |
NS 7014 |
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I was well behind the NS train by the time I got into Gibson City, but it was still curving off the connection. Still, it was a heck of a drive to get to CP Goembel where my first seachlights were. However, I was able to do it with seconds to spare. I got set up and I got my first shot with Wabash Searchlight signals since they were replaced on the main line through Fort Wayne. What a way to end the day! Despite driving well over 400 miles today, it was so worth it! |
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1/31/2023 Upload Date: 2/22/2023 10:36:52 PM |
| Location: |
Lotus, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7014(SD60E) |
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