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11/12/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Butch Getz
Dates:11/1/2025 - 11/1/2025
Album Info:Out for a few hours after a quick trip to a hobby shop....
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Nothing going at Federal yard...
Title:  Nothing going at Federal yard...
Description:  Second stop of the trip finds no action in Federal yard.....
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:29:31 PM
Location:  Alton, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  NS 5066(GP38-2)
Views:  49   Comments: 1
Interesting find.....
Title:  Interesting find.....
Description:  We know it's a former CF-7, but what is it now? Leaf sticker on the long hood. Only thing I have found so far- RSPX United States Leasing Co. added 7/1979 is from this site: http://www.nakina.net/other/report/reportr.html
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:30:24 PM
Location:  Alton, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RSPX 19(UNKNOWN)
Views:  36   Comments: 1
Switching the refinery.....
Title:  Switching the refinery.....
Description:  Decided to cut thru Hartford, just in case. Found this.....
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:31:32 PM
Location:  Hartford, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 5338(GP38-2)
Views:  38   Comments: 1
Starting to roll...
Title:  Starting to roll...
Description:  Just crossed the street to get into position, when they started to roll. Stretched from 25th St here, back to Pontoon Rd bridge.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:32:35 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  23   Comments: 1
Roster.
Title:  Roster.
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:33:11 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 4903(AC44C6M)
Views:  37   Comments: 1
Roster.
Title:  Roster.
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:33:59 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 1098(SD70ACe)
Views:  29   Comments: 1
Freeloading...
Title:  Freeloading...
Description:  Roster, and might be needed in the AO Smith yard. DIT.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:34:31 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 5174(GP38-2)
Views:  23   Comments: 1
NS 162165
Title:  NS 162165
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:34:58 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  33   Comments: 1
TILX 151206
Title:  TILX 151206
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:36:09 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  30   Comments: 1
Looking pretty bad...
Title:  Looking pretty bad...
Description:  Roster and new to RRPA. That slight bend in the roof does not bode well...
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:35:44 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 1
Nice view from the empty school lot....
Title:  Nice view from the empty school lot....
Description:  A new school was built here. The empty parking lot allowed this different angle on this quad of geeps!
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:37:19 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  TRRA 2002(GP38-3) TRRA 2001(GP38-3) HLCX 1840(GP38-2) HLCX 1836(GP38-2)
Views:  34   Comments: 1
HLCX 1805 & 1814
Title:  HLCX 1805 & 1814
Description:  Geep duo on the other side of the bridge, opposite the yard.
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:37:59 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1805(GP38-2) HLCX 1814(GP38-2)
Views:  41   Comments: 1
Backing into AO Smith....
Title:  Backing into AO Smith....
Description:  The trio is backing its train into AO Smith now...
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:39:23 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  35   Comments: 1
UP trio....
Title:  UP trio....
Description:  Found a lone railfan at Mitchell....said we had a soutbound. This appeared. Almost all 40 footers. One well had two 20 footers. Lenox tower used to stand near the tall antenna!
Photo Date:  11/1/2025  Upload Date: 11/1/2025 7:40:14 PM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2568(ES44AC-H) UP 2553(ES44AC-H) UP 8025(AC45CCTE)
Views:  35   Comments: 1


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