Illinois Central (IC) 6203 - Rebuilt EMD SD40-3
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Nice panoramic roster shot of Illinois Central SD40-3 #6203 as it sat in the Mobile, AL, yard. No photographer was listed for the photo which is now in my rr collection.
It is a bit rare to see an IC SD40-3 this far from home rails. IC SD40s used to be quite common in Galesburg in the early 2000s. Any IC power is somewhat scarce now.
Odd bedfellows work together to lift X340 up Byron Hill at 1112.
Built April 1990.
The shover assists 490 south at 1050.
The shover pulls 340 south at 1431.
After assisting 336, the shover rolls back north at 1123.
County F at 1251.
With the shover power assisting on the head end, three SD40s and a Dash 9 lift A490 up the hill at 1242.
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The shover follows 446 out at 1534.
The shover drifts south at 1251.
The helper crew shoves X342 up Byron Hill
IC SD40-3 6203 heads away from the camera as the helper crew heads back to FDL to shove another train up Byron
The IC shovers are just along for the ride now as they near the cuttoff point before heading back to Fond du Lac
The shover crew help gets CN B782 over Byron
The two IC SD40-3s shove B78241 up Byron Hill
Two Illinois Central SD40-3s give CN X348 a shove over Byron Hill
510 is near the end of its round trip at 1213.
The shover gives a 19000 ton M340 a helping hand south at 1531.
