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Litchfield & Madison - diesel and misc.

Page #2

includes C&NW trains on L&M

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#1    A northbound Extra has just crossed the IT at LeClaire;  IT and south leg of wye at lower left.

#2    All empty gondolas make up northbound Extra;  between Troy Rd and Wolf St;  NKP water tank at left.

#3    Extra #302 South at the IT crossing;  west side of LeClaire Tower.

#4    --- similar to photo #3, except the southbound Extra has 2 RS-3's.

#5    #303 and another RS-3 on a SB Extra;  siding extended from south of Tower to top of Glen Carbon Hill.

#6    Extra for Benld is at the northbound LeClaire home signal.

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#7 and #8    While still new, #303 has just made a pickup near LeClaire on the way to Madison.

#9     Northbound Extra at the IT crossings;  IT electric line crossed at 90 degree angle at same place.

#10    SB Extra is at Wolf St on the way to Madison;  return will be with a train for Benld.

#11    Color photo of RS-3 #303               August Riccono coll.

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#14    #383 is at the northside of LeClaire;  cut of pipe in gondolas on head end.

#15    Three F-7 A units on #383;  south of Troy Road crossing.

#16    Cab view of an F-7 on train #381 with T.A.Gildersleeve;  Trains #381/#380 were his regular assignment.

#17 and #18    T.A.Gildersleeve again except with GP-9                 #17 from Gary Forshaw coll.

#19    Crew of train #381;  all seem very uninterested in posing except for fireman, Ch.Langley.

#20    Crew with RS-3 #301 and #302 at Edwardsville (names later)               August Riccono coll.

C&NW additions

Some are duplications from other LeClaireRail pages

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#22    Joint C&NW / N&W coal train crossing over from C&NW to N&W (NKP) south of Troy Road.

#23    Pair of new SD45s     (orig. photog. unknown)

#24    Last train on C&NW/L&M;  picking up rail,  Glen Carbon.         -- Scott Nauert photo

#25 and #26    Retired GP #4344 at Wood River, Ill. in Aug. 2003.         -- Gary Forshaw photos

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