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#1    MB-98 between Edwardsville and White Siding at Marine Road.

#2    Rear of eastbound #98 crossing Marine Road while section car waits.

#3    Westbound #49 crossing the Illinois Terminal electric line a

#4    #49 has just crossed Troy Road and is running alongside Longfellow Ave.

#5    3 new GP9's passing Richards Brick with westbound #49.

#6    NKP #49 at LeClaire Tower.  Track at left is Illinois Terminal line to Alton.

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#7    Westbound NKP at LeClaire Tower and near crossing with Illinois Terminal.

#8    Westbound freight at Marine Road.  Probably #49.

#9    2nd #49 between Edwardsville station and Troy Road. (pass. equip. #482 leading).

#10   2nd #49 starting across Troy Rd;  photo matches #9 above).

#11    High angle view of #98 about 3 blocks south of Troy Road.

#12    Between Troy Road and Edwardsville station.  #98 from top of box car.

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#13    #98 running alongside Longfellow Ave near Troy Road.

#14    MB-98 between Troy Road and Wolf St; at Edwardsville station.

#15               ---  rear of same train in photo #14  ---

#16    #98 at Kettle River switch;  between Center Grove Road and LeClaire Tower.

#17    MB-98 between brick yard and Marine Road.

#18    Westbound (probably #42) between LeClaire Tower and Center Grove Road.

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#19    NKP's second GP9 #449 carries flags for 1st #49 at LeClaire.

#20    MB-98 seen from doorway LeClaire Tower.

#21    MB-98 topping Glen Carbon Hill at Center Grove R

#22    Eastbound #98 working its way up Glen Carbon Hill.

#23    MB-98 picking up orders at Edwardsville station.

#24    Conductor of MB-98 picking up orders at Edwardsville.

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#25        --- closeup of photo #023 --

#26        --- closeup of photo #024 ---

#27    #98 with Alco RS-3 as middle unit.  At LeClaire.

#28    #98 with 3 Alco RS-3's (unusual for #98) nearing Troy Road.

#28    Alco DL-701 is lead unit on MB-98.  West end of Edwardsville Siding, LeClaire.

#29    #98 working its way up Glen Carbon Hill.

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#31    EB #42 with 2 GP's at LeClaire;  taken from L&M side.

#32          --- same as #(030) above, except different day and closer view ---

#33    About 1954.  2 GP-9's westbound, probably train #49 (very early NKP diesel period).

#34    Westbound NKP running alongside Longfellow Ave.

#35          --- colorized version of #34 above ---

#36    Ore train running as 2nd #49 passing Edwardsville station area.

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#37    Alco DL-701 is trailing unit on MB-98 at LeClaire Tower.

#38    Alco RS-3 #535;  west end of Edwardsville siding.

#39    Westbound passing LeClaire Tower;  IT's LeClaire Yard on right.

#40 and #41    GP-9 #482;  One of the replacement units from the New Douglas wreck.

#42    #49 starts across Troy Road in a steady drenching rain;  RS-3 between 2 GP's.

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