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Home NKP Diesel NKP Steam L&M Diesel L&M Steam ITC Diesel ITC electric Wabash
Later Periods Paper Misc Subjects G.Forshaw A.Riccono 44West.com |
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UP Worden, IL |
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to Kevin's misc. |
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to NS-UP p.#1 p.#2 p.#4 p.#5 p.#6 p.#7 p.#8 p.#9 |
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Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific
by Kevin Farmer 2003 page #3 |
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West Central Illinois area in 2003 |
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#1 thru #6 Eastbound UP passing under Old Carpenter Rd has an ex-SP SD40T-2 as middle unit. Although
photo #6 (BNSF) appears unrelated, this series shows 2 trains nearing a meet north of Edwardsville |
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#7 thru #9 UP at Quecus Grove Rd; SD70M #4214 leads a CSX EMD (#4214 is one of the Mexico assembled units). |
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#10 thru #12 Eastbound BNSF (on UP) with 2 BN (FURX) SD40-2's at Worden; bridge is over abandoned C&NW (L&M).
This appears to be a train of new BNSF side-discharge ballast hoppers. |
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#13 and #14 Same vantage point caught westbound UP at Lamb Rd and approaching Rte 4; ex-SP C44-9W leads a C40-8. |
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#15 and #16 Eastbound BNSF (ore cars ?) on UP at Possum Hill Rd in Worden; 2 leased EMD units trailing. |
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#17 Southbound NS at Quercus Grove Rd in Carpenter; New GE D9-40CW leading still needs NS paint. |
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#18 Wide body Canadian National power is westbound on the UP at Green Hedge Road; northeast of Carpenter. |
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#19 and #20 Intermodal train at Possum Hill Road; UP SD70M 'Flare' with a more conventional 6-axle EMD. |
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#21 and #22 SD70M 'Flare' is leading on a UP freight at Green Hedge Drive; had meet with train in photo #23. |
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#23 UP SD70M and former SP tunnel motor (still in SP paint); Smith Drive, NW of Edwardsville. |
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#24 UP at Old Carpenter Rd; Lead B40-8 was originally Cotton Belt #8093, then UP #5699 and now #1890. |
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#25 Morning sun glares off new GE D9-40CW #9794 (note white winshield area) with SB RoadRailer; Worden. |
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#26 thru #28 Ex-N&W GP38AC and ex-Southern GP50 switch the Conoco plant south of Hartford on the old A&E line. |
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#29 and #30 Sperry rail inspection car #137; on UP near Springfield Drive, northwest of Edwardsville. |
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#31 Amtrak at Alton, IL. |
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#32 and #33 Snowshields, bell location, etc give away Canadian SD40 heritage; on UP, northbound at Livingston in
photo #32 and southbound at Carpenter in photo #33. |
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#34 and #35 SD70M 'Flare' and SD40-2 westbound at Green Hedge Rd., northeast of Carpenter. |
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#36 and #37 CSX power is on the UP at Lamb Road in the Worden area; trailing GE is low numbered AC4400CW #670. |
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#38 UP SD70M and a GE unit are westbound in the Quercus Grove Rd area of Carpenter. |
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#39 Grand Trunk GP38s #5855 / #5831 and Illinois Central #1010 / #6064 at Decatur, IL. |
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#40 In 1966 ex-N&W SD40 #1600 was the latest in road power, and later would become the ultimate in yard power
with hump speed control and equipped as a slug master. |
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#41 Southbound NS near Poag Junction with C39-8W #8600 and ex-Southern SD50 #6513. |
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#42 and #43 Non-ordinary lashup of power at Worden includes former-80 MPH geared long-nose SD40-2 #3405,
special spec'ed out SD40-2SS #3407 (1 of 4), and Wisconsin Central GP40 #3011 (ex-Western Pacific). |
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#44 thru #46 Westbound on the southwest side of Livingston; SD70M #4978 and C44-9W #9721. |
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#47 and #48 UP SD70M and SD50 are westbound at Worden; photo #48 is of a chemical container in consist. |
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#49 Early morning westbound BNSF at Carpenter with ex-ATSF B40-8 #8635 and ATSF Warbonnet GP60M #141.
click here for closer view of BNSF #8635 |
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Permission and proper credit are necessary to use photos on this page for other purposes. |
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NOTE -- Locomotives on this page use the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific model designations and various locomotive directories from Withers Publishing are used for identification. Model designations from these railroads are easily matched up to both EMD and GE models due to their similarity. |
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