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I'm going to start modeling the IC from Bloomington-Normal, IL to St. Louis (thinking the mid-70's for reasons below) as soon as I get into my new house. I grew up in Normal with an IC line in our backyard that ran from downtown Normal to the north. We would see a train every two months or so, always one engine with maybe 2-3 boxcars. I think they would switch them in Hudson because we always saw the train coming back a few hours later...but anyway...as for modeling this run, it turns out my grandfather was an engineer for the IC (he says he ran GP-30's). He would take freight from Bloomington, making deliveries and such all the way down the line to St. Louis. He'd spend the night and then make the reverse run the next day. IC would pay for the hotel room - but NEVER for meals! He's still upset at that and he'd been retired for like 20 years. He's got some good stories from those days, but I have to drag them out of him sometimes...I decided to model this part of the IC to honor him <br />So anyway, I'm glad to have found this thread with other IC fans. I'm sure I'll have some questions later. I'm going to have to do a lot from memory and research. I'm in Idaho now!
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