That was pretty crazy!I found some photos of that accident, not the greatest but...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qnuts86/sets/72157604518596751/show/with/2755602294/
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TrainManTy Jordan, that video is pretty amazing... And when the tank car hit the engine and dumped cars into the river near the end of the video - wow!
Jordan, that video is pretty amazing... And when the tank car hit the engine and dumped cars into the river near the end of the video - wow!
When that tank car came, wow, that came out of no where...
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Nice pictures guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYubpuIe3cw
Wow...all I can say is wow...
I don't think 3500 is CAT powered, I think it's a real GP45. It sure didn't sound CAT powered! I think the P&PU units are still laid up somewhere in Illinois. The new owners of the P&PU, now called the Tazwell & Peoria didn't want them for some reason.
I also got N21 with a full EJ&E consist today.
Nice photos Robby! Maybe I'm getting stuff mixed up, but is IR 3500 CAT powered? It looks like it might have been one of the old Peoria and Pekin Union Railway's GP35CAT's, or maybe I'm just getting things totally mixed up!
Well I figured out if you want good power consistantly in Illinois, Ottawa is the place! Illinois Railway runs three jobs within a short time of each other on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and two jobs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They don't run on weekends though. I went down there today since it was one of the busy days.
First, the B23-7 deadline on the outer edge of town. IR seems to be slowly switching to EMD power. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660125
IR B23-7 6 leads the sand job into town. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660126
Trailing is IR 3500, a ex-SP GP35 in IR's new paint scheme. They just got this one a few weeks ago. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660127
Of course, you gotta go got the HBRs when you're in Ottawa! HBR SD50 5009 leads the Streator Job with no cars through town. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660128
This nice untouched caboose sits on a spur track. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660129
HBR 5009 heads light towards the yard, after picking up LLPX 1513. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660130
LLPX 1513, a ex-CNW GP15-1 with its nose bell and marker lights intact trails. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660132
NKC CF7 3 (Rare!) and NKC GP7 2 sit by the IR shop in Ottawa. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660133
HBR 5008 joins 5009 and 1513 on the Eola Job. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660134
The Eola Job now heads through Dayton, IL. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1660136
I plan on returning here soon, just awesome power!
I have to go up north with my dad on either Sunday or Monday, but then I'm coming back down on Tuesday or Wednesday. Hopefully I'll take the train back down. I'd start at Dover or points west, ride to Hoboken, probably do a little railfanning there, and then grab a 2300 series train down to Bay Head.
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Yes, that is a ballast cleaner...
I haven't gone railfanning for a while, but on Monday I hope to make it out to Worcester at noon to catch the Lake Shore Limited with two private cars on the rear...
Nice photos Brent!
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Anyone know what this is?
If I had to guess, I would say it looks similar to something I saw not too long ago, and a fellow railfan said it was a Balast Cleaner. But it doesn't look exactly the same though, so I don't know...
Well i finnaly got my pics up. Yesterday Boredom struck me, well where should i go, theres alot of places to go i thought maybe to michigan, or illinois. or maybe the dells milwaukee came in my mind. well i did chose milwaukee but changed my mind once i got down the rd. so i decided to do a big loop. i went to wega, nothing, neenah, something, went to berlin to go to my freinds house, got to run a train up byron hill on trainz, then went back to wega.
Heres where things began in Neenah, terrible shots i took while driving.
few hours later in wega, i was actually intended to go straight home until i noticed the signal was flashing red then turned yellow, so i drive up to reek & its green, & the SB came. SD60F anrt common to lead around here these days.
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well i got more picsto share, most likley tomorrow.
Well, last week's report is finally ready:
As usual, things are ready to go on Wednesday. However, due to certain reasons, I ended up having business to attend to in Superior on Thursday as well, making it a two day affair, and a good two days it was.
First up, found this UP coal train heading toward the coal dock. Don't see these guys every day. The trailing unit is an AC44CW, while the leader is an AC44CWCTE
From there, it was pretty quiet the rest of the day. Thursday was a bit more active. Starting off, I spotted an ore train reading to head down Proctor Hill to the docks. 403 was leading, which meant I was taking video. Before I left for Spirit Mountain, I snapped this quick shot of 403, B&LE 903, and one of the ore cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBnFXxbaUWY&feature=channel_page
As it snaked down the hill, I got a quick parting shot:
Over in Superior, things were a bit slow, with construction STILL going on in Saunders, leaving me no chance of shooting anything there. However, the BNSF side of things kept me rather busy. First, I spied this SD70ACE waiting with a coal load.
Next, the crane was out and about, and sported a BN caboose.
Last, but not least, a CEFX AC44CW assists with a taconite empty pull.
Here is an interesting pice I found.
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/156142/1722815.aspx#1722815
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Well i finnaly got my saturday pics edited
First starts out in Neenah, i had to drop my mom off to meet my dad at work since they were going out looking at cars.
I find the 523 waiting to elave but they cant cuz Foreman Mahon is using the track.
well after the RTC gets ahold of Mr Mahon for the past 45 minuetes, he finnaly answers. & boy the RTC wasnt happy, he gave him time at 8:30 & he had 2 1/2 hours to do work, rtc goes ok i ask you release your track n time now.
i go to lake st to get them.
well nothings happening here so i head south.
well i was wandering around fondy & i missed the coal train head north. then the 451 pops out
this was also in the yard
447 came in too.
finnaly to the hill
119 north
198 South
that was it nothing else came until i get back closer to NL, i heard the fred go off & i figured to see what it was, wel lthe scanner battery dies. but i could tell it was the train from wausau( or at leats its block), i took this in the park where i had problems in the past with CN crew members. this shot i had it zoomed in all the way & i also zoomed & cropped in my editing software.
it was going to meet a NB but i didnt stay long cuz i had a party to go to.