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[joegreen]

Hey I also saw an old METRA car second to last on a westbound BNSF freight train on 7/28/2004 in Savanna ,IL

[Glen Ellyn]

In Joliet I saw an Iowa Interstate freight train on the Rock Island line, and in West Chicago Illinois, their was an old METRA passenger car seond to last car on a freight train.

[Anonymous]

Tuesday about 315pm I saw:

UP 4336
BNSF 8286
UP 4887

pulling a intermodal train. It was in from Fort Smith / Van Buran into North Little Rock and changed crews at 12th Street. Then headed up the wye by the yard and elsewhere (probally St. Louis).

This is a UP train with a BNSF warbonnet (and a filthy one at that) so I thought it was a strange train.

Does anyone know if this is a normal routing for intermodal trains? I would have thought it would be more appropriate coming from St. Louis to Dallas. The line from Fort Smith sees "tons" of coal trains [;)] and mixed manifest trains all the time. I have seen intermodal trains on that line just not as many as coal trains or mixed trains.

[oskar]

when I was flying in a air plane I saw: 9 yards 2 in Houston,TX 1 Tucson, AZ 3 Augusta,GA 2 in NM 1 in Lou 1 in Greenwood,SC. Also saw 2 trains 1 in Houston a UP tanker train and a CSX train going to Greenwood





kevin

[Glen Ellyn]

Recently I saw a Metra that looked a little bigger than an F40PH, but smaller than a Metra bullet engine.

[espeefoamer]

I saw 2 UP geeps splicing an ex U boat RC unit.

[Mikeygaw]

I saw CSX GP38-2 #2807 in a yard today

[DPD1]

...The Surfliner set sitting on Metrolink outside the Burbank AP station... Looks pretty good. The cars were nice and clean. It actually looks better then the Metrolink cars. But I think CalTrain has the best looking sets.

Dave
Los Angeles, CA
-DPD Productions - Home of the TrainTenna RR Monitoring Antenna-
http://eje.railfan.net/dpdp/

[JoeKoh]

Csx using 3 sd40-2s on an intermodal. all leasers 2 gatx ghosts and a dark blue hlcx.
stay safe
Joe

[oskar]

also there was a Beautiful coal train BRAND NEW coal hoppers (CNFX) going to get some coal so it will be dirty when you guys see it next



kevin

[oskar]

a UNPACHED CNW 8575 and a UNPACHED SP 141 it was on NS train 155 or 191 there was a short train before and I got confused but I belive it was 155 it had a NS SD60 in front # 6566 going to Savanna or Macon



kevin

[Glen Ellyn]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dbld1218

hey, Glen Ellyn what train was UP 3300 on? i was on the UP all day mostly in Rochelle, but i never saw it. Probably went by when i got food. But did you see the forth unit on an eastbound during midday. It was IC&E 363 in NYS&W colors. I got pix of that. Also saw a patched SP and a NS.

I don't think we saw the same train. The one I saw at Whearon Illinois at around 8:00P.M. had a patch CN&W with a normal Union Pacific SD-40, then the third engine was #3300. No other engines. Sorry, but what you saw was pretty cool, but I live where my code name is, and Rochelle is far from here so.....yah.


Could you please post the pix on here, I would like to see them.

What day did you see the train.

[Glen Ellyn]

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

nice job Glen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks![;)]

[Glen Ellyn]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by Glen Ellyn

Today was a special day for me. In Wheaton Illinois, I saw Union Pacific #3300, WITH A CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you smile?[:D]

Sorry, I only got a shot of the engine, not me in it.[;)]

[JoeKoh]

This afternoon
a westbound intermodal passing a manifest and a non stop meet 20 min later. 9 trains and the local in less than an hour. csx was moving today!!!
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jimbobob27

on nov. 21 i say three maybe F-units, two A-units and one B-unit and about ten passenger cars headed south on the old GM&O (now UP). all were painted a bright green color but i could not see the name. does anybody know what this train was for and what RR it was painted for.
also saw amtrak pulling old passenger cars again on thanksgiving. first time since july 4th.

Rail Cruise America out of St. Louis. Usually runs every year to Chicago around the same time of year.

[JoeKoh]

Ns had 4611 decked out with a traincam if I read the sign on the side of the locomotive right.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Yesterday, the only locomotive I saw was NJT 4103 (which is a GP40PH-2).

[jimbobob27]

on nov. 21 i say three maybe F-units, two A-units and one B-unit and about ten passenger cars headed south on the old GM&O (now UP). all were painted a bright green color but i could not see the name. does anybody know what this train was for and what RR it was painted for.
also saw amtrak pulling old passenger cars again on thanksgiving. first time since july 4th.

[mucable]

Spotted the Juice Train this afternoon on CSX west of Mobile, AL. It was running behind UP power that I didn't get a good look at, but the lead unit had the big U.S. flag on the side. The train was loaded and all the reefers were running! I haven't heard that in a very long time.

It's unusual to spot this guy down here, but I bet it's because the hurricanes did quite a job on the Florida Citrus crops this year. I suspect that Tropicana is bringing in citrus from Texas or California to make up for the shortages on the east coast.

[mloik]

The Santa Cruz and Big Trees Christmas Special...all decked out with lights for the trek through town (in which all the townsfolk deck their homes with Xmas lights).

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sterling1

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

Yesterday,I rode the new Amtrak train to San Louis Obispo. In Oxnard, I saw two UNPACHED! SP units[:)].

Which ones?

SP 7105 and SSW 7275, see the previous page.

[tree68]

Former METRA bi-level cars #7807, 7809, and 7440, on ONTRAK (NYSW) at Carousel Mall in Syracuse, NY. They are apparently being stored there. I'm guessing that ONTRAK plans on using them together with their RDCs for the big events (SU dome games).

While I was there, one of the NYSW RDCs pulled in, too.

[JoeKoh]

I didnt know csx had any sd 60-ms until today.(saw it going south in deshler)
stay safe
Joe

[lonewoof]

...sitting in the CSX yard, in a string of assorted other cars (mostly boxcars): a Burlington Northern hopper, full of coal, carrying HLMX reporting marks. I don't know where ONE hopper of coal would be going; only time you see coal around here anymore it's in unit trains going to a power plant.

[oskar]

yesterday a CPR SD40-2 was on a fright train going to somewhere in SC




Lynx 3 checkers 4 F

[Anonymous]

I drove pass the Wisc & Southern Roundhouse today (Janesville). SD40's everywhere. There is a small yard, which was filled with boxcars, tank cars and covered hoppers. I go back with the camera next time. I also need to check out the action around the GM plant.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday, December 4 2004, I explored Hammond Indiana. Here is what I saw.

Homan Ave.
11:34 IHB #8834 Autos West
12:06 BNSF #796 Stacks Southeast
12:10 NS #4630 Boxcar Northwest
12:16 IHB #2925 Manifest East
12:21 IHB #4018 Autos West
CP State Line
13:09 NS#9705 BNSF#8042 Manifest South
CSX Tracks South of the South Shore Stop at Hammond
13:40 CSX #? UP#1948 Manifest West
14:39 CSX #? Leased#9079 Manifest West

These are trains that I took pictures of. At Homan Ave. Crossing there was a UP Auto rack train heading east around 12:01. At The CSX tracks there were three eastbound trains, Two CSX and one CP train, between the two westbounds. I shouldve left Hammond at 14:20 on the South Shore, but I see that the South Shore is a regional version of Amtrak. It came at 14:50. When I write down the information I usually do not include the lead units number, becuase It will usually show up in the photo. I must have been feeling weird. I wish someone wouldve told me that Stateline and Homan Ave. were very close to each other and the South Shore stop. The Chicago Rail Junction Site Editor did tell me, but I recieved the E-mail late. If anyone is looking for great railroading action, Hammond is the place to go. It is one of my favorite areas now.

When I went to Rochelle two weeks ago there was a NS engine on a BNSF transfer. I notice that even at LaGrange there is a lot of foreign power on any BNSF train that is not a Piggyback or Doublestack train.

I might also add that I have seen...
BNSF #6123 (SD9) at Joliet on a Doublestack train
Lots and lots of 400 series geeps on the Iowa Interstae

[JoeKoh]

csx playing crazy 8's. a up conrail and ns(all dash 8s) on an eastbound through defiance plus a PENN CENTRAL hopper on the transfer track of the Maumee and Western.
stay safe
Joe

[Glen Ellyn]

Wensday, December 12, 2004, I finally saw Union Pacific #3300 in Wheaton Illinois. Plus I had a camera on hand.! But what is wierd is that, on Tuesday, (the day before), I got a fortune cookei with the fortune saying, " Tommorow will be lucky and memorible for you." and my lucky number was on their. Weird huh.?