CP 2816

[Lord Atmo]

any idea when they will be leaving lacrosse headed back to Minneapolis?

i need to know if i have any chance of catching them on their return trip. due to my job and all

[wjstix]

OK, guys, on to the next big one -- the Sept. 15 Minn.-LaCrosse round-trip doubleheader. We're flying in from Rochester, NY, to visit family in Rosemount, and although I know "pacing" poses problems, that's my only choice. Anybody have a sense of morning departure time (and from where)? I assume the route is ex-CB&Q down the east side of the river? Thanks for indulging a newcomer from afar -- although a 50-plus-year TRAINS subscriber...

AlcoCountry 

No, CP and Milwaukee engines stay on the "Milwaukee" side of the river!!  It's the same Milwaukee-then-SOO-now-CP mainline the Empire Builder uses from St. Paul...west bank of the river til crossing over at Hastings, then along the west bank for about three hours til crossing over to WI for the lunch at La Crosse.

I just checked with the Friends of 261 on the phone - they sent me the tickets OK but forgot the schedule!! According to the guy on that answered the phones, the train "blasts off" at 8:30 a.m. Starts at the 261's home near "Minneapolis Junction", just north of DT Minneapolis. 401 Harrison St. NE. if you want to google it. About one mile due north of where the 35W bridge used to be.

I live in Cottage Grove and work in DT St.Paul so I take highways 10/61 every day to and from work, it follows the CP and BNSF mainlines, might be good for some pacing. I've actually seen 261 coming by Pig's Eye yard there - wasn't expecting it, just happened to be at the right place at the right time...no camera though!!

[Lord Atmo]

i would also like to know this as i probably wont be able to set up camp in winona until roughly 2:00 PM on 9/15. so i would like to know the times of departure to know where to go searching for the train

[AlcoCountry]

OK, guys, on to the next big one -- the Sept. 15 Minn.-LaCrosse round-trip doubleheader. We're flying in from Rochester, NY, to visit family in Rosemount, and although I know "pacing" poses problems, that's my only choice. Anybody have a sense of morning departure time (and from where)? I assume the route is ex-CB&Q down the east side of the river? Thanks for indulging a newcomer from afar -- although a 50-plus-year TRAINS subscriber...

AlcoCountry 

[Noah Hofrichter]

According to information I have that's about a week old now, the plan was to leave Franklin Park at 0800 and run to La Crosse to layover for the night. They have an hour stop at Portage scheduled from 1230-1330, my guess is to meet Amtrak and do any maintenance, and possibly take on water and fuel. It'll be interesting to see if they stay on schedule this time or not (on the way to Milwaukee they were early even).

Noah

[john7470]

Robby - thanks for the info.  Got to see her at Tower A-20.

[Trailryder]

Does anyone know the plan for Tuesday?

Departure time, service stops...

thanks

Later Bill

 

 

 

[EJE818]

On the way up, they will be running up the freight line from Bensenville (the one that passes through tower A-20). Then it will travel up the C&M Sub to Sturtevant. At Sturtevant the train will be wyed then it will head south down the C&M Sub and then head down the Metra line that heads through Elmwood Park (the CP Elgin Sub) back to Franklin Park. The reason they are running different routes each way is to have the train facing west at the end of the day for the next day's trip, avoiding the need to wye it again at Bensenville for the next day. I am thinking if you are going to see it, Rondout would be a good spot.

[john7470]

Could anyone explain the route to me, i.e., how will the train travel between Franklin Park and Sturtevant?  Looking for a good place to watch it go by not too far from Chicago

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info, next time I will use the search!! I'm also a newbie here.

[EJE818]

I'll be riding the train Saturday on one of the Franklin Park trips. Sturtevant isn't too terribly far from Milwaukee, so I agree with Dave that sometime between 10:15-10:30ish and noon it should be through. !0:30 may sound a bit early, but it is good to be on the safe side as schedules change.

[dknelson]

This was posted in the General Discussion part

 Aug 28  Out of MPS at 8:30 a.m. Due into Milwaukee 8 p.m. Aug. 29. Departing Milwaukee for Chicago at 10:30 a.m.  

I'd try to be at Sturtevant between 10:15 and noon -- cause you just never know!

And just to be complete this was also posted in the General Discussion:

the schedule for the Sat., Sun., and Mon. round-trips.

Dep: Franklin Park, 10 a.m. - Arr: Sturtevant, Noon
Dep: Sturtevant, 1:30 p.m. - Arr: Franklin Park, 4 p.m.

 

Dave Nelson

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know when CP 2816 is going to be coming through the Sturtevant area on thursday in route to Chicago? Thanks in advance.