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Viewing Album:  Wabash Valley
 
By:Dave Ritter
Dates:12/1/1977 - 1/5/2015
Album Info:From 12/1/77 to 3/31/81 the valley operated the EX-Conrail secondary between Paris, Il. and Hervey City, Il. with 7 miles of trackage rights into Decatur. All the photo dates are best guesses but the years are correct.
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WVRC 1801
Title:  WVRC 1801
Description:  A last look at 1801, painted out and leased to Agri-Industries in Fulton,Il.
Photo Date:  6/11/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:35 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WVRC 1801(SW1)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  IC work equipment on the siding at Turpin.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:52:44 PM
Location:  Turpin, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  IC work equipment on the siding at Turpin.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:52:52 PM
Location:  Turpin, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  Practicing with 4301, looking south at the yard office.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:52:59 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
WVRC 1802
Title:  WVRC 1802
Description:  On the interchange with the N&W, 1802 is leaving the valley to go to the C&IM in Springfield for truck work. She never returned.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:53:25 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  WVRC 1802(SW1)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  Practicing with 4301, looking south at the yard office.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:53:33 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  In the cab.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:53:42 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  Down in the yards north of Garfield Ave. This track and the siding have been removed by the IC.
Photo Date:  7/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:53:50 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
MKCX 4302
Title:  MKCX 4302
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:24:36 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4302(GP7)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Tracks
Title:  Tracks
Description:  WVRC on the left, IC on the right
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:24:45 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
WVRC 9069
Title:  WVRC 9069
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:24:53 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  Bob Blissmer getting the switch list for the inbound.
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:25:00 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:25:07 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
MKCX 4302
Title:  MKCX 4302
Description:  Sanding 4302, and play guess the owner of the boxcar.
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:25:13 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4302(GP7)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:25:34 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  27   Comments: 0
MKCX 4104
Title:  MKCX 4104
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:25:41 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4104(GP7)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
MKCX 4302
Title:  MKCX 4302
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:25:55 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4302(GP7)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
MKCX 4104
Title:  MKCX 4104
Description:  From the Kansas division the replacement for 4103
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:04 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4104(GP7)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
MKCX 4302
Title:  MKCX 4302
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:13 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4302(GP7)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
MKCX 4302
Title:  MKCX 4302
Description:  Beside the IC engine house.
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:23 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4302(GP7)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  2 blocks from my house, running on the IC
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:44 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:48 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  On a rare day when 4103 was running.
Photo Date:  7/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 2:26:59 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7) WVRC 4103(GP7)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/10/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:47:31 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
office
Title:  office
Description:  Super. Doug Theroff in the office
Photo Date:  10/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:46:51 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  98   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:46:58 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:47:04 AM
Location:  Arcola, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:47:13 AM
Location:  Arcola, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
MKCX 4301
Title:  MKCX 4301
Description:  On the road again.
Photo Date:  10/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:47:23 AM
Location:  Chesterville, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MKCX 4301(GP7) MKCX 4302(GP7)
Views:  267   Comments: 1
PPCX 800220
Title:  PPCX 800220
Description:  Fear of a shutdown forced the owner of this car to have it moved to Cisco. I rode it in from Arcola.
Photo Date:  10/20/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2015 1:47:35 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  325   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:40:58 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:41:22 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  42   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:41:50 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  47   Comments: 0
WVRC 9180
Title:  WVRC 9180
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:42:15 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  127   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:42:38 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  44   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description:  Removing the rails
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:43:07 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  74   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:48:38 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:43:25 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  30   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description:  Dug in deep but standing up.
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:43:54 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  34   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:44:16 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  56   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:44:37 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:45:01 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  27   Comments: 0
WVRC 9180
Title:  WVRC 9180
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:49:00 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:49:25 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  31   Comments: 0
WVRC 9195
Title:  WVRC 9195
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:49:42 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:50:02 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  36   Comments: 0
WVRC 9180
Title:  WVRC 9180
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:50:20 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  83   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:50:38 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  25   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:50:57 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  33   Comments: 0
WVRC Derailment
Title:  WVRC Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 6:51:13 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  34   Comments: 0

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