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UP 8022 |
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Today, after a bitter cold railfanning day on the eastern half of Chicago in Indiana. My dad and I went to church and the Great Midwest Train Show the next day since we were unable to do so in October. Church was nice as always and I got 2 Hot-Wheel Blimps, three Happy Meal toys, and a Short Lines of Cincinnati Video from Green Frog Productions. Lots of good finds today! Afterwards we went to UP and started our usual railfanning on the Overland. After a little bit of waiting, UP 8022 came around the corner leading an eastbound intermodel |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:09:08 AM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 8022(AC45CCTE) |
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| Title: |
UP 8022 |
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A closer shot of the intermodel as it slowly glides through town |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:16:10 AM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 8022(AC45CCTE) |
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| Title: |
UP 8024 |
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UP 8024 works from the middle of the intermodel train |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:15:41 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 8024(AC45CCTE) |
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| Title: |
METX 8459 |
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A METX Cab Car leads METX 508 back east making a stop at the Wheaton Metra station before heading to Chicago Union Station |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:37:55 PM |
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Wheaton, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
METX 8459 |
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A shot of the train with the original station and other platform |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:40:15 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
METX 8459 |
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Passengers get on and off the train |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:43:00 PM |
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Wheaton, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
METX 8459 |
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METX 508 departs the Wheaton Metra Station |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:45:12 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
METX 8459 |
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A close shot of the cab car as METX 508 continues east to Chicago |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:47:38 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
METX 168 |
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METX 168 trails on the rear of METX 508 heading to Chicago |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:49:59 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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METX 168(F40PH) |
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| Title: |
METX 168 |
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The train continues east, picking up speed quickly. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:52:25 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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METX 168(F40PH) |
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| Title: |
UP 5045 |
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After a little more waiting, UP 5045 lead a couple CSX engines and a westbound ethanol train through Wheaton |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:55:16 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 5045(SD70M) |
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| Title: |
METX 153 |
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About 25 minutes later, METX 505 came west into town ready to make a stop at the Wheaton Metra Station |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:56:59 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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METX 153(F40PH) |
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| Title: |
Metra Cab Car |
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METX 505 begins to slow down to make a stop at the station |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:59:18 PM |
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Wheaton, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 3435 |
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After the Metra train passed, UP got very dead so we decided to go down to Blue Island to see if there was any action happening over there. The only problem with that was it took us an hour and twenty minutes just to get there which didnt give us a lot of daylight to work with but we managed. Soon after we arrived, CSX Q642 came across one of the bridges with a Tier 4 GEVO leading a BNSF GEVO and a small drop-off for IAIS |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 2:33:53 PM |
| Location: |
Wheaton, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3435(ET44AH) |
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| Title: |
CSX 3435 |
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The train slowly gets closer |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 2:36:40 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3435(ET44AH) |
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| Title: |
CSX 3435 |
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A close up shot of the two units on CSX Q642 |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:46:44 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3435(ET44AH) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6925 |
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BNSF 6925 trails on CSX Q642. This unit has been tagged somewhere along the line |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:51:13 PM |
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Blue Island, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 6925(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
METX 414 |
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Catching us by surpise, an eastbound Metra commuter flies over the CSX and UP mainlines on the ex-Rock Island (now IAIS) |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:53:23 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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METX 414(MP36PH-3S) |
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| Title: |
UP 7325 |
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UP 7325 leads a UP manifest, beginning its journey souh on the Joint Line. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:56:23 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 7325(AC4460CW) |
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| Title: |
UP 2296 |
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A SD60M "triclops" unit trails 2nd of 3 on the manifest. Due to the recent uprising in traffic, UP has been bringing some of its older units back onto the roster once again. This unit has been in storage until just recently. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:59:50 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 2296(SD60M) |
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| Title: |
UP 5452 |
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UP 5452 leads CSX Q091, the westbound Washington Fruit Train, through Blue Island on its way to Barr Yard where it will be handed over to UP to continue west to Washington |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 9:02:20 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 5452(AC45CCTE) |
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| Title: |
CSX 435 |
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CSX 435 leads CSX Q138 east through the Blue Island interlocking |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 9:04:37 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 435(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
CSX 564 |
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CSX 564 backs CSX Q327 into the Blue Island Yard. This would serve as the final train in daylight. The last train we saw for the day was NS 216 on the CFE in Warsaw. Definitely was a fun trip! Only 11 trains compared to the 43 that we saw the day before. A trip total of 54 trains all together. Blue Island was very quiet today compared to what it usually is. It was my first visit to the bottleneck and it didnt impress me at all. My dad was fased in why it wasnt as busy as it usually is. Slow days happen I guess. Anyways, we really enjoyed this trip! Next year we will do it in October again though so it will only be a one day outing as usual. Really enjoyed it and had a fun time! |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 9:10:01 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 564(AC44CW) |
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