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UP Tie Gang |
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The Tie Gang was hard at work right up to Butler Street. I talked with one of the foremans while I was grabbing my shots and he said they intended on being into Sterling by Tuesday. I was surprised to see them working on a weekend, but apparently this was a Friday-Tuesday job, and they were getting double time for it thanks to the holiday. Well worth it! |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:08:49 PM |
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Nelson, IL |
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UP Ballast Brusher |
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Along with the tie gang, this ballast regulator was also working, kicking up quite a bit of dust. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:09:34 PM |
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Nelson, IL |
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UP 5499 |
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On the Peoria Sub on the southwest side of Nelson sat UP 5499. A bit further down were all the MOW flats that had brought in the equipment. I opted for this roster shot of the engine only as the cars were pretty deep into the siding. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:12:47 PM |
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Nelson, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 5499(AC45CCTE) |
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UP 8124 |
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Sterling was another location that I had planned on stopping at to get a train. Plenty of abandoned buildings line the tracks here, and it had been a while since I had shot a train, specifically a westbound here. So, with the CWSNA gone, I hunkered down and waited for my next train. A westbound Z train had gone through Rochelle, which I had assumed would be the next move I would see, but I was pleasantly surprised when I heard a horn from the west, which was another ethanol train. Never got a symbol for this one either. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:14:54 PM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 8124(AC45CCTE) |
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UP 2648 |
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The signal remained red so I knew I must have another train coming, and sure enough about 15 minutes after the ethanol train, ITGB3 rolled into town with almost the exact same power as the train before. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:16:48 PM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 2648(ET44AH) |
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| Title: |
UP 7903 |
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With the railroad down to one track I knew I was in for a bit of a wait again before my westbound would get here, but Z trains usually cover ground pretty quick. And, sure enough, ZG2LT did just that, zipping around the curve at Sterling picking back up to 70 MPH track speed. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:18:17 PM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 7903(AC45CCTE) |
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| Title: |
UP 6415 and UP 9633 |
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A pair of rebuilt GEs bring up the middle of ZG2LT. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:18:54 PM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 6415(AC44CW) UP 9633(AC4400CWM) |
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| Title: |
UP 1417 |
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With my goal at Sterling met, I quick zipped over to the steel mill to see if I could find one of the switchers that I could hear banging cars around. I didnt find any switchers, but I did find the UP Sterling Local Power resting away until Monday. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:20:08 PM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 1417(GP40-2) |
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UP 6585 |
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Thanks to each train having to get permission to continue through the work limits at Nelson, I was able to figure out that I had another westbound coming. I knew it would take a while for the train to reach me, so I decided to grab a quick bite to eat at Dairy Queen for lunch before hunkering down at the industrial park crossing. A short wait and MCHCB greeted me leaving Sterling with another unrebuilt AC4400CW on the point. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/2/2025 10:22:28 PM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 6585(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
IM 13 |
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With the train action seemingly done for now, I began making my way west out of Sterling, but only as far as the big grain elevator to grab a shot of the IM switcher there. If you look closely, you can see "Soo Line" bleeding through it. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:21:27 AM |
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Sterling, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IMRL 13(SW1200) |
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| Title: |
UP 5636 |
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Dark signals at Galt and nothing over the detector at Agnew had me continuing west. Now it was time to rely on the railcam at Clinton for trains. I turned it on, and sure enough, an eastbound was crossing the river. I thought about going back to Agnew, but when I rolled into Round Grove, I noticed a station sign just off the road a ways, and I knew that would make for a good prop. About 10 minutes later, ITAG4 rolled into town. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:23:35 AM |
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Round Grove, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 5636(AC4400CWM) |
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| Title: |
UP 8992 |
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UP 8992 brings up the rear of ITAG4. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:24:22 AM |
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Round Grove, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 8992(SD70AH) |
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UP 9787 |
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Morrison was another location I had planned on stopping and waiting for a while. THe westbound shot at Morrison provides a great view of all the concrete grain elevator structures there. However, westbound traffic had seemed to come to a standstill, and nothing had passed the Rochelle camera in well over an hour at this point. After a while of waiting though, eastbound ZLTG2 was seen on the Clinton cam, so I had to opt for the much less interesting eastbound shot. Still, pretty neat nonetheless. A rebuilt Dash 9 in on the helm of the Z train today. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:26:37 AM |
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Morrison, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 9787(AC4400CWM) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7634 |
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Since I was staying in the Quads, the goal for the day was to follow the UP as far as the east side of Fulton, IL where BNSFs Barstow Sub flies over the top and heads south to Colona, which would get me fairly close to where I was staying. With no sign of a westbound on the Rochelle cam, no sign of an eastbound on the Clinton cam, but a sign of a southbound on BNSF, I decided to break ties with the UP for the day and begin heading south. I chose the grain elevator at Fenton as my prop for southbound Z-LVWRUF9-28, a grain train bound for the Transcon at Galesburg and eventually Rudd Bros. Grain in Toluca. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:54:44 AM |
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Fenton, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7634(ES44DC) |
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BNSF 7634 |
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Due to all the curves and grades along the Barstow Sub, trains are pretty easy to chase. However, I had gotten pretty far behind this one, but I was more than surprised to find out that I did in fact beat it to Erie. I framed with it the towns water tower. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:56:11 AM |
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Erie, IL |
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BNSF 7634(ES44DC) |
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BNSF 2922, BNSF 1528, BNSF 3013, and BNSF 3100 |
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I paced the train on Moline Road into Hillsdale, but I wasnt too happy with my shot in Hillsdale, so I decided not to keep it. Next up was Barstow, where BNSF has a small yard and crew base that serves both the Quads and Clinton. A quad of Geeps sit and await the next week of work. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 9:58:31 AM |
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Barstow, IL |
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BNSF 2922(GP39E) BNSF 1528(GP28M) BNSF 3013(GP40M) BNSF 3100(GP50) |
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BNSF 7634 |
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Once again thanks to all the tight curves and grades, I was able to get X-LVWRUF9-28 one final time taking the wide curve at Barstow by some of the remaining codeline polls. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 10:00:39 AM |
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Barstow, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 7634(ES44DC) |
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IAIS 650 and IAIS 601 |
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With nothing else happening on BNSF, into Silvis I went to check out the former NRE shops and Iowa Interstate. To my surprise, NRE had pretty well cleared out the shops on the east end. Now it is being use for primarily car storage. IAIS was pretty quiet too, but there were some engines lying around. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 10:02:55 AM |
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Silvis, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 650(Yard Slug) IAIS 601(GP38) |
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IAIS 518 |
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Another IAIS train sat a little further behind. Wasnt sure what it was, but there was a crew on it. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 10:04:01 AM |
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Silvis, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 518(ES44AC) |
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IAIS 501 |
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On the other side of all the freight cars sat IAIS 501, which appeared to be on the rear of what looked like a BICB. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 10:04:47 AM |
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Silvis, IL |
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IAIS 501(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 4210 |
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The southbound grain train had not one, but two northbound bulk trains to meet at Warner, so it was back to Colona for both of them. Once again, thanks to the curves and grades, it made for a longer than usual wait, but eventually I could hear the flanges squealing and the horn on UMIIMNX7-01. It soon slowly curved its way around the interlocking at Colona. This place has grown up with brush considerably since I was last here with Dad 6 years ago. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 10:09:33 AM |
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Colona, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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BNSF 4210(ES44C4) |
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CSX 7264 |
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Following the ethanol train, I scooted over to the other side of the interlocking to grab U-HKMBMN0-01 swinging around the wide curve with a sole CSX rebuild on the front, followed by an entire train of CN iron ore cars. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 2:42:39 PM |
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Colona, IL |
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CSX 7264(CM44AC) |
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IAIS 721 |
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Back over at Silvis, I noticed that a yard job had began to start their shift. However, both it, and the IAIS 518 behind it were experiencing locomotive issues and I never saw either train actually move. A cluster of severe thunderstorms was making its way into the area, making for a nice dramatic sky. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 2:44:03 PM |
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Silvis, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 721(GP38-2) |
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IAIS 518 and IAIS 721 |
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After waiting to see if the yard job would end up moving, I finally gave up when I noticed an ATV pulling up to it to check out whatever issues it was dealing with. So, I decided to continue heading west. But, I wanted to see if I could get a shot of both trains from atop the IL 92 overpass. IL 92 through this area is quite busy, and there are no places to pull off. So, I knew I would have to have nobody behind me if I was going to give this a try. Shockingly, as I pulled up to the bridge, I had no one behind me. A quick step out and grab. Sweet! |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 2:46:31 PM |
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Silvis, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 518(ES44AC) IAIS 721(GP38-2) |
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IAIS 507 |
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A quick swing around to the other end of the yard and I found the head end of what I had assumed was the BICB that I saw the rear unit on a bit ago. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 2:50:19 PM |
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Silvis, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 507(ES44AC) |
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IAIS 502 |
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I knew I had a IAIS RISI working out to my west somewhere. Where however was anyones question. I decided to follow the tracks as closely as I could until I found a sign that the train was even still out there. The thunderstorms had made their way into the area by this point, but thankfully they weakened below severe limits, and the strongest of the storms were moving more to the north instead. I made it all the way to Rock Island with no sign of anything moving. About to give up, I made it to the bridge over the Mississippi River and heard them tone up dispatch saying they were heading back across the river. Sure enough, there they were. I rushed back to the Rock Island Depot in town and got the train slowly easing through the Rock Island yard. This was a shot that I had wanted to get the last time I was here with Dad as well. Glad to mark this one off, despite it being almost impossible to keep water drops out of the lens at this point! |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 2:54:39 PM |
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Rock Island, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 502(ES44AC) |
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IAIS 502 |
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Despite the rain coming down pretty hard at this point and being thoroughly soaked after the first shot by the depot, I decided to give chase to the train into Moline. Here, RISI passes the old Williams and White Co. building. Plenty of interesting props in Moline, as John Deer and a few other farming manufacturers call it home. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:06:55 PM |
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Moline, IL |
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IAIS 502(ES44AC) |
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IAIS 502 |
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Due to the rain and humidity, there was a bit of a haze beginning to form, which made telephoto shots next to impossible. I opted for one final wide angle shot of the train passing the John Deer Credit Union building before calling it quits. The train would end up tying down in the East Moline siding and calling it a day there. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:09:19 PM |
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Moline, IL |
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Jacob Werling |
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IAIS 502(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
CP 8960 |
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Finally crossing over into Iowa! Only one whole state away from the ultimate destination in Nebraska. With the weather being so crappy, I had debated whether or not I just wanted to call it an evening and head to the hotel or remain out in whatever little light I had left. I jumped onto I74 and thats when I heard CP 781 get lights north out of Nahant. I guess I was going to stay out a bit longer. I eyed a crossing just down from the Isle Casino and waited for the train there. About 5 minutes later, the train rumbled through passing the casino. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:23:20 PM |
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Bettendorf, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 8960(ES44AC) |
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CP 9766 |
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CP 9766 in new CPKC livery trails 2nd on CP 781. We shoot these now, but eventually, theyll be commonplace sooner rather than later. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:24:23 PM |
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Bettendorf, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 9766(AC4400CWM) |
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CP 9776 |
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The plan to start the day tomorrow was to head up to Clinton for church at Trinity Lutheran where a former fieldworker from my home church is the pastor at. I also wanted to check out Nahant, so I tried to decide whether I wanted to do that this evening, or go early the next morning to check it out. I was staying at the brand new Comfort Inn in Bettendorf, only about 2 miles from the CP. So, once I checked in and got settled into my room (which was very nice by the way), I decided to brave the crummy weather and head back out. When I pulled up to the Mound Street/US 67 intersection, the lights were activated for the crossing at Mound Street. And sure enough, there was CP 252 barreling down on it. The light turned green and I quick tried to gain enough distance between the train and I before stopping. I took quite a bit of a risk stopping along US 67 for a shot of the train with the Mississippi River in the background. Well worth it though. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:29:37 PM |
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Davenport, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 9776(AC44CW) |
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CP 2226 and CP 2205 |
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Following the CP through Davenport, I began to hear clearer and clearer chatter of a CP crew working. I was guessing it was at Nahant, but it was actually in the much smaller West Davenport yard. The evening yard trick was banging some cars around with an ECO while another ECO sat off to the side. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:34:10 PM |
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Davenport, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 2226(GP20C-ECO) CP 2205(GP20C-ECO) |
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KCS 4041 |
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Once I reached Nahant, I wondered if I had really made the right choice coming here this evening. It was dead. Dead dead dead dead dead. RC Job wasnt banging cars around, there were no road trains, and only this single KCS ACe was sitting at the fuel pad. Out of my three visits to Nahant, I cant say Ive ever seen it this dead before. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:36:03 PM |
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Davenport, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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KCS 4041(SD70ACe) |
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CP 8003 |
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When I crossed the tracks on Wapello Road I did notice freight cars a ways down to the southwest. So, I did decide to investigate. Sure enough, there was power sitting on the other end of those cars. Im not sure what train this was, but I would guess it was either a 253 or a 260. And it was also dead in the water. A quick shot, and back toward Nahant. |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:38:04 PM |
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Davenport, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 8003(AC4400CWM) |
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CP 2213 |
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To my surprise, once I got back, the RC Job had begun to pull a string of cars out of the yard. I quick positioned myself at the Concord Street crossing to nab a shot of it. When Dad and I were here last year, the RC Job was a Pacman SD40-2 and a GP20C-ECO. Today, its a GP20C-ECO and a rebuilt SD40-2. Not quite as exciting, but Ill take it. This would ultimately end up being the final train of the day. I heard a IAIS train get a warrant from the west into Davenport, but it would not show up before it got dark. I had plans to get Panera Bread for supper since I was dealing with some stomach issues earlier in the day. But thanks to waiting forever on the IAIS train that didnt show, I ended up having to settle for Burger King instead. Oh well. Back to the hotel for a good nights sleep and another day of trains the next day. I added another 22 train today, bringing the grand total up to 46 for the trip so far. Not bad! One more almost full day of trains before meeting with the rest of the youth group later in the evening! |
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7/5/2025 Upload Date: 9/3/2025 3:46:48 PM |
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Davenport, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 2213(GP20C-ECO) |
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CP 8707 |
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My final day of train watching had arrived before meeting the remainder of the group that evening. However, being Sunday, my day would get started a little later in the day, as I was headed to church at Trinity Lutheran in Clinton, IA this morning. One of our former fieldworker/seminarians at my home congregation back in Indiana is now the resident head pastor at Trinity, and is a good friend of mine, and being in the area, I decided that I wanted to make a quick visit before starting my day. US 67 closely follows the CP north into Clinton, and is the main route between the Quads and Clinton. So, I guess you could say I was starting my train day a little bit before church. I gave myself just enough of a gap in the morning that would allow myself to stop if there was a train coming. A quick breakfast at the hotel, and I was off heading back north. All the railroads in the Quads were fairly quiet this morning, and I wasnt expecting to run into anything. About halfway into my journey north at Le Claire is when the radio finally came to life, signifying that I had a southbound coming my direction. I quick pulled off and sure enough the siding signals were lit. A few minutes later came CP 576 rolling through with a sole GEVO on the front. Unfortunately, do to the extreme humitidy, I was unable to keep my lens from fogging up, and this was the best I could do. Oh well. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/4/2025 8:47:07 AM |
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Le Claire, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 8707(ES44AC) |
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CP 8551 |
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CP 8551 brings up the rear of CP 576. I was able to get a bit more of the fog off the lens for the DP, but still, not great. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/4/2025 8:51:26 AM |
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Le Claire, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 8551(AC44CW) |
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UP 1714 and UP 1547 |
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When I arrived in Clinton, I had just enough time to quick check out the UP Yard before going to church. A pair of standard cab EMDs await their next assignments in the yard. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/4/2025 8:55:30 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 1714(SD40N) UP 1547(GP40-2) |
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UP 6452, UP 6697, and UP 7925 |
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Bigger GEs await their next assignment in the yard. Grabbed this shot from the overpass on the east end. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/4/2025 8:56:34 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 6452(AC44CW) UP 6697(AC44CW) UP 7955(AC45CCTE) |
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UP 8147 |
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While taking photos of the power in the yard, UP MNPPR was just taking off from its crew change as well. I quick relocated over to the Mississippi River bridge to grab it winding out of town. Its pretty weird not having the signal bridge in this location anymore! |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/4/2025 8:58:44 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 8147(AC45CCTE) |
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UP 5784 |
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One of the shots I wanted to make sure I had before leaving Clinton was a shot of a train coming over the bridge. The DP on MNPPR got me just that, and before church on top of that! |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/4/2025 8:59:56 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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UP 5784(AC4400CWM) |
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CP 2309 |
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After a wonderful service and a great chat with Pastor, I was back out on the road again. I had a decision to make; I could either continue following the UP west as far as Calamus, or I could drop back down to the Quads for the day. Being a Sunday, I knew most of the local operations in the Quads would not be working, so I opted to stay and follow the UP west. The goal was to meet the rest of the group at the Iowa 80 Truckstop. So, the tiny town of Calamus would be my target point, and from there I would drop straight south. I decided to hang around a bit longer in Clinton though to see if I could muster up anything else moving. It was very dead when I got back trackside, so I decided to go look around the massive ADM complex and see if I could find anything sitting. CPs local power here for the moment was a GP20C-ECO. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:14:12 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 2309(GP20C-ECO) |
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Switchers |
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And to my right, BINGO, just what I was looking for! |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:15:31 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 9729 |
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Then as I was taking photos of the switchers, I heard a rumble getting louder, then flanges squealing. I sprinted as fast as I could over to the depot and was able to nab CP 261 passing it just in time. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:20:15 AM |
| Location: |
Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CP 9729(AC44CW) |
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CP 8727 |
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CP 261s DPU passes the small BNSF shack in Clinton. BNSF more often than not leaves their local power in Barstow instead of keeping it here like CP does. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:22:47 AM |
| Location: |
Clinton, IA |
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Jacob Werling |
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CP 8727(ES44AC) |
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UP 5552 |
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I had a tied down coal train that was getting a crew just to the west of me at 5th Street, so I decided to head back toward the river bridge and wait for it to depart. As it turned out, it was a CP crew that was getting on that would take the train north into Wisconsin. I moved back to the bridge and after a little while, CP 853 toned up UP Dispatch to get lined to their side, and the train rolled northbound. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:25:44 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 5552(AC45CCTE) |
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UP 8584 |
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UP 8584 brings up the rear of CP 853 |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:26:26 AM |
| Location: |
Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 8584(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
UP 1080 |
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I could hear one of the yard trimmer jobs working the west end of the yard on UP, so I headed over there to check it out. The train had pulled out of the yard quite a ways, so I had to wait on them to shove back to grab another cut. It ended up taking much longer than I had expected, and a brief but heavy rainshower went through which almost made me give up on it. But, the waiting paid off when I finally heard the conductor on Utility 11 tell UP 1080 to backup 40. I dont know about you, but there arent a lot of geeps that look as good as ones in armour yellow out there. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 8:28:21 AM |
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Clinton, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 1080(GP60) |
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UP 7053 |
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With the yard job now into the yard, and nothing else happening on either one of the main lines, it was time to pack up and continue heading west. I have never followed the UP west of Clinton before, so I was finally getting into some new territory. I came to soon find out that most backroads in Iowa are stone, which really sucked and made the SUV dirty. But, it gives it character and is a good way to show off a solid trip. All was quiet as I came into Low Moor, IA. I found a nice broadside shot right along the road that led into town and thought about how it would be nice if a train showed up then. I got to the crossing, and low and behold, there was a headlight to my east that was less than a mile away. I quickly got turned around and got a little elevation above some of the growth beside the tracks and nabbed UP MMTYC making its way into Clinton for a crew change. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 2:33:58 PM |
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Low Moor, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 7053(AC4460CW) |
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| Title: |
UP 6604 |
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About 3/4 of the way into MMTYC was UP 6604. Not a lot of mini shield AC4400CWs left. |
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7/6/2025 Upload Date: 9/7/2025 4:59:57 PM |
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Low Moor, IA |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 6604(AC44CW) |
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