Uploaded May 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
4/28/10
Dan and I were headed to Eola... Larry and Mini Frank were there as well... 'Nuff said.
#1: Light unit move for "EOLKCK" gathers cars from the north yard and couples them to the cars on the most southern main.
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#2: Immidiately after a BNSF local with 2911 (The Pill) heads into South Yard.
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4563843670
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#3: SAVEOL with two Gevo's slows as it has to wait for EOLKCK to clear the yard main.
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#4: Amtrak 4 with a very nice looking SOO Private car cruises through the active yard jobs. (Kind of funny that Train 4 is Amtrak 4)
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4562307772
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#5: M 391 with boring power heads north on the Ex. EJ&E main line.
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5/1/10
Dan and I went to Joliet and the Joliet areas. Didn't see that many trains, but the trains we did see were kick ass.
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#1: The DeSoto job with squeaker (watch and you'll see why) EJ&E 446 and IC 1497 cross Washington and throw the switch to cut through, but not service, the scrap facility located right behind us.
*Pictures*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568136741
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568774200
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NOT IN VIDEO #2: We went to Rockdale to see if the Iowa was parked. The IAIS wasn't there, but two CSX Geeps powered on and a small train were parked just short of the office.
*Pictures*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568138229
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568775762
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568776990
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#3 NOT IN VIDEO: EJ&E 670 does work around Joliet yard.
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568778212
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#4: This was kick ass. We went back to Rockdale to see if that train had acquired a crew. It didn't. We drove through downtown Joliet to get back home, and we we were at UD we saw the back of a manifest. Crossing the river on route 53 we got a look at the power. 50 MPH later we beat it to Lockport where another foamer was sitting in his car in drive wasting gas. We were able to find a new spot away from Onions, and got the CSX/SOO manifest. What is neat about the spot is that with power like this, you wouldn't have any idea what main it could be.
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568142789
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#5: Renegade Railfan Dan gets his shot of Amtrak 303 with Phase III NPCU 90222 screaming through Oxbow.
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568142789
(C) Andrewsaxamophone
4/28/10
Dan and I were headed to Eola... Larry and Mini Frank were there as well... 'Nuff said.
#1: Light unit move for "EOLKCK" gathers cars from the north yard and couples them to the cars on the most southern main.
============================================================
#2: Immidiately after a BNSF local with 2911 (The Pill) heads into South Yard.
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4563843670
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#3: SAVEOL with two Gevo's slows as it has to wait for EOLKCK to clear the yard main.
============================================================
#4: Amtrak 4 with a very nice looking SOO Private car cruises through the active yard jobs. (Kind of funny that Train 4 is Amtrak 4)
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4562307772
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#5: M 391 with boring power heads north on the Ex. EJ&E main line.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5/1/10
Dan and I went to Joliet and the Joliet areas. Didn't see that many trains, but the trains we did see were kick ass.
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#1: The DeSoto job with squeaker (watch and you'll see why) EJ&E 446 and IC 1497 cross Washington and throw the switch to cut through, but not service, the scrap facility located right behind us.
*Pictures*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568136741
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568774200
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NOT IN VIDEO #2: We went to Rockdale to see if the Iowa was parked. The IAIS wasn't there, but two CSX Geeps powered on and a small train were parked just short of the office.
*Pictures*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568138229
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568775762
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568776990
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#3 NOT IN VIDEO: EJ&E 670 does work around Joliet yard.
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568778212
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#4: This was kick ass. We went back to Rockdale to see if that train had acquired a crew. It didn't. We drove through downtown Joliet to get back home, and we we were at UD we saw the back of a manifest. Crossing the river on route 53 we got a look at the power. 50 MPH later we beat it to Lockport where another foamer was sitting in his car in drive wasting gas. We were able to find a new spot away from Onions, and got the CSX/SOO manifest. What is neat about the spot is that with power like this, you wouldn't have any idea what main it could be.
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568142789
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#5: Renegade Railfan Dan gets his shot of Amtrak 303 with Phase III NPCU 90222 screaming through Oxbow.
*Picture*
flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4568142789
(C) Andrewsaxamophone
