Sitting at the end of a track in a car yard in Lockport, we find an old Chessie bay-window caboose, dying a slow and quiet death. Its once-resplendent colors now covered by graffiti, the car sits ... (more)
Idling away is EJ&E 657, along with two of EJ&E's "J-Ball" locomotives, 662 and 654.
EJ&E's 661 and 669 idle with a manifest, waiting for a crew.
Shortly after receiving a new crew, C-NAPL is on the move, with UP 6687 helping out as a Distributed Power Unit.
EJ&E SD38-2's 657, 671 and 665 sit with JSW3. These engines really put on a show as they departed. You can't beat the sound of three EJ&E SD38-2's throttling up, especially with that Leslie blarin... (more)
Talk about being at the right place at the right time! EJ&E 661 and 669 await a crew with the westbound JSW3, while EJ&E 663 and 662 (one of the very rare J ball SD38-2's) pass by with the eastbou... (more)
Talk about being at the right place at the right time! JSW2's caboose 539 passes by a stopped JSW3, lead by EJ&E 661 and 669.
EJ&E SD38-2 #662, one of 4 remaining engines with the J-Ball on the front, throttles up as it comes onto the single track mainline at Turner along with 2 other SD38-2s for a quick run to Eola.
EJ&E SD38-2s 665 and 661 highball light eastbound about to pass under the bridge in Crest Hill. It's always nice to see some orange SD38-2s!
Slowly approaching Bridge Junction, UP 5599 along with UP 6764 lead an empty coal train West down the EJ&E Mainline.
UP 6798 sits in the siding waiting for a new crew.
CN SD40-2W 5294, UP AC4400CW 6081 and WC SD40-2 6001 meet with EJ&E 656 on the EJ&E Mainline.
CN SD40-2W 5294, UP AC4400CW 6081, and WC SD40-2 6001 head West down the EJ&E mainline with an empty coal train.
UP SD9043MAC 8239 passes EJ&E 656 being used as a helper on the end of the daily UP loaded coal train.
This was nice to see two EJ&E's sitting right in front of me! EJ&E SD38-2's 656 and 665 sit with a manifest waiting for the signal.