Cedar Rapids Job is a short train today, I am liking the GP9 for power.
The Smurfit Stone Local heads east, up the hill, led by a vibrant, GTW (CN) GP38-2.
GTW power swings out of the yard after dropping off cars for CSX.
This Ex MO-PAC GP is waiting for TD-4 to clear a West bound signal. The South Bend SUB is down to single track @ MP 174.92 due to a truck stuck under a bridge.
GTW 4919 leads local 513 southward along the Holly Subdivision towards Moterm.
CN's Spaulding to Waukegan turn, gets the ok to head south though Rondout on the way back home.
As GT blues are getting more and more rare it's a great catch to find a matched pair on a CN road train (CN 246) as it heads down the Toledo Terminal towards CSX Walbridge yard. GT 4912 and GT 64... (more)
Built for the DT&I in 1973 as their #420, GTW 6420 keeps company with an even older DT&I veteran at Flat Rock. The boxcar in the backround was built in the 1930's and is now used by the car depar... (more)
Crews start to prepare the new diamonds to be placed in, as 500 heads back to flint.
A pair of GTW GP38-2's makes up the Clinton local power.
GTW GP9R 4619 waits to depart Durand with a local. Good to see classic GTW power on home rails.
Finally some sun after 5 days of straight cloudy weather here in Chicagoland finds a GTW GP38-2 moving cars around at Markham Yard.
After switching a local customer and shoving into the yard at Biwabik the Keenan Switch cuts off their train and will run around to the other end hook up and head back towards Keenan Yard with the... (more)
GTW 5858, gets the orders to head east, where it will stop at Willard.
GTW 4927 enters the CN's East Joliet Yard, returning with the Phoenix Job.