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The pair of ALCos rolls toward the crossover to the "loop" and Barn 2 lead |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:03:58 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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CNW 1689 short hood end |
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This ALCo has an interesting history. After "retirement" from the C&NW, it came into private ownership and was leased to the Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad where it worked the ex-Milwaukee Road branch lines in southwestern Wisconsin (those which survive are now part of the WSOR) in the early 1980s. Then it went to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio (where it was restored to its old "Route of the Streamliners/400" C&NW scheme in the early 2000s, which then faded considerably during several years of outdoor storage) before coming "home" to IRM in 2014. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:04:57 PM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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Pair of ALCo road switchers clears the crossover for a pair of EMD road switchers |
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CNW 1689 and Minnesota Transfer 200 will be replaced on the "coach train" (1910s-vintage varnish that looks decidedly out of place behind diesels) with CB&Q 504 and CNW 6847. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:06:18 PM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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Back to IRM for Diesel Days Sunday 2023, overcast just like the previous year |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:25:56 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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The ALCo and the FP45 |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:26:41 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) ATSF 92(FP45) |
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Inspecting the prime mover of CNW 1689 before visitors can "take the throttle" |
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This locomotive swapped in for WC 7525 on the northern or "main line" (Central Pavilion to Jefferson Street) route of the "Take the Throttle" event, where ticketholders can operate the locomotive. Meanwhile, 7525 was brought over to power the last few departures of the "Coach Train" (consisting of early 20th century varnish), including triple-heading with C&NW 7009/6847 on the final run of the day. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:35:36 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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CNW 1689 eases toward Central Pavilion with another "Take the Throttle" customer at the controls |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:44:25 PM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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