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C&O 2707 hidden behind a crane boom |
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Pity what is in my opinion one of the most interesting of the unrestored steam locomotives in IRM's collection was so poorly situated for a shot. It is one of twelve of C&O's K-4 class "Kanawha" locomotives preserved. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:59:05 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CO 2707(2-8-4) |
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CRIP 4506 idling adjacent to display barn No. 9 |
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Not sure why the crew moved it out here. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:59:23 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CRIP 4506(GP7R) |
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SP 975 in front of display barn No. 9 |
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This big "Santa Fe" is nicely cosmetically restored but appears to be missing a bell, and the main and valve rods are cut off. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:59:44 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SP 975(2-10-2) |
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GoPro shot of SP 975 |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 4:00:03 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SP 975(2-10-2) |
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In the face of a "Southern Pacific Santa Fe" |
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Many years before the "Kodachrome" scheme, lol. "Santa Fe" was the nickname for the 2-10-2 type locomotives since they were the first railroad to use it. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 4:00:24 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SP 975(2-10-2) |
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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 |
| Author: |
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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WC 7525 rolls up to the Central Pavilion |
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The preserved WCL OLS SD45 was the Take the Throttle unit for the first half of the day on Sunday; it would later be moved to Coach Train service, and then triplehead with C&NW 6847/7009 for the final departure of the day. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:28:38 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WC 7525(SD45) |
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CNW 7009 is the star of Diesel Days 2023 |
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...for me, at least. This is one of the newest additions to the IRM collection; rescued from the NRE boneyard at Silvis, IL in the late fall of 2022. It was quickly returned to operational condition, with some touch-ups to the paint and the application of new cab-side heralds and a C&NW-appropriate 3-chime Leslie horn. Some say the SD50 isn't worth preserving because it was a relative lemon of a unit from EMD. I vehemently disagree, first off the fact that this unit survived for so long in C&NW colors without being repainted alone makes it worth preserving, second it makes a worthy partner with the 6847 in recreating the ubiquitous multi-unit EMD lashups that diesel-era C&NW railfans remember from the early 1980s through the falling of the flag in the mid-'90s. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:29:07 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 7009(SD50) |
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CNW 7009 ready for the 12:20 departure of the Coach Train |
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While IRM has a really neat operation, early 20th century varnish looks really out of place behind mid-to-late century diesel locomotives. I'd really like to see them do a "c. 1980" C&NW photo freight with these locomotives one year. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:30:16 PM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 7009(SD50) |
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GoPro low angle of the Minnesota Transfer RS3 ready to take a run of the "Caboose Train" |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:30:53 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MTFR 200(RS3) |
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The "station pilot" gets a turn on the mainline with the stainless steel "Train of the Goddesses" varnish |
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They had the CB&Q SD24 pull a few runs of the Nebraska Zephyr set, in place of the matching E5A for some reason. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:31:25 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CBQ 504(SD24) |
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USAX 8537 |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:31:49 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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USAX 8537(45Tonner) |
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UP 900075, 1949 steam-powered rotary snow plow |
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The ultimate in snow-fighting muscle for railroads, rotaries were (and are) used only in the territories with the harshest winter conditions encountered, such as high mountain passes. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:32:26 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 945 |
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One of two preserved Northeast Corridor AEM-7s. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:32:53 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 945(AEM7) |
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Builder's plate on UP 18, the behemoth 8,500 HP GTEL |
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I took some pictures showing the locomotive at the previous years' Diesel Days, which are earlier in this album. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:34:03 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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UP 18(8500 GTEL) |
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Columbus & Greenville Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton AS416 No. 606 "City of Moorhead" |
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Most of the legacy steam builders struggled to adapt to the diesel transition in the face of competition from EMD. Baldwin was one of the earliest casualties; they merged with Lima-Hamilton in a last ditch effort in 1950, only to exit the locomotive market in 1956. The AS416 was one of their few offerings in the soon-to-be dominant "road switcher" style, but up against similar models from EMD, ALCo and Fairbanks-Morse it sold only 25 units of which this is one of only two preserved. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:34:29 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CAGY 606(AS416) |
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ATSF 543, one of just three F-M H-12-44TS' built and the only one preserved |
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This was a modified version of Fairbanks-Morse's popular H12-44 switchers. It had an extended frame and a short hood which housed a steam generator. They were ordered by Santa Fe specifically to serve as station pilots at Dearborn Station in Chicago. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:34:57 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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ATSF 543(H-12-44TS) |
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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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WC 7525 couples up to the Coach Train for a few Sunday afternoon runs |
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Wisconsin Central LTD was formed in 1987 amid large-scale changes in the face of upper Midwest railroading; it took over operations on mostly ex-Soo Line trackage that that railroad spun off in the wake of its acquisition of the Milwaukee Road. Through the late 1980s into the '90s the cornerstone of its roster became a fleet of well over 100 secondhand SD45s mostly of ATSF and BN lineage. Eventually painted into the road's handsome maroon and gold scheme, they became favorite "catches" among area railfans. However, upon the 2001 acquisition of WCL by CN, the 3,600 HP, 20-cylinder behemoths quickly fell out of favor and were retired c. 2005-'06. 7525, one of two in a special Operation Lifesaver scheme, was earmarked for preservation at IRM. A few others found second (or technically third) careers with other shortlines, but most languished at the various NRE boneyards, slowly being stripped of all useful parts before scrapping. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:36:05 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WC 7525(SD45) |
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Almost looks like it could be... |
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...a power set found idling outside any yard office in towns across Illinois and Iowa in the 1980s. Just a few subtle clues give it away, like the ditch lights on 6847, missing rear numberboards on 7009 and the cab heralds that look too good for the rest of the paint. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:36:47 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 6847(SD40-2) CNW 7009(SD50) |
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GBW 2407, ALCo RSD15 "Gator" |
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The Green Bay & Western, a diesel era all-ALCo road to the bitter end, acquired six ex-Santa Fe RSD15s by way of FRVR/LS&I in 1990. They were never used by the railroad and just sat outside their Norwood shops in Green Bay until sometime in 1994 or so. The 2407, built 1960 as ATSF 841, was lucky enough to find its way into preservation. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:37:18 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GBW 2407(RSD15) |
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Another new addition to the collection, ex-Chicago & Illinois Midland/Atlantic & Western RS1325 No. 30 |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:38:27 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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IRMX 30(RS1325) |
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Another look at IRMX 30 as we roll by on the Coach Train |
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Built 1960, there were only two examples of this model. The other is also preserved, not far away at the Monticello Railway Museum. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:38:52 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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IRMX 30(RS1325) |
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Minnesota Transfer 200 and CB&Q 504 seen from on board the Coach Train |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:39:30 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MTFR 200(RS3) CBQ 504(SD24) |
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Silver Pilot in the station raring to go |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:40:04 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CBQ 9911A(E5A) |
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Class lights glowing |
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The 7009, 6847, and WC 7525 triple-headed the Coach Train for the final scheduled departure of Diesel Days 2023. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:40:42 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 7009(SD50) |
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(SD)Fifty in Your Face |
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GoPro shot of the 7009, I was holding the camera perhaps a foot from the plow. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:41:03 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 7009(SD50) |
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CNW 7009 about ready to blast off with the last train of Diesel Days 2023 |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:41:38 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 7009(SD50) |
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GTW 1951 |
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Part of the IRM collection since 1981, this is notable as the last RS1 built for an American customer. IRM seems to specialize in collecting historically significant examples of major diesel locomotive models. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:42:03 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GTW 1951(RS1) |
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Illinois Terminal 1605 poses with the Caboose Train after disembarking the last run of the weekend |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:42:51 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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ITC 1605(GP7) |
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ATSF 92 with MN&S 21 |
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21 is the only surviving Baldwin DT66-2000, out of 46 built. It is supposedly operational, but I didn't get to see it run on this occasion. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 8/14/2023 4:43:41 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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ATSF 92(FP45) MNS 21(DT66-2000) |
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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 |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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