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Viewing Album:  Hub of the Wheel Trip, Day 3: 6/22/2018
 
By:Jacob Werling
Dates:6/23/2018 - 6/23/2018
Album Info:This album features photos my dad and I took on Day 3 of our outing to Galesburg Railroad Days. Trains featured in this album will be on the BNSF Transcon Main between Toluca and East Galesburg, IL, the IAIS branch to Peoria, and the UP branch in Edelstein, IL. Enjoy!
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BNSF 8262
Title:  BNSF 8262
Description:  Today my dad and I are starting Day 3 of our Galesburg Railroad Days trip. Today we will work the BNSF Transcon Main to Galesburg. We started off the morning in Toluca to catch a couple trains on the "Coal Jumbo" a giant hill that overlooks the town and the railroad. It was very muddy from the evening before so I was the only one who went up. Just a bit too cloudy still and hazy from all the humidity to get a good shot of any train up there. Too many trees in the way to get a clear view as well. But I went up there anyways. First came an westbound intermodel with 5 BNSF engines.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:05:02 AM
Location:  Toluca, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8262(ES44C4)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
BNSF 5715
Title:  BNSF 5715
Description:  I wasnt all that happy with my shot from the Jumbo so I decided to come down to the truck again to catch the next train. BNSF 5715 leads a westbound intermodel close behind the other train. Just too cloudy and hazy today to get anything decent from up there with the type of cameras I have.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:07:26 AM
Location:  Toluca, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5715(AC44CW)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
BNSF 8172
Title:  BNSF 8172
Description:  Next we moved on to just outside of La Rose IL where we caught another eastbound intermodel train led by BNSF 8172
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:10:42 AM
Location:  La Rose, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8172(ES44C4)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
BNSF 3787
Title:  BNSF 3787
Description:  Next we moved down to Winter Haven Road just outside of Wilburn, IL. Here the road passes above the tracks so we decided to shoot some trains from above. We ended up staying a lot longer than we thought we would as there were a lot of trains converging on us at once. First up was an eastbound intermodel led by a Tier 4 GEVO
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:18:16 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3787(ET44C4)
Views:  288   Comments: 1
BNSF 5444
Title:  BNSF 5444
Description:  Next we moved into the tiny town to Wilbern to at least try to catch one of the many trains that were coming by another one of the Sonoco Gas Houses. We were successful with this one as BNSF 5444 leads a westbound intermodel by the gas house. There were also some wild raspberries by the tracks which provided for a good snack while waiting on the train!
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:21:53 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5444(C44-9W)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
BNSF 4276
Title:  BNSF 4276
Description:  Next we moved back to Winter Haven Road to catch the remainder of the trains that were coming. Next up came BNSF 4276 leading an eastbound intermodel
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:23:39 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4276(ES44C4)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
BNSF 6745
Title:  BNSF 6745
Description:  Next up came BNSF 6745 leading a long intermodel train east.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:25:14 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6745(ES44C4)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
BNSF 7213
Title:  BNSF 7213
Description:  The one eastbound stack train slowed down and eventually came to a stop. Not too long after it stopped, BNSF 7213 led the eastbound UPS train under us, whipping by the other stack train.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:28:09 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7213(ES44DC)
Views:  376   Comments: 1
BNSF 4703
Title:  BNSF 4703
Description:  A fakebonnet trails 3rd out on the intermodel. Little bit of a fakebonnet fail for this one though
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:29:45 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4703(C44-9W)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
BNSF 7801
Title:  BNSF 7801
Description:  After the UPS train changed from Track 1 back over to Track 2, the first of the intermodels fired up and continued east. A pair of BNSF GEs brought up the rear pushing really hard.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:32:35 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7801(ES44DC)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
BNSF 7801
Title:  BNSF 7801
Description:  The DPU pushes hard on the rear of the eastbound intermodel as they regain speed and momentum once again
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:35:54 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7801(ES44DC)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
BNSF 4459
Title:  BNSF 4459
Description:  BNSF 4459 leads an eastbound intermodel underneath us on Winter Haven Rd.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:37:26 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4459(C44-9W)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
UP 8782
Title:  UP 8782
Description:  UP 8782 leads a westbound UP runthrough intermodel underneath us on Winter Haven Rd. Friendly crew gave us a couple extra honks!
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:39:32 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 8782(SD70ACe)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
UP 8131
Title:  UP 8131
Description:  UP 8131 brings up the rear of the westbound UP intermodel.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:41:03 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 8131(ES44AC-H)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
UP 8131
Title:  UP 8131
Description:  Its suprising how these UP intermodels move so fast even through theyre so long! Continuing off into the distance.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:42:29 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 8131(ES44AC-H)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
BNSF 7951
Title:  BNSF 7951
Description:  BNSF 7951 leads an eastbound intermodel underneath us at Winter Haven Rd. with a CSX SD70MAC in trail. Couldnt turn in time to get a photo of it.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:44:31 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7951(ES44C4)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
BNSF 7206
Title:  BNSF 7206
Description:  BNSF 7206 leads a westbound intermodel underneath us at Winter Haven Rd.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 10:46:02 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7206(ES44DC)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
CSX 3185
Title:  CSX 3185
Description:  Got a 2nd chance getting a shot of a CSX engine. Not as impressive as the SD70MAC, but it'll have to do
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:07:15 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CSX 3185(ES44AC-H)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
BNSF 9134
Title:  BNSF 9134
Description:  After the last westbound we were able to finally get off the bridge and move to the other side of town. Though we had to do it very quickly since the road we had to take gets very far away from the tracks. When we got to the other side of town we could already see the train coming and it wasnt more than 2 minutes that the gates went down and BNSF 9134 came west with a trailer train. Finally something other than a GEVO or Dash 9 leading!
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:10:13 AM
Location:  Wilbern, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9134(SD70ACe)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
BNSF 6695
Title:  BNSF 6695
Description:  Next we moved onto Chillicothe, IL in hopes to catch the IAIS Peoria Local coming back north. BNSF got quiet for a little bit after the big burst of trains but it wasnt long before it started getting busy again. We sat by the yard office in Chillicothe and first caught BNSF 6695 leading a westbound intermodel
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:14:02 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6695(ES44C4)
Views:  127   Comments: 1
BNSF 786
Title:  BNSF 786
Description:  A fakebonnet trails 3rd of 4 on the westbound intermodel
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:17:50 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 786(C44-9W)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
BNSF 7622
Title:  BNSF 7622
Description:  BNSF 7622 leads an eastbound intermodel through Chillicothe
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:19:32 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7622(ES44DC)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
BNSF 8012
Title:  BNSF 8012
Description:  Between this train and the last train, we heard the IAIS dispatcher give IAIS 111 permission to come north up to Bureau Jct. About 15 minutes passed and this train came. By that point we were worried the IAIS was going to come through town while this train passed as well. We took our luck and caught BNSF 8012 rushing east with an intermodel through Chillicothe before dashing to the IAIS tracks.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:22:30 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8012(ES44C4)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
CREX 1423
Title:  CREX 1423
Description:  A CITIRAIL GEVO trails 6th of 6 on the eastbound intermodel
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:24:33 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CREX 1423(ES44AC)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
ATSF 999130
Title:  ATSF 999130
Description:  We went down to the IAIS tracks. Little did we know that trains through Chillicothe have a 10 MPH speed restriction through town so we ended up waiting a very long time, missing one train we could have easily caught on BNSF. While we waited we took some photos of the ATSF caboose and old Rock Island Depot (now a museum).
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:27:26 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  115   Comments: 0
BNSF 7200
Title:  BNSF 7200
Description:  A slow eastbound intermodel crosses the IAIS tracks in Chillicothe. Easily could have caught this train as the IAIS local didnt even come for a while after this. But, have to do what you have to do.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:30:17 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7200(ES44DC)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
NS 8815
Title:  NS 8815
Description:  A tophat NS Dash 9 trails as the last unit on the intermodel. Would have been nice to have gotten a better shot of that unit as not many of them are left.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:31:32 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  NS 8815(C40-9)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Rock Island Depot
Title:  Rock Island Depot
Description:  Finally we started to hear and see the IAIS local so we moved to the other side of the tracks. A shot of the depot before the train came.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:33:11 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
IAIS 153
Title:  IAIS 153
Description:  IAIS 153 leads IAIS 111 slowly north through Chillicothe
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:34:51 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  IAIS 153(SD38-2)
Views:  101   Comments: 1
IAIS 153
Title:  IAIS 153
Description:  A closer shot of IAIS 111
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:37:11 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  IAIS 153(SD38-2)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
IAIS 153
Title:  IAIS 153
Description:  A roster shot of IAIS 153. The more we thought about it, we have suspisions that this was not the "Peoria Rocket" (what IAIS calls the local to Peoria) because the entire train was distillers grain hoppers from ADM. It is unusual for the local to be all of one type of cars so IAIS 111 might be an extra distillers grain train.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:39:48 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  IAIS 153(SD38-2)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
BNSF 7123
Title:  BNSF 7123
Description:  Next we moved down to the other side of Chillicothe and caught a westbound autorack train coming underneah the old ATSF signal bridge stands. Sad that just one year ago these were still in use.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:44:16 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7123(ES44C4)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
BNSF 7123
Title:  BNSF 7123
Description:  A closer shot of the autorack train. A CSX unit trailed but I wasnt fast enough to grab a shot of it
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:45:44 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7123(ES44C4)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
BNSF 5445
Title:  BNSF 5445
Description:  The next stop was Edelstien. A UP train was cleared north across the BNSF already there when we got close. Only around 5 trains run the line a day so we wanted to definitely try to catch it. First off though we caught an westbound trailer train coming around one of the big curves just east of town.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:49:16 AM
Location:  Edelstein, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5445(C44-9W)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
BNSF 4705
Title:  BNSF 4705
Description:  A fakebonnet trails 4th of 6 on the trailer train.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:50:19 AM
Location:  Chillicothe, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4705(C44-9W)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
BNSF 6938
Title:  BNSF 6938
Description:  We moved to the other side of town and by this point we could see the UP train coming, along with the next BNSF train. Thankfully we successfully caught them both with little time to spare. First off was the eastbound BNSF intermodel.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:52:56 AM
Location:  Edelstein, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6938(ES44C4)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
UP 4254
Title:  UP 4254
Description:  A pair of UP engines tumble north with a small freight. Usually the trains on this line are coal trains so it was kind of unusual to see a manifest.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:55:10 AM
Location:  Edelstein, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 4254(SD70M)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
BNSF 7001
Title:  BNSF 7001
Description:  After catching the freight we had to get right back to BNSF because our next eastbound train was approaching. We got there with less than a minute before BNSF 7001 led an eastbound intermodel by us
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 11:57:50 AM
Location:  Edelstein, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7001(ES44C4)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
BNSF 683
Title:  BNSF 683
Description:  Next up came one of the best trains of the trip! A pair of warbonnets (still marked for Santa Fe!) and a B40-8W lead an eastbound local through Edelstein!
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 12:01:22 PM
Location:  Edelstein, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 683(C44-9W)
Views:  120   Comments: 1
BNSF 2907
Title:  BNSF 2907
Description:  Not too far behind the local came another local east, this time with a pair of standard cab engines.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 12:02:58 PM
Location:  Edelstein, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 2907(GP39E)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
BNSF 4208
Title:  BNSF 4208
Description:  Next we moved onto Princeton to go look at the model of the planet Uranus that is on display in the park. After we went to see that, we got back to the track and caught a westbound intermodel.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 1:53:22 PM
Location:  Princeton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4208(ES44C4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
BNSF 7280
Title:  BNSF 7280
Description:  Next we moved on to Laura, IL where we caught another westbound intermodel.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 1:56:45 PM
Location:  Laura, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7280(ES44DC)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
UP 2752
Title:  UP 2752
Description:  UP 2752 rockets east by us in Laura. Tried for something a little bit different by getting the truck in the photo but the shutter speed on my camera slowed down too much and it almost cut the nose off of the engine. Probably wont do something like that again, but it is different and I still like it
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 2:00:19 PM
Location:  Laura, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 2752(ES44AC-H)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
UP 5406
Title:  UP 5406
Description:  UP 5406 brings up the rear of the intermodel train. This train was the fastest train I have ever seen, easily pushing 80 MPH. Didnt take long for it to pass!
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 2:02:55 PM
Location:  Laura, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 5406(AC45CCTE)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
BNSF 3996
Title:  BNSF 3996
Description:  Next we moved onto Williamsfield, IL where we caught an eastbound empty table train as it started to get dark.
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 2:04:54 PM
Location:  Williamsfield, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3996(ET44C4)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
BNSF 4572
Title:  BNSF 4572
Description:  We arrived at East Galesburg IL and grabbed some supper at Subway before heading back to the tracks to close off the evening. BNSF 4572 leads a westbound intermodel by the East Galesburg interlocking to close off the day of railfanning. Well, definitely more trains today than yesterday! A total of 30 trains on the day brings us to 97 for the trip. Plenty of cool catches today as well. Tomorrow we go to the train show (the main reason for the trip) and continue railfanning west to Fort Madison along the Transcon!
Photo Date:  6/23/2018  Upload Date: 9/1/2018 2:08:31 PM
Location:  East Galesburg, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4572(C44-9W)
Views:  92   Comments: 0

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