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Viewing Album:  Effingham to Tuscola and back
 
By:Butch Getz
Dates:4/9/2022 - 4/9/2022
Album Info:A rather late start to this one day trip. But some nice trains made the day.
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Switching at Effingham....
Title:  Switching at Effingham....
Description:  When we arrived, we found this unit blocking the diamond. It would eventually get put in the hole at South Neoga.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:42:27 AM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8521(SD70ACe)
Views:  135   Comments: 2
CN 2619
Title:  CN 2619
Description:  The trailing unit.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:43:16 AM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CN 2619(C44-9W)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
BRIX 97672
Title:  BRIX 97672
Description:  Tagless for now, and new to RRPA.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:44:45 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 1
First of two south bounds....
Title:  First of two south bounds....
Description:  With the manifest out of the way, this grain train can now move out.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:46:03 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9214(SD70ACe)
Views:  92   Comments: 1
CN 8859
Title:  CN 8859
Description:  Trailing unit.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:46:44 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CN 8859(SD70M-2)
Views:  103   Comments: 1
Second south bound....
Title:  Second south bound....
Description:  On the heels of the grain train, this manifest is slowly rolling out of Neoga.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:48:00 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7258(ES44DC)
Views:  97   Comments: 1
Mural at Arcola...
Title:  Mural at Arcola...
Description:  Nice mural on a building at Arcola, of things past!
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:39:43 AM
Location:  Arcola, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 1
DREI MOW trucks
Title:  DREI MOW trucks
Description:  Decatur and Eastern Illinois MOW at rest.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:50:27 AM
Location:  Tolono, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 1
One unit wonder.....
Title:  One unit wonder.....
Description:  CN led P&H hopper train thru Tuscola.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:51:34 AM
Location:  Tuscola, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5794(SD75I)
Views:  84   Comments: 2
PHLX 169
Title:  PHLX 169
Description:  One of many P&H hoppers on this unit train.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:52:36 AM
Location:  Tolono, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  70   Comments: 1
First nice catch of the day....
Title:  First nice catch of the day....
Description:  My first IC led train catch in some time. This one would drop it's 20 plus cars at Arcola, and slowly head all the way back to Effingham!
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:53:50 AM
Location:  Arcola, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 1
On it's way to Effingham...
Title:  On it's way to Effingham...
Description:  Having dropped the cars at Arcola, it now makes it's way slowly back to Effingham.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:54:27 AM
Location:  Arcola, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  124   Comments: 1
IC 1005 at Humboldt...
Title:  IC 1005 at Humboldt...
Description:  Still slowly making it's way to Effingham, due to no ditch lights! Max speed was 27 per the detectors!
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:55:53 AM
Location:  Humboldt, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  124   Comments: 1
Second excellent catch of the day...
Title:  Second excellent catch of the day...
Description:  As we exited 57 to parallel 45, I spotted these two idling away near Neoga. DREI logos attached to both units.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:57:14 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  HLCX 4212(GP40-2) HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  239   Comments: 2
Still creeping along....
Title:  Still creeping along....
Description:  Holding everything up on the line as it still works it's way to Effingham.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:58:38 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  98   Comments: 1
Now we can go.....
Title:  Now we can go.....
Description:  Pokey is out of the way, so this manifest of 125 cars can get northbound!
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 9:59:55 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5651(SD75I)
Views:  90   Comments: 1
FXE 4602
Title:  FXE 4602
Description:  Trailing unit.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:00:26 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  FXE 4602(ES44AC)
Views:  132   Comments: 1
Finally......
Title:  Finally......
Description:  They have finally made it to Effingham.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:01:48 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  118   Comments: 1
Third nice catch of the day....
Title:  Third nice catch of the day....
Description:  This one was also waiting for the solo unit to get out of the way of things.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:04:15 AM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  IC 1028(SD70) IC 1010(SD70)
Views:  180   Comments: 1
IC 1010
Title:  IC 1010
Description:  Trailing unit.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:37:15 AM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1010(SD70)
Views:  122   Comments: 1
The only east bound train of the day....
Title:  The only east bound train of the day....
Description:  Last train of the day was this CSX pairing, with mostly autoracks in it's consist.
Photo Date:  4/9/2022  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:39:01 AM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5446(ES44DC) CSX 162(AC44CW)
Views:  119   Comments: 1

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