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'Big Blue Diesel' |
CSX Transportation International Hi-Rail maintenance truck |
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| Double-stack intermodal with Allied Van Lines container and CSX Transportation container |
A group of Union Pacific Sterling trucks Taken 7/26/06 Salem, IL. |
CSX Ballast train Taken 9/25/06 at the old Penn-Central Yards in Indy. |
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| Ringling Brothers - Barnum & Bailey Circus train taken 9/18/06 Indy, IN at the CSX yards. |
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| Taken during A February 2007 snowstorm in central Illinois. We were thawing out a switch so a train could cross over and continue south. |
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| This is a jet-powered snow blower used by CSX R/R in Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Taken 6/11/08; Lemont, IL. A train loaded with John Deere combines passed us heading into Chicago. |
Taken 6/11/08 Lemont, IL. BNSF tracks. An east bound John Deere train going into Chicago. |
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| A CSX train rolling south in Kentucky |
This is a CSX Track Inspector truck |
The interior of the tie handler |
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| CSX puchased a couple of new tie handlers for the Indianapolis area. |
Taken 6/15/08 A car-knocker truck. |
Taken 6/15/08 near West Chicago. A couple of different styles of BNSF engines. |
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| Taken 6/15/08 at the BNSF Eola yard near Chicago. These older pre-BNSF M.O.W. and Car-Knocker trucks are still in use. |
Taken 6/15/08 at the BNSF Eola yard near West Chicago. |
Taken 6/21/08 Tuscola, IL. A CSX R/R bridge boom truck. |
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| Taken 6/23/08; Aurora, IL. A BNSF R/R rail truck |
Taken 7/29/08; Kankakee, IL. An Illinois Central train rolling north. |
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| Taken 08/06/08; An Amtrak sleeper train rolling north. |
A northbound Amtrak at the Norfolk Southern/Canadian National crossing diamond. |
The rear of the Amtrak rolling north through Tolono, IL. |
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| A vintage NS passenger car. |
A view from the inside. The vintage car has been updated with modern seats. There is a monitor for viewing what's in front of the engine. |
A close up of the NS passenger car bearing its name. |
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| This was the "Operation Lifesaver" train in Decatur, IL. |
Taken in Decatur, IL. Norfolk & Southern engine with passenger. |
These cabooses were setting in a lot in Decatur, IL. |
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| Some old cabooses in Decatur, IL. |
Some more cabooses in Decatur, IL. |
Taken in Decatur, IL. A couple of old Norfolk & Western boxcars. |
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| Taken 08/14/08 Champaign, IL. A Kansas City Southern engine at the Canadian National / Illinois Central Yards. |
Taken 09/19/08. This is a pretty long bridge. We're on the Kentucky side getting ready to cross into Illinois. |
Taken 09/19/08 going across the Ohio river on the BNSF bridge into Metropolis, IL. |
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| This is a good picture showing the Illinois Central station. |
Taken 10/24/08, Mattoon, IL. Northbound AMTRAK on the Illinois Central/ CN tracks. |
Taken 10/24/08; Mattoon, IL. AMTRAK heading to Chicago. |
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| Another shot of this impressive machine. It can plow a lot of snow and move a lot of rock and dirt. |
Taken 09/24/08, Mt. Pulaski, IL. This is a Jordan Spreader belonging to the CN/ Illinois Central railroad. |
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| This is a view from the topside of the Jordan Spreader. The blades fold down and out and are used to plow snow, grade banks and ditches. |
Taken 9/24/08; Mt. Pulaski, IL. This is a picture from the inside of a Jordan Spreader belonging to the CN/IC R/R. |
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Taken 11/13/08 Champaign, IL. The Canadian National is putting a rebuild crossing diamond at the CN / IC and Norfolk & Southern crossing. |
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| Taken 11/24/08 Danville, IL. This a a CSX rail inspection car. |
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| Taken 07/28/08; London, England. You can see a train or two from here. |
Taken 09/19/08 in Kentucky. Kudzu is tough to control. |
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