Western Railroad Discussion > Joslin Illinois local turn

A renumbered x-Santa Fe GP/60 #175 leads the Joslin turn today arriving at Barstow, Illinois

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Hey Larry-

This is the R-CHI425 out of Barstow..

Neat unit!

Andy

thanks. always heard it as the Joslin turn

Railfan2 Wrote:
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> thanks. always heard it as the Joslin turn

Where is Joslin??? I've never heard of that. Of course
the "Peavine" from Galesburg to Savanna is not a route
I commonly railfan.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

Joslin is the home of a large Tyson Foods beef facility. It's about 1 1/2 miles South of
I-88 on Illinois 92. The Tyson plant gets a daily switch, inbound dry chem for the Hides
facility, outbound reefers of boxed beef, and various grades of edible and inedible tallow.
The facility is very busy, BNSF runs right across the entrance to the plant and the daily
switching generally causes enough havoc to be annoying. We've gone to lunch in the time
that the switch requires on a busy day.

Out

Nice pic!!

callum_out Wrote:
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> Joslin is the home of a large Tyson Foods beef
> facility. It's about 1 1/2 miles South of
> I-88 on Illinois 92. The Tyson plant gets a daily
> switch, inbound dry chem for the Hides
> facility, outbound reefers of boxed beef, and
> various grades of edible and inedible tallow.
> The facility is very busy, BNSF runs right across
> the entrance to the plant and the daily
> switching generally causes enough havoc to be
> annoying. We've gone to lunch in the time
> that the switch requires on a busy day.
>
> Out

Thanks for this, much appreciated.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA