Western Railroad Discussion > UP Meets the IC

This evening I had the opportunity to visit Lena, IL where CN's Dubuque Sub runs west out of Freeport to its namesake city. While there, I witnessed a meet between a westbound grain led by UP (ex-SP) 6211 and M338 led by IC "Deathstar" #1032. Here's a few photos of the action. Enjoy!

1) and 2) UP 6211 enters the siding with the grain train.

3) The grain prepares to meet M338.

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4) IC 1032 passes the iconic Chicago Central station sign.

5) Engineer's side of the cab.

6) IC 1032 idles away while waiting for the grain train to clear the siding.

Thanks for looking!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/18 22:09 by trainmandan.

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trainmandan Wrote:
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> 4) IC 1032 passes the iconic Illinois Central
> station sign.
>
> 5) Engineer's side of the cab.
>
> 6) IC 1032 idles away while waiting for the grain
> train to clear the siding.
>
> Thanks for looking!

Nice sutff.  However, if you look carefully, you'll see it's a "Chicago Central" sign, and yes, I laugh everytime I see one.  Thanks for posting.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/18 08:40 by ntharalson.

Two iconic names in railroading meet in 2018. Nice!

SantaFeRuss

ntharalson Wrote:
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> trainmandan Wrote:
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> > 4) IC 1032 passes the iconic Illinois Central
> > station sign.
> >
> > 5) Engineer's side of the cab.
> >
> > 6) IC 1032 idles away while waiting for the
> grain
> > train to clear the siding.
> >
> > Thanks for looking!
>
> Nice sutff.  However, if you look carefully,
> you'll see it's a "Chicago Central" sign, and yes,
> I layugh everytime I see one.  Thanks for
> posting.
>
> Nick Tharalson,
> Marion, IA

Thanks for the correction, a detail easily overlooked!

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