Eastern Railroad Discussion > My First Visit to The Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad

I have never done anything with this paticular railroad so I headed up to Thomaston, Indiana on Tuesday morning after hearing there was going to be a train heading north from there. Around 9am the crew and Ex DMIR SDM #804 headed up to Union Mills with 20 loads. Once arriving in Union Mills they tied onto the power on the main which was SDM #815 and GP38-2 #5152. They would then head to the mill and run around the train and make the 815 the leader. They would switch for an hour or so before heading back to Thomaston with all 3 units. For those that don't know the CKIN runs between Union Mills and La Crosse, Indiana and the power for the time being is rebuilt Ex DMIR and EJE SDM's and ex NS GP38-2 highhoods. Enjoy!

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Leaving Thomaston and passing over the diamond at Hanna

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Nearing Union Mills

The various power at Union Mills

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I don't know anywhere else you can see 3 rebuilt SD9's (SDM's) in 3 paint schemes pass each other

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Man if I ever visit there I will need to pack extra pairs of underwear! That 815 is hot.

That is one heck of a locomotive consist for 2019!
 

Thanks for the pics...

Neat stuff! Nice photos as well.

PQM

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804, 815 and 818 are former DM&IR SD9s that later went to the EJ&E.  The first two were rebuilt by DM&IR and reclassified as SDM.  818 was rebuilt and reclassified as SD18U.  CN sold them off after taking over the J in 2009.

Thanks for the photos.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/19 09:22 by calumet.

Ohiorailfan Wrote:
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> I have never done anything with this paticular
> railroad so I headed up to Thomaston, Indiana on
> Tuesday morning after hearing there was going to
> be a train heading north from there. Around 9am
> the crew and Ex DMIR SDM #804 headed up to Union
> Mills with 20 loads. Once arriving in Union Mills
> they tied onto the power on the main which was SDM
> #815 and GP38-2 #5152. They would then head to the
> mill and run around the train and make the 815 the
> leader. They would switch for an hour or so before
> heading back to Thomaston with all 3 units. For
> those that don't know the CKIN runs between Union
> Mills and La Crosse, Indiana and the power for the
> time being is rebuilt Ex DMIR and EJE SDM's and ex
> NS GP38-2 highhoods. Enjoy!

I shot all these in beautiful weather back in September 2018.
Uncle Joe
Seffner,Fl.

Don't they have a blue SD40 coming?

Very nice work Ohiorailfan.

Great coverage. I get the "Indiana" part but where does "Chesapeake" come in? It's a long way from the bay!

mp109 Wrote:
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> Great coverage. I get the "Indiana" part but where
> does "Chesapeake" come in? It's a long way from
> the bay!

C&I runs on former Chesapeake & Ohio track between North Judson and Malden, and on ex-Pere Marquette--hence C&O--track betwee LaCrosse and Wellsboro.

Note the similarity of their logo to the C&O's.

OK, thanks, that makes sense.