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Crossing the old Milwaukee1 viewsICE 6052 slows to crossover the Illinois Railway trackage which runs from Flagg Center on the BNSF to Rockford. Once the Milwaukee pulled out of town the line in the foreground was run by BN and eventually BNSF up to the ICE tracks. Illinois Railway took over the operations for BNSF and ICE has trackage rights to the right of this picture up to and thru Rockford and on to Wisconsin.milepost56Apr 15, 2024
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80 miles west3 viewsThe town of Davis Junction is 80 miles west of Chicago. Here we have the eastbound slowing for the crossover which is immediately behind me. This trackage was originally the Milwaukee Road as was the cross trackage behind me which now belongs to Illinois Railway. IR is a shortline owned by Omnitraxmilepost56Apr 15, 2024
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ICE in October1 viewsIn the mid morning this 4 unit consist of all blue and gold pulls into Davis Junction for some switchingmilepost56Apr 15, 2024
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Franklin Park Railroad Days1 viewsEvery May the City of Franklin Park Illinois which is just west of Chicago hosts Railroad Days, So we pack up the boys (my son and I) and head east. This is the Metra trainset for display, on the lead is Metra 420(MP36PH - Motive Power) followed by a cabcar and the 'Wheel of Fortune' Amtrak carmilepost56Apr 15, 2024
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Davis Junction0 viewsCrossing over the Illinois Railway (ex MILW) and running on home rails (EX MILW) this westbound ICE train heads thru Davis Junction, Illinois enroute to Savanna, Illinois on a beautiful fall afternoon - #6424 SD40-2milepost56Apr 15, 2024
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The 'J' at Eola1 viewsConductor Mike Claudillo hops up on the steps of EJ&E 665 as the head west around there coal train to retrieve the FRED from a merchandise train the just delivered and install it on the last car of their new trainset.
Note the westbound BNSF to the right of the SD38'smilepost56Apr 15, 2024
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EJ&E 664 at Eola Yard2 viewsSitting at BNSF Eola yard waiting for a highball is a trio of EJ&E SD38-2's with a just arrived coal train from Wyoming and headed towards Joliet, Illinoismilepost56Apr 15, 2024
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