115 cants thru the big curve west of the Dalton control point as the mega-sized train begins it descent into the Illinois River valley.
The West End has been a mess recently, with dead trains parked in various passing sidings and Decatur out of crews. This 115 train died at New Berlin earlier in the day, then after the relief crew arrived they had to wait for 251 to run around them before starting their trip west to Moberly. This crew also has to work Outer Depot after cutting off their train at East Hannibal. Fun...
NS 4594 - AC44C6M
NS 7700 - ES44DC
Dalton CP - Chapin, Illinois
September 17, 2024
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Ns 9936 heads west through Western Hannibal, An area known to locals as Oakwood.
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Metra EMD F40PH locomotives and their commuter trains wait out another weekend at Joliet, Illinois, on September 2, 1990.
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