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| Title: |
Blue Island Boogie |
| Description: |
An Iowa Interstate transfer job crosses overtop of a lengthy manifest train |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/2024 Upload Date: 1/15/2025 10:26:18 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IAIS 502(ES44AC) |
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13 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Blowin’ Smoke |
| Description: |
A pair of Indiana Harbor Belt EMD locomotives spew out a cloud of exhaust as they bring a long string of freight cars through Blue Island Jct |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/2024 Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:11:56 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IHB 4016(GP40-2) |
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3 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heritage Ties |
| Description: |
lowa Interstates Rock Island heritage unit pulls a transfer job by a pile of disused ties. |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/2024 Upload Date: 1/15/2025 9:37:20 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IAIS 513(ES44AC) |
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7 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rock and Reverse |
| Description: |
IAIS shoves its train southward from the Broadway St crossing |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/2024 Upload Date: 1/15/2025 10:00:09 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IAIS 513(ES44AC) |
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12 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dashing by Darrow |
| Description: |
A pair of KBSR units run as light power by Primient’s Darrow Elevator |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 1:03:17 PM |
| Location: |
Darrow, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KBSR 705(GP38M-2) |
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23 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Webster’s Wonders |
| Description: |
The Webster diamond of the TP&W and KB&S is a treasure trove of vintage railroad signaling and long abandoned facilities. Here, we see the KBS bringing a train of covered hopper cars over the diamond |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 1:18:14 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KBSR 703(GP38M-2) |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sheldon Switcher |
| Description: |
IBCX 5620 grabs onto a cut of empty covered hoppers to bring them the short distance towards the grain elevator to be loaded |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/10/2025 1:14:28 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IBCX 5620(GP9) |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Loading.. Loading.. Loading.. |
| Description: |
Kentland Elevator’s switch engine slowly pulls a cut of empty covered hoppers through the loading bay |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 1:22:44 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IBCX 5620(GP9) |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sheldon Shenanigans |
| Description: |
The KBSR’s Lafayette job makes their final set out of the day for Kentland Elevator. The elevator’s switch engine, an ex B&O GP9, is seen to the engineer’s side of the train while awaiting its turn to use the mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 1:08:31 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KBSR 702(GP38M-2) IBCX 5620(GP9) |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Whistle in the Windmill |
| Description: |
A towering wind turbine overlooks the Kentland Elevator switcher while it cuts away from a string of freshly loaded covered hopper cars |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 1:12:51 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IBCX 5620(GP9) |
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19 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rails to Nowhere |
| Description: |
An ex B&O GP9 moves a pair of covered hoppers towards the loading bay at the elevator. This particular unit is confined to the town of Sheldon as it is operated by the Kentland Elevator as its private switching unit. Note the “rails to nowhere” still embedded within the crossing |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/10/2025 1:09:15 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IBCX 5620(GP9) |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Stop, Switch, Shuffle |
| Description: |
IBCX 5620 stops just after the switch to grab another cut of covered hoppers to be loaded at the elevator |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/2024 Upload Date: 1/13/2025 12:16:43 PM |
| Location: |
Sheldon, IL |
| Author: |
Kaiden Roberts |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IBCX 5620(GP9) |
| Views: |
15 Comments: 0 |
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