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Friday evening we assembled in Waterloo for the trip west. We caught a BNSF-powered 661 in Waterloo and a Q393 down at Auburn Jct. and again in Avilla.
More photos from Friday night can be seen on
flickr.
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Looks like you had some great weather. Thanks for posting the photos
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Superb photos, as usual, Brian.
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Rochelle is fast becoming a railfan spot in rural IL.. I enjoyed the shots from Sterling as I live there. The shot UP4198 Yard Sterling. A lot of history there. The UP(X C&NW) building on the left, well straight ahead on the left is the old CB&Q freight depot (now chamber office) and if you then faced south (to the river) on the side of that long building is a huge mural of the first train in Sterling. That empty lot is where the old C&NW freight depot sat and also (before my time) a round house. Because Sterling was such a large Mfg. town at one time we were lucky to have two railroads here. I could go on about the steam at the steel mill till 1983 etc... LOL
Nelson was a railroad town much like Savanna and Fulton and had big yard and even a railroad hotel (burnt down a couple years ago). I see you got a shot of the old coaling tower.
Thank for sharing.
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BOOAH! Nice catches.
When did they have a derailment in Waterloo?
Judging by the leftover debris it must have been a fairly big.
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What type of loco is the green and white one?
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The colours look very similar to
this.
Here's
another view.
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So they areusing it in a freight train? And what is the big yellow thing behind the green and white thing?
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Looks like either a bulkhead flat or a centre-beam flat tucked in behind the loco.
I dunno why the loco's there (if it actually is a GO unit) - even if it was built at LaGrange rather than at London, Ontario. Maybe someone else can shed some light on this. :?
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Doctorwayne is right it is MPEX630 by the flicker photos. Then a UP gondola.
Great pics on his Flicker.
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Great pix -- one day I hope to visit this area! Rob
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Excellent pictures Brian---interesting to see that green and white GO unit in your neck of the woods
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Gary S Wrote:So they areusing it in a freight train? And what is the big yellow thing behind the green and white thing?
It's being transported dead-in-tow. It was built by Motive Power Industries in Boise, Idaho and is being delivered east via Union Pacific. The yellow car is an empty TTX centerbeam flatcar.