MARK STRAHLENDORF AND I HEADED UP TO CHICAGO THIS WEEKEND.
AT BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS:
6:40 SB BNSF ON CSX GRAIN
5352BNSF (C44-9W F)
4558BNSF (C44-9W F)
6:52 SB CSX ON IHB INTERMODAL
7350CSX (C40-8W F)
7700CSX (C40-8W R)
435CSX (AC4400CW R)
6:58 SB CSX ON CSX FREIGHT
4531CSX (SD70MAC F)
7524CSX (C40-8 R)
8740CSX (SD60M R)
7:04 NB CSX ON IHB INTERMODAL
239CSX (AC4400CW F)
830CSX (ES44AC R)
8:21 IHB ON IHB ENGINE ONLY
1502IHB (SW1500 F)
9:12 SB BNSF ON CSX GRAIN
5331BNSF (C44-9W F)
4516BNSF (C44-9W F)
9:37 SB CN ON CN FREIGHT
5622CN (SD75I F)
8896CN (SD70M-2 R)
9:56 NB IAIS ON IHB ETHANOL
506IAIS (ES44AC F)
507IAIS (ES44AC R)
10:12 NB CSX ON IHB GRAIN
8531CSX (SD50 F)
8787CSX (SD60 R)
10:24 SB IAIS BACKING OFF IHB ONTO IAIS ETHANOL
506IAIS (ES44AC F)
507IAIS (ES44AC R)
10:36 SB UP ON CSX FREIGHT
4383UP (SD70M F)
9463UP (C40-8W R)
4552UP (SD70M F)
11:01 SB CSX ON IHB FREIGHT
5363CSX (ES44DC F)
1506CSX (GP15-1 R)
11:39 NB UP ON IHB AUTORACKS
4145UP (SD70M F)
4437UP (SD70M R)
11:41 EB IAIS ON METRA ETHANOL
506IAIS (ES44AC F)
507IAIS (ES44AC R)
12:09 NB CSX ON CSX FREIGHT
5430CSX (ES44DC F)
5454CSX (ES44DC R)
12:26 SB IHB ON IHB FREIGHT
1502IHB (SW1500 F)
1507IHB (SW1500 F)
12:29 NB CSX ON CSX STACKS
7625CSX (C40-8 F)
8627CSX (SD50 R)
12:51 SB BNSF ON IHB AUTORACKS
7569BNSF (ES44DC F)
1:10 SB IHB ON IHB FREIGHT
1505IHB (SW1500 F)
HAD IHB CABOOSE #54 ON THE REAR OF THE TRAIN
1:21 SB CSX ON IHB STACKS
7881CSX (C40-8W F)
7731CSX (C40-8W R)
8742CSX (SD60M R)
1:42 SB CSX ON CSX STACKS
5424CSX (ES44DC F)
31CSX (AC4400CW R)
1:50 SB BNSF ON IHB FREIGHT
4916BNSF (C44-9W F)
7670CSX (C40-8W R)
1:51 NB CSX ON CSX STACKS
5332CSX (ES44DC F)
5379CSX (ES44DC R)
2:11 NB UP ON IHB AUTORACKS
7839UP (ES45AC F)
2:35 SB BNSF ON IHB AUTORACKS
4994BNSF (C44-9W F)
639BNSF (C44-9W F WARBONNET PAINT)
2:47 EB IAIS ON METRA FREIGHT
713IAIS (GP38-2 F)
703IAIS (GP38-2 F)
156IAIS (SD38-2 R)
2:51 SB CN ON CN LIGHT POWER
8889CN (SD70M-2 F)
2433CN (C40-8M R)
3:03 NB CSX ON IHB INTERMODAL
8562CSX (SD50 F)
7908CSX (C40-8W R)
AT THIS POINT WE HEADED TO HOMEWOOD TO GET A ROOM AND SHOOT SOME OF THE STORED IC/WC/CN/BC/GT UNITS. ALSO, 3 EJ&E SD38-2's WERE WORKING THE SOUTH END OF THE YARD.
TRIPLECROWN