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By:Robby Gragg
Dates:7/6/2020 - 8/7/2099
Album Info:Photos taken around Homewood at the yard, Metra station, Railroad Park, and other locations.
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EJ&E and IC
Title:  EJ&E and IC
Description:  EJ&E and IC meet at Homewood, both now owned by the CN.
Photo Date:  6/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/25/2009 2:51:38 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2) IC 1029(SD70)
Views:  773   Comments: 0
EJ&E 670
Title:  EJ&E 670
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 670 waits for a crew at Homewood.
Photo Date:  6/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/25/2009 2:51:46 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
All in the family
Title:  All in the family
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 670 and IC SD70 1029 are now all in the CN family at Homewood.
Photo Date:  6/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/25/2009 2:52:05 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2) IC 1029(SD70)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
BCOL 629
Title:  BCOL 629
Description:  BCOL RS18 629 and JLCX ex-BCOL SD40-2 762 sit at Homewood.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/16/2009 2:44:04 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  JLCX 762(SD40-2) BCOL 629(RS18C)
Views:  988   Comments: 0
JLCX 762
Title:  JLCX 762
Description:  JLCX ex-BCOL SD40-2 762 sits in Homewood.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/16/2009 2:44:15 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  JLCX 762(SD40-2)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
TFM 1320
Title:  TFM 1320
Description:  Do you want rare? You got it here! Not one, but TWO SDP40s sit at Homewood!
Photo Date:  8/4/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 12:44:02 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  TFM 1320(SDP40) TFM 1319(SDP40)
Views:  1848   Comments: 4
SDP40!!!!!
Title:  SDP40!!!!!
Description:  Probably one of the most ultamate rarities of all engines is the SDP40. I sure as heck got lucky today! That's another SDP40 trailing too. This is about as rare as you can possibly get.
Photo Date:  8/4/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 12:44:11 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  TFM 1320(SDP40)
Views:  1362   Comments: 3
IC 1506
Title:  IC 1506
Description:  IC SW14 1506 is still goiog at Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/31/2009 6:45:51 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  IC 1506(SW14)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
GTW 4623
Title:  GTW 4623
Description:  GTW GP9R 4623 heads light through Homewood.
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/31/2009 6:45:58 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  GTW 4623(GP9R)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
GTW 6401
Title:  GTW 6401
Description:  CN's OLS GP40, GTW 6401, heads light through Homewood.
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/31/2009 6:46:05 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  GTW 6401(GP40)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
EJ&E 672
Title:  EJ&E 672
Description:  An odd trio, EJ&E SD38-2 672, GTW GP38-2 6222 and a UP SD70M switch at Homewood. The UP would be set out.
Photo Date:  9/5/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 10:48:08 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
EJE 671
Title:  EJE 671
Description:  An odd couple, EJ&E SD38-2 671 and CN's OLS GP40-2, sit at Homewood.
Photo Date:  9/5/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 10:48:17 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2)
Views:  677   Comments: 0
EJ&E and IC
Title:  EJ&E and IC
Description:  Two classic railroad, both owned by CN. EJ&E SD38-2 672 and IC SD70 1007 sit at Homewood. Both have traveled down J rails, 672 numerous times, and 1007 ran the first and so far only M343 down the J with IC power leading earlier this year.
Photo Date:  9/5/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 10:48:25 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2) IC 1007(SD70)
Views:  156   Comments: 2
IC 1007
Title:  IC 1007
Description:  IC SD70 1007 departs Homewood with a southbound auto train. 1007 is no stranger to my camera, but is a welcome sight seeing the lack of ICs lately.
Photo Date:  9/5/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 10:48:32 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1007(SD70)
Views:  134   Comments: 1
NBEC 6900
Title:  NBEC 6900
Description:  NBEC SD40 6900 sits in the Homewood deadline, one of a few not sold to a scrapper, well at least for now.
Photo Date:  9/5/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 10:48:41 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  NBEC 6900(SD40-3)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
CN 7262
Title:  CN 7262
Description:  CN GP9RM 7262 sits at Homewood.
Photo Date:  9/19/2009  Upload Date: 9/23/2009 10:34:37 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  CN 7262(GP9RM) CN 211(Yard Slug)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
IC 3102
Title:  IC 3102
Description:  IC GP40R 3102 switches Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  11/7/2009  Upload Date: 11/9/2009 9:58:33 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3102(GP40R)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
DMI&R 417
Title:  DMI&R 417
Description:  DM&IR SD40-3 417 leads the deadline at Homewood.
Photo Date:  11/7/2009  Upload Date: 11/9/2009 9:58:43 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 417(SD40-3)
Views:  244   Comments: 1
IC 1031
Title:  IC 1031
Description:  IC SD70 1031 puts its train together at Homewood.
Photo Date:  11/20/2009  Upload Date: 11/20/2009 10:21:59 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1031(SD70)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
ASDX 752
Title:  ASDX 752
Description:  Unfortunatly, all three of these are bound for the scrapper.
Photo Date:  11/27/2009  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 12:45:02 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASDX 752(SD40-2) ASDX 6904(SD40) ASDX 6900(SD40)
Views:  999   Comments: 0
EJ&E 444
Title:  EJ&E 444
Description:  EJ&E SW1001 444 sits in the deadline at Homewood. Might be the last green J switcher I ever shoot...
Photo Date:  11/27/2009  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 12:45:19 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 444(SW1001) IC 1490(SW14)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Farewell old friend
Title:  Farewell old friend
Description:  This engine was recently sold to LTEX from what I have found out. If that is true, a lot of rust and maybe the scrapper's torch are in the future. Farewell, 444.
Photo Date:  11/27/2009  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 12:51:07 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 444(SW1001)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
GTW 4914
Title:  GTW 4914
Description:  GTW GP38-2 4914 leads the Markham local out of Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  11/27/2009  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 1:07:23 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  GTW 4914(GP38-2)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  673 is switching Homewood Yard, back again after spending some time roaming around the IC territory.
Photo Date:  12/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/29/2009 4:54:42 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
ASDX 308
Title:  ASDX 308
Description:  Four more units are waiting to head to Georgia for scrapping, unfortunatly including what was the last DM&IR SDM left on the CN.
Photo Date:  12/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/29/2009 4:54:49 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASDX 308(SD-M) ASDX 4634(GP9R) ASDX 4235(C424) ASDX 7001(GP9RM)
Views:  1598   Comments: 6
EJ&E 661
Title:  EJ&E 661
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2s 661 and 670 switch at Homewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/4/2010  Upload Date: 3/5/2010 12:16:02 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 661(SD38-3)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
EJ&E 670
Title:  EJ&E 670
Description:  670 and 661 switch at Homewood.
Photo Date:  3/4/2010  Upload Date: 3/5/2010 12:16:09 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2) EJE 661(SD38-3)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
EJ&E 659
Title:  EJ&E 659
Description:  659 is back in the Chicago area. Here it is sitting at Homewood.
Photo Date:  3/4/2010  Upload Date: 3/4/2010 4:50:25 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  EJE 659(SD38-3)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
EJ&E 656
Title:  EJ&E 656
Description:  EJ&E SD38-3 656 switches at Homewood.
Photo Date:  3/4/2010  Upload Date: 3/5/2010 12:17:44 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  EJE 656(SD38-3)
Views:  140   Comments: 3
GTW 5846
Title:  GTW 5846
Description:  GTW GP38-2 5846 departs Homewood with the Markham local.
Photo Date:  3/4/2010  Upload Date: 3/5/2010 12:30:42 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 5846(GP38-2)
Views:  139   Comments: 1
Return of the devil
Title:  Return of the devil
Description:  After spending a year up in Minnesota and Wisconsin, EJ&E 666 returns to Illinois, paired up with 656, These two longtime rostermates hadn't been in the same state since pretty much the takeover!
Photo Date:  3/27/2010  Upload Date: 3/29/2010 12:32:08 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EJE 666(SD38-3) EJE 656(SD38-3)
Views:  192   Comments: 1
EJ&E 668
Title:  EJ&E 668
Description:  EJ&E 669 sits at Homewood. I am not a fan of the new black trucks though.
Photo Date:  4/10/2010  Upload Date: 4/12/2010 8:16:42 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 668(SD38-2)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
EJE 666
Title:  EJE 666
Description:  The devil unit continues switching the south end of Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  4/10/2010  Upload Date: 4/12/2010 8:16:54 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EJE 666(SD38-3)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
J Takeover!
Title:  J Takeover!
Description:  Nothing but J power works the south end of Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  4/10/2010  Upload Date: 4/12/2010 8:17:05 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 667(SD38-2) EJE 668(SD38-2) EJE 675(SD38-2)
Views:  282   Comments: 3
The movie star
Title:  The movie star
Description:  This was the EJ&E unit briefly seen in the movie "Dennis The Menace" many years ago for those who don't know.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 5:38:35 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 661(SD38-3) EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  177   Comments: 1
J Meet: 2010 Version
Title:  J Meet: 2010 Version
Description:  Homewood Rail Heritage Day 2009 was well known for its J meets, 2010's version also had a J meet!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 5:41:49 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2) EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
UP 3191
Title:  UP 3191
Description:  Ya don't get deuces on the UP much anymore, let alone leading these days.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 5:43:28 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3191(SD40-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
UP 3191
Title:  UP 3191
Description:  A UP deuce passes a freshly de-IC'd SD70 at Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 7:01:38 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3191(SD40-2) IC 1008(SD70)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
UP 3191
Title:  UP 3191
Description:  Another shot of the now-rare UP deuce.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/20/2010 8:41:49 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3191(SD40-2)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
Show time!
Title:  Show time!
Description:  671 gives our 5-person photo line a horn, light and bell show, and even activated the red strobe!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/20/2010 8:42:13 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
EJE 672
Title:  EJE 672
Description:  Like the 671, 672 gave our photo line a honk of its leslie horn. Photo lines and J units, a good day!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/20/2010 8:42:38 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Now a rarity
Title:  Now a rarity
Description:  Hard to belive these roamed back and forth around this are just two years ago, now you get one leading every two years. The things we took for granted...
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 6:59:00 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3191(SD40-2)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
IC 1011
Title:  IC 1011
Description:  Gotta get some IC on Rail Heritage Day!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 6:57:41 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1011(SD70)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
IC 6111
Title:  IC 6111
Description:  I hope CN isn't returning these neat IC 6100s to the deadline...
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 5:54:16 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6111(SD40-2) IC 6132(SD40-2) WC 3006(GP40)
Views:  277   Comments: 2
EJ&E CC1
Title:  EJ&E CC1
Description:  Definatly the most interesting unit appearance-wise on the J, CC1 sits in the deadline at Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 5:51:47 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE CC1(Yard Slug) CN 5640(SD75I) IC 6017(SD40-2R)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
CN 2590
Title:  CN 2590
Description:  A solo GE pulls out of the yard for headroom.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/20/2010 8:48:21 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2590(C44-9W)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
GMTX 9043
Title:  GMTX 9043
Description:  Two ex-Oakway SD60s sit at Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/13/2010 10:37:43 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 9043(SD60)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
EJ&E 661
Title:  EJ&E 661
Description:  A nice duo of EMDs sit at Homewood.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/13/2010 10:37:53 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 661(SD38-3) GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
EJ&E 322
Title:  EJ&E 322
Description:  EJ&E 322 sits at Homewood, unfortunatly retired by CN.
Photo Date:  7/7/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 3:00:59 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 322(SW1200)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
EJE 662
Title:  EJE 662
Description:  The J-Ball SD38-2 sits at Homewood.
Photo Date:  7/7/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 3:06:25 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 4909(GP38-2)
Views:  293   Comments: 0


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