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Title: |
Terrible shot of 185 |
Description: |
Fitting that this photo of Metra is terrible. |
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4/4/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:24 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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METX 185(F40PHM-2) |
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439 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Amtrak 32 on 347 west |
Description: |
32 leads train A 347 1 04 west through Downers Grove. |
Photo Date: |
4/4/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:25 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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AMTK 32(P42DC) |
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319 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A RAIL! WOW! |
Description: |
And a tie plate! |
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4/4/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:27 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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154 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Eastbound dinky |
Description: |
Shoving east into Downers Grove. |
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4/6/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:16:49 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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144 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
I didn't wait long enough... |
Description: |
No, this isn't flagrant mockery of the rule of thirds, this is a case of "where is the other train?"... |
Photo Date: |
4/6/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:18:15 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 186(F40PHM-2) |
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307 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
There we go... |
Description: |
Two trains in one shot. Yay. |
Photo Date: |
4/6/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:21:45 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 191(F40PHM-2) METX 186(F40PHM-2) |
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526 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
405 on flipback |
Description: |
Or whatever you want to call it. This is one of the two typical methods by which reversal of the train at Downers Grove is accomplished. |
Photo Date: |
4/6/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:22:50 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 405(MP36PH-3S) |
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359 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound junk freight |
Description: |
Probably M BRCGAL, but I really don't know. |
Photo Date: |
4/9/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:19 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 7053(SD40-2) BNSF 7922(SD40-2) |
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413 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 2914 |
Description: |
Backlit telesmashes can be fun once in a while. |
Photo Date: |
4/9/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 8:19:51 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 2914(GP39E) |
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320 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Metra 185 west |
Description: |
Boring shot, but hey, at least you can see the whole train... |
Photo Date: |
4/9/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:19 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 185(F40PHM-2) |
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453 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Metra 107 through National Street |
Description: |
Passing through the National Street depot in Elgin. Photo by John Means. |
Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:21 AM |
Location: |
Elgin, IL |
Author: |
John Means |
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Locomotives: |
METX 107(F40PH) |
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419 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Eastbound Scoot into National Street |
Description: |
An eastbound makes his way in under cloudy skies, which eventually did clear up. |
Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:21 AM |
Location: |
Elgin, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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178 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
424 on the back end of that eastbound |
Description: |
Rolling east into National Street depot. |
Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:22 AM |
Location: |
Elgin, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 424(MP36PH-3S) |
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392 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
107 rolling east |
Description: |
Coming into the plant at National Street. |
Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:23 AM |
Location: |
Elgin, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 107(F40PH) |
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416 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Being suspicious and taking pictures from high up |
Description: |
Apparently nobody (except Animal Control) cares if you take a picture of a train in Elgin, but get yourself some elevation and you're a security threat. Whatever.... |
Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:23 AM |
Location: |
Elgin, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 210(F40PHM-2) |
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581 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Inside an Amtrak coach |
Description: |
Looking out of the window in Horizon coach AMTK 54521. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 2:56:48 AM |
Location: |
Libertyville, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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230 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ticket stub or something |
Description: |
I don't know what this thing is called. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 3:00:19 AM |
Location: |
Hinsdale, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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225 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Crossbuck and UP MSSPR |
Description: |
I think it's MSSPR, anyway. Train rolls south. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 3:15:55 AM |
Location: |
Pleasant Prairie, WI |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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149 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Inside Metra coach 740 |
Description: |
For a 56-year-old Q coach, she looks pretty good inside and out. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 3:28:28 AM |
Location: |
Western Springs, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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217 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
3 F40s... nothing special |
Description: |
A trio of F40PH-2s sit over in Waukegan. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/18/2007 3:14:35 PM |
Location: |
Waukegan, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 158(F40PH) METX 166(F40PH) METX 170(F40PH) |
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644 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Keats and Smoky Catnip |
Description: |
Showing off his weapons of fright: a D50, a cell phone, and his car. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/18/2007 3:14:36 PM |
Location: |
Pleasant Prairie, WI |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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188 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 3071 on MSSPR 21 |
Description: |
Today's MSSPR (or yesterday's, I guess) rolls south into Pleasant Prairie with some nice power, yellow or not. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 3:38:23 AM |
Location: |
Pleasant Prairie, WI |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 3071(SD40-2) UP 2971(SD40M-2) UP 3081(SD40-2) |
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462 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Emergency lighting |
Description: |
For the uninitated, at Union Station, whenever a BN train leaves for the western suburbs, there is a period of anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes when the emergency lighting in the coaches comes on as the station power is removed and the HEP generator on the loco is started. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 3:40:27 AM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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128 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Looking north on the CP |
Description: |
At Bain Station Road, MP 51.57 if I recall correctly. |
Photo Date: |
4/22/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:37 AM |
Location: |
Pleasant Prairie, WI |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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166 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
In the hole... |
Description: |
What else is new? |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:29 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4021(SD70M) |
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316 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Nothing new here... |
Description: |
A UP train sitting in the siding. Welcome to reality. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:30 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4021(SD70M) |
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300 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Metra westbound into La Fox |
Description: |
Yawn... |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:30 AM |
Location: |
Downers Grove, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 145(F40PH) |
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311 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Oops, underexposed... |
Description: |
Boring Metra. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:31 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 171(F40PH) |
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367 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 4088 |
Description: |
One of the best photos of today, and I didn't even shoot it. Oh well. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:32 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
John Means |
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Locomotives: |
UP 4088(SD70M) NS 2732(SD70M-2) |
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585 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ex-C&NW motor |
Description: |
Still has that ever-present smiley face on the nose bell. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:32 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 2990(SD40-2) UP 2965(SD40M-2) |
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511 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Gah |
Description: |
Right number, wrong railroad... Coal empties. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:33 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7149(AC44CW) CSX 227(AC44CW) |
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484 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound Metra |
Description: |
Running lefty, like the C&NW before it. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:34 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 160(F40PH) |
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387 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Another ex-C&NW |
Description: |
No smiley face. :( |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:34 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 3091(SD40-2) UP 2987(SD40-2) |
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418 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Wrong side of the sun |
Description: |
But it's Metra, so who cares? |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:35 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 136(F40PH) |
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354 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
More coal empties... |
Description: |
A fun engine though. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:36 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
UP 8013(SD9043MAC) |
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297 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Halfway decent shot of Metra |
Description: |
Still on the wrong side, though. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 4:34:36 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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Locomotives: |
METX 150(F40PH) |
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432 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sun-lit shelter |
Description: |
This was once the view from the shelter between #1 and #2 tracks (I think) in La Fox. In February '07, I returned to see that doors had been put up. A shame, truly. |
Photo Date: |
4/27/2006 Upload Date: 4/4/2007 3:42:23 AM |
Location: |
La Fox, IL |
Author: |
Tristan Garrett |
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419 Comments: 2 |
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