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  From: Kyrailfan666@...
Reply-to: PALRR@yahoogroups.com
To:  palrr@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 11/22/2009 2:35:18 P.M. Central Standard  Time
Subj: [PALRR] New bridge in service


1998 cleered at 2:27 pm mp 204 signals between 206.4 and 203  are not
operational.    gmtx headed for cct.     mark r



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Thanks to all who put together the day at Mendota yesterday.  We enjoyed the
day, dinner, slides, and conversation!

James Aurand
Glenview, IL

--- In illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com, "leo_mccauley2001"
<leo_mccauley2001@...> wrote:
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>  In regardsto your meet in Mendota, we will have a few folks on hand at  the
museum for y'all, look forward to seeing you there.
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>  Leo McCauley McNabb, Il.
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rr south section of 282 bridge is gone center section is going. There
widing the openining and hauing the materal off. Doent look like they
will finish by dark. Grt has been cut over to the new route completely.
Cct continues to unload trains and grt could take pal trains from
railroad north.             mark r on location

It really paints a picture of an era, doesn't it?  I'd love to see more like
this.

Fred LeSage

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   From: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of saul
   Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:17 PM
   To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [IllinoisCentral] The good old days



   Nice photo Dan Tracy

   http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=304493&nseq=4






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Don't for get the meeting tomorrow. It promises to be great.
Don

the old ky 282 brige is getting track removed. No more trains to cross
the dam. Revised scedual has the imbankment were the road is going to
be removed tomarow. Plan is to have the new highway open the 24th or if
any snags are incountered the 25th.   later    mark r   on location

Nice photo Dan Tracy

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=304493&nseq=4

The NS still has trackage rights between Chicago and Gibson City.  They have 2
manifests, 317 (southward)and 318 (northward)that run daily as well as other
trains as needed.

Terry.

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From: "sycophant840" <sycophant840@...>
To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:56:41 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [IllinoisCentral] NS RunThrough

 




Hey Guys

Wathcin the IC North Video from Pentrex...

It states that NS had trackage rights from Chicago to Gibson city.
Anyone know what kind of trains were ran? Or was it just local stuff?

Thanx

Rob

Tales From the Rails book and e book is now available at
http://www.lulu.com/content/7925593 and is not a fancy book, but big, thick and
something I wished to do. Loads of Illinois Central material within...

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=304493&nseq=0


Well the BL2 are the move and the tower is coming down. How much of this yard is
left or has change today.


Nice yard pic Dan

Wrecking crews started to demolish IC Corwith tower today. Earlier a
large crane was cherry picking through the roof of the tower. Maybe some
group saved the machinery out of Corwith? At 1PM wrecking crews started
to work on the roof area. If anyone wants one last look, best get over
there early tomorrow morning before it is gone.
Ken Lanovich

Hello all,
 
I need photos of the Indiana Railroad (INRD) to help illustrate an article by
retired IC Corporate Counsel John Doerringer on the sale and start-up of this IC
spinoff in an upcoming issue of the ICRHA Mid-American.
 
Photos can be from the IC/ICG era, or the INRD.  Primarily interested in shots
on the old IC portion of the line as opposed to later line additions.  Late ICG
era/early INRD era shots particularly welcome, but will consider all
submissions.
 
Please contact me off-list at unitlne@... if you are interested in
contributing.  Contributors whose work sees print will receive a comp copy of
the issue in question when it runs.  Also, if anyone could forward this to the
INRD Yahoo group, I would appreciate it.
 
Thank you!
 
Paul Burgess
Editor - ICRHA Mid-American
Homewood IL 

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the 2 ski train sd90 115 & 116 were at vmv paducah last week.    mark r


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Blaszak <mblaszak@...>
To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
Cc: IlliniRail@yahoogroups.com; StLouisRailfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:52:38 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: [IllinoisCentral] Two rare units on the Mainline of Mid
America

These two units ("Janesville & Southeastern" BL2 52 once owned by Glenn
Monhart and BAR 56) were at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay
and apparently are routed CN-ESTL-UP to Lordsburg, NM.  AZER is owned
by the fan-friendly Iowa Pacific Holdings, which also runs the
passenger service on the San Luis & Rio Grande and is trying to revive
the Rio Grande Ski Train operation.  Others have speculated these units
will end up on one of these passenger services.

Mike Blaszak

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> Two BL-2's are gonna head south today to Mattoon.
> They'll get picked up in DuQuoin tomorrow to head
> to ESTL tomorrow night. Should be able to catch them
> between Centralia and DuQuoin Thursday AM. They are
> going to the Arizona and Eastern.
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Can Terry Cook please contact me off-list?  Thank you!
 
Paul Burgess
Editor - ICRHA Mid-American
Homewood IL

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A thought occurred to me. Is this the first time a BL2 has traversed the Main
Line of Mid America?


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From: "Greg" <gregcochenet@...>
To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 10:29:10 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: [IllinoisCentral] Re: Two rare units on the Mainline of Mid America






If anyone in the area that can confirm they have been picked up Fri night and
can post that info, that would be great. I have a couple friends down there that
would like to catch them but probably won't be able to make it out today.
Thanks!

Greg




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Went by Belleville Il about 10pm Saturday after setting out a boxcar at Liese
Lumber.
Brian

--- On Sat, 11/14/09, chris bodkin <bodkin6071@...> wrote:

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> Subject: [IllinoisCentral] Re: Two rare units on the Mainline of Mid America
> To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
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Until I saw this pic of 1302, the most surprising one to me was GP35 2520.

Fred LeSage
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   From: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of kc1519
   Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:42 AM
   To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [IllinoisCentral] Re: IC SW13B 1302



   This booster 1302 in Deathstar black is a big suprise to me also. Like
seeing an ex-GM&O GP30 (2250) in IC black. The booster 1302 was sold to NRE
in 11/89. The cab 1302 was sold to P&L in 8/86 along with several other
SW13's.

   The "new" IC went crazy in 1988 repainting all active locos in Deathstar
black. By 1990 it was rare to see an active orange-white (or orange-gray)
locomotive pulling a train.

   KC
   --- In illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Slayton <slayton@...>
wrote:
   >
   > Joseph wrote:
   > > On 29 February 1988, "Gulf" was dropped from the Illinois Central
name. A
   > > program was initiated to repaint all remaining locomotives into the
then
   > > current 'deathstar' paint scheme, complete with the 'AT&T' style logo.
   > >
   > > Former IC SW13B 1302B was repainted into the 'deathstar' paint scheme.
   > > Photographic evidence suggests the remaining hulk was still on the
property
   > > of National Railway Equipment at Dixmoor, Illinois as of 29 June 2009.
   > >
   > > It appears that the 'B' in the road number (i.e., IC 1302B), was
dropped.
   > > Was IC 1302B officially renumbered IC 1302?
   > >
   > > Thanks!
   > > Joseph
   > Wasn't there a change in the AAR standards requiring that letters be
   > removed from unit numbers? Recall that for a time UP used a B in front
   > of the unit number to designate units that were not equipped to be lead
   > units for what ever reason. (no fridge, ditch lights and so on).
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And they were still there as of Noon when I made it up there to get shots of
them.

--- In illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com, "Myron & Lois Dudenbostel" <myroloi@...>
wrote:
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> Group, as of 8:00 this morning, Saturday 11/14/09, the two BL2's were still in
Du Quoin coupled to about a half dozen cars. The B&S unit is in the lead with
the B&A unit trailing coupled back to back.
>
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OS Freeport Approx. 9:40 PM

Heads up westward!

Andrew



________________________________
From: ccpsupertrain <ccpsupertrain@...>
To: ccprr@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 7:48:32 PM
Subject: [ccprr] IC 1000 on 337 tonight but...

 
...it's the trailing unit and may not even be online. Leader is a CN GE--looked
like a 2200.

Joe







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Group, as of 8:00 this morning, Saturday 11/14/09, the two BL2's were still in
Du Quoin coupled to about a half dozen cars. The B&S unit is in the lead with
the B&A unit trailing coupled back to back.

   Myron Dudenbostel

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This booster 1302 in Deathstar black is a big suprise to me also.  Like seeing
an ex-GM&O GP30 (2250) in IC black.  The booster 1302 was sold to NRE in 11/89. 
The cab 1302 was sold to P&L in 8/86 along with several other SW13's.

The "new" IC went crazy in 1988 repainting all active locos in Deathstar black. 
By 1990 it was rare to see an active orange-white (or orange-gray) locomotive
pulling a train.

KC
--- In illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Slayton <slayton@...> wrote:
>
> Joseph wrote:
> > On 29 February 1988, "Gulf" was dropped from the Illinois Central name. A
> > program was initiated to repaint all remaining locomotives into the then
> > current 'deathstar' paint scheme, complete with the 'AT&T' style logo.
> >
> > Former IC SW13B 1302B was repainted into the 'deathstar' paint scheme.
> > Photographic evidence suggests the remaining hulk was still on the property
> > of National Railway Equipment at Dixmoor, Illinois as of 29 June 2009.
> >
> > It appears that the 'B' in the road number (i.e., IC 1302B), was dropped.
> > Was IC 1302B officially renumbered IC 1302?
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> > Joseph
> Wasn't there a change in the AAR standards requiring that letters be
> removed from unit numbers?  Recall that for a time UP used a B in front
> of the unit number to designate units that were not equipped to be lead
> units for what ever reason. (no fridge, ditch lights and so on).
>
> Patrick
>

Tuscola is a decent spot but you need to be there in the morning (before 10 AM)
and then again in the evening (5 PM and later). With the short daylight hours of
late fall and winter and switch back to standard time, a lot of the trains pass
through town in the dark.

UP's North/South Corridor goes through Tuscola. It splits about 40 miles south
of Tuscola at Findlay into the Pana Sub to St. Louis and (I think the Salem, IL
Sub) to Texas. There is something like 35-40 daily trains on the UP, 2 on the
CSX, 6 Amtraks, and whatever CN runs. Most late mornings to afternoons are slow
with a couple of Amtraks and a few UP trains.

If you go, do be cautious of CN detectives/police near the old tower site as a
friend of mine had an unpleasant experience and he wasn't on the tracks.

Happy railfanning,
Joe

If anyone in the area that can confirm they have been picked up Fri night and
can post that info, that would be great.  I have a couple friends down there
that would like to catch them but probably won't be able to make it out today. 
Thanks!

Greg

When they did the point tucking, the dust everywhere reminded me of that day. 
We really appreciated everybody's help on that day and all the other clean up
days.  Thanks!

Thomas

--- In illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com, B Getz <bgeep40@...> wrote:
>
> Thomas....
> That is looking good...much better then when we moved the clay, and moped the
stairs.......and other fun stuff.
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In regardsto your meet in Mendota, we will have a few folks on hand at  the
museum for y'all, look forward to seeing you there.


  Leo McCauley McNabb, Il.

I discovered this while looking for something else on the LOC web site.
If the link does not work, this is the only result that comes up when
your put "icrr" in the query box.

PKS
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhsheet&fileName=ia/ia0200/ia0278/sh\
eet/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Commercial%20%26%20Industrial%20Buil\
dings,%20Illinois%20Central%20Railroad%20Passenger%20Depot,%20Iowa%20%26%20Jones\
%20Streets,%20Dubuque,%20Dubuque%20County,%20IA&displayType=1&maxCols=2&itemLink\
=r?ammem/hh:@FIELD(DOCID+@BAND(@lit(IA0278)))

Hi all!

Was just checking my ATCS Monitor system now at 10:32 and I seen that there is
an eastbound train headed onto the Iowa Zone. Heads up to anyone!

Your welcome in advance!

Andrew Osborne
Freeport, IL
(current location: Highland Community College)




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Mrs. Johnston? Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Paul Turner

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 11, 2009, at 4:23 PM, "ic9600" <ic9600@...> wrote:

What was Wayne A. Johnston's wife's name?

Is there somewhere to read up on the dieselization of the IC in the 1950's.
Which lines were dieselized when and how steam was pulled back to Paducah for
its last stand?

Thanks,
Thomas




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The UP still runs decent. CN you may get some action just depends. Amtrak you
can see 2 to 3 if you are there early enough.

--- On Wed, 11/11/09, sycophant840 <sycophant840@...> wrote:


From: sycophant840 <sycophant840@...>
Subject: [IllinoisCentral] Tuscola, Illinois
To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 6:11 PM


 



Hey Guys

Is Tuscuola still a hot spot on the IC/UP/CSX diamond? I am going to be making a
trip to Tolono, and didn't know whether to bother to go down or not..

Also, does any one know what sub division that UP line is?

Thanks
Rob











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Times have slowed down big time. Specialy around the noon. Early mourning
usually yields activity.

--- On Wed, 11/11/09, Bill N1eY <whobulk3@...> wrote:


From: Bill N1eY <whobulk3@...>
Subject: Re: [IllinoisCentral] Tuscola, Illinois
To: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 8:10 PM


 



lunch time has to be the worse time to go. Earlier this year the only
thing that I saw at Tuscola was the Champaign-Mattoon turn go by.

bill

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> and CSX, but it wasn't REALLY busy. I was at Tolono for a couple hours
> today and didn't see ANYTHING on NS or CN, I probably picked the wrong
> time. But if you stay there for a good period of time you'll see
> action. The UP subdivision in Tuscola is the Pana Sub.
>
> Is Tuscuola still a hot spot on the IC/UP/CSX diamond? I am going to
> be making a trip to Tolono, and didn't know whether to bother to go
> down or not..
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> Also, does any one know what sub division that UP line is?
>
> Thanks
> Rob
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