Hello Trent, Hate to hear about the accident. I live in Byram up there on Wildwood Blvd. One day when I'm home maybe we can do some railfanning? Greg Nevels ...
In the book "I.C. in Color", I saw a picture of SW1 602 with "I.C.R.R." initals on the cab. Besides the 1930-s era diesels, how many other first-generation...
Hello Greg , Im allways up for some railfanning now lol !!!!!!!!! I didnt know there was any other fellow Illinois Central list people near me .I usually go on...
Some 2nd generation diesels carried those initals. I have a photo of a GP40 with them. cbalducc <cbalducc@...> wrote: In the book "I.C. in Color", I saw...
The second incarnation of I.C.R.R. appeared on the post ICG black scheme before settling for the last black scheme (Deathstar). The 3100 and 9619 had the...
I was reading The Paducah Gateway by Donald Lessly the other day and there is a black and white picture of some ICG woodchip hoppers on page 223 that ICG put...
I saw this just after midnight this morning. Power was GTW 5861 in CN North America paint facing north/east and GTW blue 4622 GP9R facing south/west. It...
TeeVee comments, "Out here in Omaha, I'm seeing reports of massive damage in IC territory." Eastbound daily just passed Milepost 124 on the Iowa Division, as...
It looks like the S series Alco switcher that came out of IRM and was in Proviso yard two weeks ago has now made its way to the IC/CN yard in Markham ...
Listening to the scanner durring the storms they held Amtrak 391 at Humbolt to wait for the storms to pass. Also others area reported debris across tracks. ......
Now you're really taxing the memory. During the 70's (the Carter era) the IC was always short of 100-ton grain cars for corn and beans after the harvest…the...
I have a question forwarded in from a reader of the Green Diamond, asking what colors the passenger cars were on the Panama, pre-Chocolate and Orange. I have...
... asking what colors the passenger cars were on the Panama, pre-Chocolate and Orange. ... lettering, but does anyone know for sure? Yes, in pre-streamliner...
Absolutely sure they were Pullman Green with Gold Dulux lettering..Dubin's book shows the early Panama Limited and If you go the Otto Perry Collection you will...
The ICG had at least one hundred of the fiberglass tops for the 100-ton, four-dump hoppers in the 78000 and 85000-series. The railroaders in the Champaign area...
Thanks to all listers who chimed in on this! Paul ... asking what colors the passenger cars were on the Panama, pre-Chocolate and Orange. ... lettering, but...
Thanks for all the info. After reading it again I may have misunderstood what he wrote. "The hopper car which helped the wood chip industry was given a third...
ANNOUNCING A NEW BOOK ON THE (pre-1972) ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR! "Illinois Central Color Pictorial Volume 2: Cairo, IL - New Orleans" is the title of a new book...
List; Woodchip cars would not be able to have tops due to their height and the weight issue of carrying grain. Woodchips are lighter than most loads so you can...
Forgot to say, I remember C&O hoppers with tops on the Rock Island around Omaha in 1973-4, and also saw hoppers with tops on ICG, UP, MP, BN and others. I...
Sounds like a winner to me ! dlb _____ From: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com [mailto:illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tenn_central Sent: Tuesday,...
Cliff, The website you gave has not been updated. You might want to check it out. But I will be back. Thanks. dlb _____ From: illinoiscentral@yahoogroups.com ...
You are correct. The website doesn't yet have the next IC book listed. I've talked to Joe Shine, who owns and runs Four Ways West, and he's been a bit busy...
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