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Photos by Neal Stringer: Locomotives
Page 3 |
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pages that focus on locomotives. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#668 |
| Location: Spaulding, IL |
| Date: 3/26/2002 |
Notes: Light power waits for
the USS Line Creek coal train to show up, so they
can take it up to USS Gary Works Coke Facility.
Second unit is #658. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#664 & #667 |
| Location: BNSF Eola Yard, IL |
| Date: 4/?/2002 |
| Notes: Photographed while
in the process of picking up a coal train from
BNSF's Eola Yard. |
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| Subject: EMD SW1000
#459 |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 5/?/2002 |
| Notes: Sitting on the "road
line", which is a secondary pit track that
also goes to the turntable. #459 was primarily
used in the tin at the time. |
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| Subject: Ex DMIR
SDM #804 |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 5/?/2002 |
Notes: #804 and a second ex
DMIR shove cars from the south hump up the hill.
#804 normally works the hump at Kirk Yard. Note
the American flag on the nose. |
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| Subject: Ex B&LE
SD38-2 #672 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 6/?/2002 |
| Notes: Sitting in the pit
with #664. This unit had just recently broken
down at West Chicago while running on the #21
train the night before. |
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| Subject: Ex B&LE
SD38-2 #672 |
| Location: Morris, IL |
| Date: 5/?/2002 |
| Notes: #672 and #703 are
pictured on the isthmus that runs across Heidecke
Lake to Collins power station. Empty coal cars
that had been in storage there were to be picked
up and brought up the Illinois River Line. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#670 in New Paint |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 7/9/2002 |
| Notes: #670 is photographed
after having just arrived back from the Wisconsin
Southern's Horicon Paint shops. |
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| Subject: EMD SW1200
#300 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 7/9/2002 |
Notes: Sitting outside the
roundhouse with #322. #300 was one of the last
switchers to wear the brown paint scheme. |
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| Subject: Ex B&LE
SD38-2 #672 |
| Location: BNSF Eola Yard, IL |
| Date: 7/?/2002 |
| Notes: Second unit is ex
B&LE unit #671. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-3
#659 in New Paint |
| Location: Bridge Jct. - Joliet,
IL |
| Date: 7/?/2002 |
| Notes: #659 passes near Bridge
198 while being brought back from Wisconsin Southern's
Horicon Paint shops, after previously receiving
its -3 upgrade. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#670 in New Paint |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 8/?/2002 |
| Notes: #670 originally wore
its ex B&LE scheme before being repainted
into the J 'chevron' scheme. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#668 on a Train |
| Location: The Rock - Joliet,
IL |
| Date: 8/?/2002 |
Notes: Photographed while
stopped at "The Rock". The second unit
in the consist is the ex B&LE #672. |
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| Subject: EMD SW1200
#305 in New Paint |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 8/?/2002 |
| Notes: Showing off its brand
new paint while sitting in the #38 'pocket' track,
just west of the service pit in Joliet Yard. |
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| Subject: Ex Utah
Railway SD40U #751 |
| Location: Spaulding, IL |
| Date: 8/?/2002 |
| Notes: #751 and the other
two MPI lease units have come up to Spaulding
as 'light power', to pick up the coal train for
USS Gary Works Coke Facility. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#670 |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 8/20/2002 |
| Notes: Sitting in the service
pit with numerous other J units. Note the difference
between the four step stairs on #670 and the three
step stairs on #656. |
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| Subject: Ex B&LE
SD38-2 #673 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 9/?/2002 |
| Notes: #673 was one of five
SD38-2s that were brought from Union RR. They
had originally been with the B&LE. "EJ&E"
had quickly been stenciled on the side. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#658 in New Paint |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 10/?/2002 |
| Notes: Sitting just outside
the roundhouse among other J units. #658 had recently
returned from Wisconsin Southern's Horicon Paint
shops. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-3
#659 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 10??2002 |
| Notes: Pictured sitting in
the pit with one of the ex Utah Railway / MPI
lease units. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#675 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 1/?/2003 |
| Notes: One of the ex Union
RR / B&LE units sits outside the roundhouse.
The ex B&LE units could be identified by the
lack of short plow. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-3
#666 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 4/?/2003 |
| Notes: Sitting in the service
pit on a sunny day, among visiting UP power. The
second unit behind #666 is the #674. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-3
#669 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: 11/?/2004 |
Notes: Sitting under the service
pit sand tower with #664. |
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| Subject: Hump Remote
Control Unit #CC1 |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 4/?/2007 |
| Notes: This unit was originally
slug T-6, which had the form of an actual EMD
'Calf'. It was rebuilt into the very unique looking
"CC1" around 10/05. The rebuilt unit
was designed to be used for the hump and yard
work. |
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| Subject: EMD SD38-2
#671 |
| Location: |
| Date: 10/?/2007 |
Notes: Notice the PVC brake
handle holder mounted on the railing, and also
the camera above the headlamp. Hazard tape has
also been added to the cab door. |
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| Subject: EMD SW1500
#460 |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 10/?/2007 |
Notes: EJ&E's 'new' switcher
is pictured sitting in Kirk Yard. Notice the white
PVC brake handle holder mounted on the railing. |
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| Subject: EMD SW1001
#444 |
| Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN |
| Date: 10/?/2007 |
Notes: #444 is seen with quite
a bit of hazard tape applied. This is most likely
a precaution for when it works in the Gary Works
mills. The #444 and #445 are unique in that they
have very roomy cabs |
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