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Viewing Album:  Railfanning after Great Midwest Train Show 2017
 
By:Jacob Werling
Dates:12/10/2017 - 12/10/2017
Album Info:After a fun, but very cold, day of railfanning the eastern side of Chicago in Indiana. My dad and I went to the Great Midwest Train Show in Wheaton the following day, since we were unable to make it. Enjoy!
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UP 8024
Title:  UP 8024
Description:  UP 8024 works from the middle of the intermodel train
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:15:41 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 8024(AC45CCTE)
Views:  272   Comments: 1
METX 8459
Title:  METX 8459
Description:  A METX Cab Car leads METX 508 back east making a stop at the Wheaton Metra station before heading to Chicago Union Station
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:37:55 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  163   Comments: 0
METX 8459
Title:  METX 8459
Description:  A shot of the train with the original station and other platform
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:40:15 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  161   Comments: 0
METX 8459
Title:  METX 8459
Description:  Passengers get on and off the train
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:43:00 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  157   Comments: 0
METX 8459
Title:  METX 8459
Description:  METX 508 departs the Wheaton Metra Station
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:45:12 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  186   Comments: 0
METX 8459
Title:  METX 8459
Description:  A close shot of the cab car as METX 508 continues east to Chicago
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:47:38 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  197   Comments: 0
METX 168
Title:  METX 168
Description:  METX 168 trails on the rear of METX 508 heading to Chicago
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:49:59 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  METX 168(F40PH)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
METX 168
Title:  METX 168
Description:  The train continues east, picking up speed quickly.
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:52:25 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  METX 168(F40PH)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
UP 5045
Title:  UP 5045
Description:  After a little more waiting, UP 5045 lead a couple CSX engines and a westbound ethanol train through Wheaton
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:55:16 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 5045(SD70M)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
METX 153
Title:  METX 153
Description:  About 25 minutes later, METX 505 came west into town ready to make a stop at the Wheaton Metra Station
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:56:59 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  METX 153(F40PH)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Metra Cab Car
Title:  Metra Cab Car
Description:  METX 505 begins to slow down to make a stop at the station
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 12:59:18 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  152   Comments: 0
CSX 3435
Title:  CSX 3435
Description:  After the Metra train passed, UP got very dead so we decided to go down to Blue Island to see if there was any action happening over there. The only problem with that was it took us an hour and twenty minutes just to get there which didnt give us a lot of daylight to work with but we managed. Soon after we arrived, CSX Q642 came across one of the bridges with a Tier 4 GEVO leading a BNSF GEVO and a small drop-off for IAIS
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 2:33:53 PM
Location:  Wheaton, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CSX 3435(ET44AH)
Views:  277   Comments: 1
CSX 3435
Title:  CSX 3435
Description:  The train slowly gets closer
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 2:36:40 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CSX 3435(ET44AH)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
CSX 3435
Title:  CSX 3435
Description:  A close up shot of the two units on CSX Q642
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:46:44 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CSX 3435(ET44AH)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
BNSF 6925
Title:  BNSF 6925
Description:  BNSF 6925 trails on CSX Q642. This unit has been tagged somewhere along the line
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:51:13 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6925(ES44C4)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
METX 414
Title:  METX 414
Description:  Catching us by surpise, an eastbound Metra commuter flies over the CSX and UP mainlines on the ex-Rock Island (now IAIS)
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:53:23 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  METX 414(MP36PH-3S)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
UP 7325
Title:  UP 7325
Description:  UP 7325 leads a UP manifest, beginning its journey souh on the Joint Line.
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:56:23 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 7325(AC4460CW)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
UP 2296
Title:  UP 2296
Description:  A SD60M "triclops" unit trails 2nd of 3 on the manifest. Due to the recent uprising in traffic, UP has been bringing some of its older units back onto the roster once again. This unit has been in storage until just recently.
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 8:59:50 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 2296(SD60M)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
UP 5452
Title:  UP 5452
Description:  UP 5452 leads CSX Q091, the westbound Washington Fruit Train, through Blue Island on its way to Barr Yard where it will be handed over to UP to continue west to Washington
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 9:02:20 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 5452(AC45CCTE)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
CSX 435
Title:  CSX 435
Description:  CSX 435 leads CSX Q138 east through the Blue Island interlocking
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 9:04:37 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CSX 435(AC44CW)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
CSX 564
Title:  CSX 564
Description:  CSX 564 backs CSX Q327 into the Blue Island Yard. This would serve as the final train in daylight. The last train we saw for the day was NS 216 on the CFE in Warsaw. Definitely was a fun trip! Only 11 trains compared to the 43 that we saw the day before. A trip total of 54 trains all together. Blue Island was very quiet today compared to what it usually is. It was my first visit to the bottleneck and it didnt impress me at all. My dad was fased in why it wasnt as busy as it usually is. Slow days happen I guess. Anyways, we really enjoyed this trip! Next year we will do it in October again though so it will only be a one day outing as usual. Really enjoyed it and had a fun time!
Photo Date:  12/10/2017  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 9:10:01 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  CSX 564(AC44CW)
Views:  182   Comments: 0

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