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Viewing Album:  10/27/06: Blue Island, IL (A Cold and Damp Friday)
 
By:Scott Malec
Dates:10/27/2006 - 10/27/2006
Album Info:I had the day off so I spent the afternoon in and around Blue Island Junction taking pictures with a slight drizzle and dark gloomy skies. Unfortunately some picture quality suffered. The CN, IAIS and Metra Rock Island lines were very busy todayadding to the usually busy IHB and CSX mains.
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CN 5687 & 2532
Title:  CN 5687 & 2532
Description:  Southbound on the IHB along Wireton Road with Kedzie Ave bridge in the background...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:40 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5687(SD75I) CN 2532(C44-9W)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
CN 5687 & 2532
Title:  CN 5687 & 2532
Description:  heading towards the Cal Sag bridge and Blue Island Junction...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:42 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5687(SD75I) CN 2532(C44-9W)
Views:  484   Comments: 0
CN 5687 & 2532
Title:  CN 5687 & 2532
Description:  I rush over to the junction itself to get another shot as the CN train switches onto its own mainline from the IHB...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:43 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5687(SD75I) CN 2532(C44-9W)
Views:  559   Comments: 0
CSX 7357 & 7549
Title:  CSX 7357 & 7549
Description:  A southbound CSX stack train on the IHB about to switch onto it's own mainline...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:44 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7357(C40-8W) CSX 7549(C40-8)
Views:  632   Comments: 0
CSX 7357 & 7549
Title:  CSX 7357 & 7549
Description:  Off the IHB and onto the CSX main to Barr Yard...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:45 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7357(C40-8W) CSX 7549(C40-8)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
CSX 4783 & 7567
Title:  CSX 4783 & 7567
Description:  Southbound with stacks on the CSX main...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:47 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4783(SD70MAC) CSX 7567(C40-8)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
CSX 4783 & 7567
Title:  CSX 4783 & 7567
Description:  Trains tend to move fast through here nowadays on the CSX main...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:48 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4783(SD70MAC) CSX 7567(C40-8)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
CSX 7840 & 8423
Title:  CSX 7840 & 8423
Description:  Another CSX freight comes off the IHB onto the CSX main southbound...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:50 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7840(C40-8W) CSX 8423(SD40-2)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
CSX 7840 & 8423
Title:  CSX 7840 & 8423
Description:  Crossing Broadway...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:51 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7840(C40-8W) CSX 8423(SD40-2)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
IHB 3802
Title:  IHB 3802
Description:  A short IHB transfer heads through the junction...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:52 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 3802(GP38-2)
Views:  426   Comments: 0
IHB 2921 & 4011
Title:  IHB 2921 & 4011
Description:  An IHB consist with inverted paint schemes leads a transfer along Wireton Road...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:54 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 2921(SD20) IHB 4011(GP40-2)
Views:  594   Comments: 1
IHB 2921 & 4011
Title:  IHB 2921 & 4011
Description:  Under the signals approaching the Cal-Sag Channel...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:55 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 2921(SD20) IHB 4011(GP40-2)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
CRL 903 & 15
Title:  CRL 903 & 15
Description:  I caught these ancient units at Vermont Street Station while several IAIS units idle in the background...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:57 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRL 15(GP18) CKRY 903(GP7u)
Views:  688   Comments: 0
CN 5772 & WC 6923
Title:  CN 5772 & WC 6923
Description:  A CN freight heads past the crossing gate control tower...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:58 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5772(SD75I) WC 6923(SD40-3)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
CN 5772 & WC 6923
Title:  CN 5772 & WC 6923
Description:  The only reminder that this was a WC unit is the lettering...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:59 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5772(SD75I) WC 6923(SD40-3)
Views:  468   Comments: 0
NREX 5468, 5463, 8679, 8681
Title:  NREX 5468, 5463, 8679, 8681
Description:  Betcha never saw these before on the Rock Island....too bad it's 2006 and they're lettered for NREX.
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:00 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 5468(SD50) NREX 5463(SD50) NREX 8679(SD50) NREX 8681(SD50)
Views:  723   Comments: 2
IAIS 705 & NREX 5468
Title:  IAIS 705 & NREX 5468
Description:  An IAIS Unit leads this consist that is actually going in reverse on the ex-Rock Island main and will switch over to IAIS' little spur line that cuts through the junction...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:01 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 705(GP38-2) NREX 5468(SD50)
Views:  641   Comments: 0
IAIS 702
Title:  IAIS 702
Description:  This unit was just sitting by itself on the IAIS spur line waiting for 705 to come off the ex-RI main to join it...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:03 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 702(GP38-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
NREX 5468, 5463, 8679, 8681 & IAIS 705
Title:  NREX 5468, 5463, 8679, 8681 & IAIS 705
Description:  Here is the NREX consist now on the IAIS spur line after IAIS 705 split off and joined 702 on the siding. I have never seen more than one train on this part of the junction...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:04 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 5468(SD50) NREX 5463(SD50) NREX 8679(SD50) NREX 8681(SD50) IAIS 705(GP38-2)
Views:  1321   Comments: 0
IAIS 705 & 702
Title:  IAIS 705 & 702
Description:  This conductor is probably wondering what the hell I'm doing in this mud pit. It's actually some kind of park between the IAIS line and Vine Street.
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:05 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IAIS 705(GP38-2) IAIS 702(GP38-2)
Views:  494   Comments: 1
CSX 8830 & 7862
Title:  CSX 8830 & 7862
Description:  The engineer on this one dropped a CSX timetable for me!
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:07 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8830(SD40-2) CSX 7862(C40-8W)
Views:  643   Comments: 0
CSX 7347 & 4801
Title:  CSX 7347 & 4801
Description:  It's getting darker and picture quality is suffering. I was experimenting with the flash at this point but it didn't seem to work too well...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:08 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7347(C40-8W) CSX 4801(SD70MAC)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
BNSF 9883
Title:  BNSF 9883
Description:  The problem with my flash is that it's so slow that I can only get one shot of a high speed train...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:10 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9883(SD70MAC)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
UP 3072, 3039, & 3095
Title:  UP 3072, 3039, & 3095
Description:  A trio of SD40-2s head through the junction southbound on the IHB. I have no idea why this came out blurry.
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:11 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3072(SD40-2) UP 3039(SD40-2) UP 3095(SD40-2)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
UP 3072, 3039 & 3095
Title:  UP 3072, 3039 & 3095
Description:  Another blurry UP shot...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:12 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3072(SD40-2) UP 3039(SD40-2) UP 3095(SD40-2)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
WC 6948 & CITX 142
Title:  WC 6948 & CITX 142
Description:  This CN freight came off the IHB at the junction and is now northbound at 138th and Francisco. The third unit is an IC that I can't identify in the gloam...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:38:13 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6948(SD40-3) CITX 142(SD70M-2)
Views:  675   Comments: 0
IHB 2924
Title:  IHB 2924
Description:  The last train of the day for me sees IHB 2924 leading a short transfer southbound under early evening skies...
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 9:37:37 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 2924(SD20)
Views:  374   Comments: 0

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