6-7 July 2001
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD - CHAMPAIGN YARD
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The following are pictures I took at the Illinois Central R. R. yard at Champaign, Illinois on 6 and 7 July 2001, during a tour with the Illinois Central Historical Society. (Some of the pictures were taken from the bus we chartered -- occasionally, you will see "reflections" off the windows of the bus.) |
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ICRR SD-40 6068 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-40's 6068, 6252* and 6057 6 July 2001 * SD-40-2 |
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Sanding tower at Champaign, IL 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2 9602 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2's 9602 and 9628 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-40-2's 6129 and 6137 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2 9602 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2's 9602 and 9628 6 July 2001 |
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HPLX 405570 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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ALM 2055 - box car 6 July 2001 |
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The picture is a little blurry... but I had to include it! Who sez it ain't prototypical!? Lookit this! Sectional track!! 6 July 2001 |
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"Sectional track" - from the side 6 July 2001 |
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Wide shot of the yard 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-70 1014 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-40 6068 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-40's 6252* and 6057 6 July 2001 * SD-40-2 |
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ICRR GP-38-2's 9602 and 9628 6 July 2001 |
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I don't know what this is... but I took a picture of it anyway. 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2 9602 6 July 2001 |
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Another shot of "whatever it is" 6 July 2001 |
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UTLX 68519 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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UTLX 804612 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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AGCX 100028 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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RPBX 17449 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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IC 56887 - covered hopper 6 July 2001 |
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IC 767009 - covered hopper 6 July 2001 |
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ICG 766895 - covered hopper 6 July 2001 |
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DCTX 27504 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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UTLX 96167 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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Close up of the dome of UTLX 96167 - tank car 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2 9628 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR GP-38-2 9602 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-70 1014 6 July 2001 |
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ICRR SD-40's 6252* and 6068 CN SD-75I 5787 and ? 7 July 2001 * SD-40-2 |
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ICRR SD-40's 6252* and 6068 7 July 2001 * SD-40-2 |
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ICRR SD-40's 6252* and 6068 7 July 2001 * SD-40-2 |
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ICRR SD-40's 6252* and 6068 7 July 2001 * SD-40-2 |
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ICRR Covered hopper 764822 7 July 2001 |
| The following are pictures taken at the Monticello Railway Museum outside of Monticello, Illinois on 6 July 2001. They hosted the Illinois Central Historical Society that day, with a train ride and photo run-bys -- and just pretty much gave us the run of the place that day! We had a GREAT time there! | |
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Canadian National FPA-4 6789 and FPB-4 6862 |
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Canadian National FPA-4 6789 |
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ICRR 7 - observation car - tail platform (originally numbered 17) |
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ICRR 7 - observation car The MRM put together a train, consisting mainly of Illinois Central cars, for our train trip that day |
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Nickel Plate Road (NYC&STL) 356 - Railway Post Office car |
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Nickel Plate Road (NYC&STL) 356 - Railway Post Office car |
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ICRR X9151 - Jordan Spreader |
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ICRR X9151 - Jordan Spreader |
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ICRR X4352 - tender ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X2000 - "idler" and equipment flat car |
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ICRR X238 - pile driver |
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ICRR X2000 - "idler" and equipment flat car |
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ICRR X4352 - tender ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X2000 - "idler" and equipment flat car |
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ICRR X238 - pile driver |
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ICRR X4352 - tender ICRR X238 - pile driver |
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ICRR X9151 - Jordan Spreader |
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191 - 0-6-0 switcher built by American Locomotive Company (Alco) acquired from Republic Steel |
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191 - 0-6-0 switcher built by American Locomotive Company (Alco) acquired from Republic Steel |
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ICRR 9831 - caboose; one of the ICRR's "side-door" cabooses, which ran all over the ICRR - except on the Iowa Division, where they were banned by state law! |
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ICRR 9831 - caboose |
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GATX 509 - tank car |
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ICRR RS-3 704 This unit was originally Long Island Railroad #1559) |
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ICRR 65018 - hopper car |
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ICRR RS-3 704 |
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Freight train assembled that day by MRM for photo run-bys, led by ICRR RS-3 704 |
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ICRR GP-11 8733 |
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Semaphore tower at the MRM's station |
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ICRR 518 - mail storage car |
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ICRR Carondelet - Pullman car |
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ICRR GP-11 8733 |
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ICRR 7 - observation car |
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ICRR 2920 - Pullman car |
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ICRR Carondelet - Pullman car |
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ICRR 518 - mail storage car |
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Canadian National 15421 - steam generator unit |
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Canadian National FPB-4 6862 (sorry the picture is a little blurry) |
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Canadian National FPA-4 6789 |
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Passenger train photo run-by #1 (Unfortunately, these pictures are a little blurry. I was still learning a new camera, and just didn't hold it still enough to get some clear pictures. But even so, the smoke generated by those Alcos was impressive!) |
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Passenger train photo run-by #2 |
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Passenger train photo run-by #3 |
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Passenger train photo run-by #4 |
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Passenger train photo run-by #5 |
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Passenger train photo run-by #6 (Finally... a relatively decent picture!) |
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Then, MRM staged a freight train run-by! |
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ICRR RS-3 704 |
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Wabash 82967 - box car |
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GATX 509 - tank car |
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ICRR 9831 - caboose |
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Freight train run-by #2 |
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Then, the passenger train came back to pick us up! |
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ICRR 7 - observation car |
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ICRR 518 - mail storage car |
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ICRR Carondelet - Pullman car |
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Canadian National 15421 - steam generator unit |
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Canadian National FPA-4 6789 |
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Canadian National FPA-4 6789 and FPB-4 6862 |
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ICRR RS-3 704 CN FPA-4 6789 |
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ICRR RS-3 704 |
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ICRR X238 - pile driver with the whistle blowing |
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ICRR X2000 - "idler" and equipment flat car ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X4352 - tender |
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ICRR X2000 - "idler" and equipment flat car ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X4352 - tender |
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ICRR RS-3 704 pulling a slightly different consist for another photo run-by |
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ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X4352 - tender |
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ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X4352 - tender |
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ICRR X238 - pile driver ICRR X4352 - tender |
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ICRR X2000 - "idler" and equipment flat car ICRR X238 - pile driver |
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ICRR RS-3 704 pulling a slightly different consist for another photo run-by |
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ICRR RS-3 704 |
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ICRR 65018 - hopper car |
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Wabash 47947 - box car |
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Wabash 82967 - box car |
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GATX 509 - tank car |
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ICRR 892 - baggage car |
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ICRR 9831 - caboose |
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ICRR RS-3 704 |
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CN FPA-4 6789 |
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ICRR 7 - observation car |