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Viewing Album:  Summer Trip to Iowa 2024
 
By:Jacob Werling
Dates:5/29/2024 - 6/2/2024
Album Info:This album includes all of the trains my dad and I saw on our Summer Trip to Iowa. (This does not include pictures from the Illinois Railway Museum. Those will be included in a seperate album). Enjoy!
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BNSF 8257
Title:  BNSF 8257
Description:  On the other main, a southbound S train rolls through by one of the older style safetran intermediates. For some reason I didnt right this trains symbol down but I believe it was the Fort Madison bound S Train.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:15:08 PM
Location:  East Dubuque, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8257(ES44C4)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
BNSF 6558
Title:  BNSF 6558
Description:  BNSF 6558 brings up the rear of the S Train
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:18:24 PM
Location:  East Dubuque, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6558(ES44C4)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
BNSF 7717
Title:  BNSF 7717
Description:  Despite the gap between northbound trains being pretty small, we decided to continue southward toward Galena when we noticed that the next northbound would be waiting on the last southbound at Galena Junction. We drove down to the Galena Boat Ramp as quickly as we could (that is the only grade crossing on the Aurora Subdivision in Galena) and made it just in time to grab U-CKBSWE1-01, an iron ore train, scream up the grade out of Galena Junction. All 3 BNSF paint schemes were on this train, including a rarer H2 GEVO on the front. A really neat boat sitting to the left of the tracks made for a nice object to frame the train with.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:37:30 PM
Location:  Galena, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7717(ES44DC)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
BNSF 1094
Title:  BNSF 1094
Description:  A H1 Dash 9 trails 2nd of 3 on the iron ore train.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:38:58 PM
Location:  Galena, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1094(C44-9W)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
BNSF 8480
Title:  BNSF 8480
Description:  While after the iron ore train things began to cool off, there was still another northbound out there. Despite Savanna still being a pretty long haul from Galena, we made the dash south and went up to Lookout Point at Palisades Park on the north side of town. Thankfully, a CP local working the yard was stretched across the diamond which gave us time to get up there. Once the CP cleared, BNSF U-EOCMNU0-23 began its northward trip following the Mississippi River with a SD70ACe leader.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:42:50 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8480(SD70ACe)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
BNSF 6538
Title:  BNSF 6538
Description:  BNSF 6538 brings up the rear of the sand train.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:44:18 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6538(ES44C4)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
BNSF 6733
Title:  BNSF 6733
Description:  The original plan was to follow the Barstow Subdivision down to the UP at Fulton, but with nothing on the Barstow for miles in each direction, we decided to keep with the Aurora Sub. A pair of autorack trains were heading each direction. We decided to stop in Chadwich for the eastbound. After some waiting, BNSF V-LAWLPC1-01 came screaming through town.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:46:11 PM
Location:  Chadwick, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6733(ES44C4)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
BNSF 4243
Title:  BNSF 4243
Description:  BNSF 4243 brings up the rear of the autorack train. The Chadwick grain elevator sits off the tracks to the left of this frame, and I was trying to go for a wide angle shot at first. But I severely misjudged where the elevator was when I started shooting, so I had to go with this pretty crappy telephoto shot of the train rounding the curve.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:48:04 PM
Location:  Chadwick, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4243(ES44C4)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
BNSF 7747
Title:  BNSF 7747
Description:  After meeting LAWLPC1-01 at Milledgeville, BNSF V-BLUMAN3-31 exited the siding and continued west. We grabbed it passing Livengood Beef Farm on the Ideal Road overpass west of town.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:49:54 PM
Location:  Milledgeville, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7747(ES44DC)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
KCSM 4673
Title:  KCSM 4673
Description:  KCSM 4673 trails 2nd on the autorack train.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:51:42 PM
Location:  Milledgeville, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4673(ES44AC)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
UP 9003
Title:  UP 9003
Description:  Little did we know it when we were in town, but following the Aurora Sub ended up being a very costly mistake, as CPs Weed Control train was headed east on the Chicago Subdivision with a KCS Geep solo. Unfortunately, by the time we knew about it, it was too late and there was no point in going back. With no more trains for miles on the Aurora Subdivision, we decided to head south to the UP at Sterling. When we got to Sterling there was nothing but silence, so we stopped at Hardees for lunch. After lunch, we made our way east to Nelson. Green signals on both mains greeted us, but so did a parked ballast train on the Peoria side with mostly C&NW hoppers. Neat.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:54:35 PM
Location:  Nelson, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 9003(SD70AH)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 6153
Title:  UP 6153
Description:  Our eastbound showed first. A short MCBCH passes underneath the coaling tower at Nelson with a solo rebuilt AC4400CW on the front. Unfortunately, a long string of stored well cars was on the track furthest to the south, so I had to settle for this awkward shot of the train to try to block out the sun.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 5:56:53 PM
Location:  Nelson, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 6153(AC4400CWM)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 6903
Title:  UP 6903
Description:  UP ZG2BR screams west through Nelson with a AC6000 rebuild up front fresh in the new paint scheme.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 6:20:07 PM
Location:  Nelson, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 6903(AC4460CW)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
UP 8876
Title:  UP 8876
Description:  UP ZG2BR DPU. Just isnt the same without the searchlights here.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 6:37:55 PM
Location:  Nelson, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 8876(SD70AH)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
UP 8200
Title:  UP 8200
Description:  We didnt run into any more trains until Flagg, where we heard a westbound manifest key up the yard and tell them they were ready to go. So, we grabbed a shot of the train passing the elevator at Flagg, this time from the other side. I think this might be the only shot I have of a train passing the elevator going west.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 6:44:09 PM
Location:  Flagg, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 8200(ES44AC-H)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
UP 1818
Title:  UP 1818
Description:  UP Utility 4 pulls a string of cars out of G3 with the same pair of SD40-2s as a few days prior. Got a little bit better of a shot of them this time around.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:03:40 PM
Location:  Flagg, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 1818(SD40N)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
UP 9032
Title:  UP 9032
Description:  UP MPRNP pulls into G3 with a SD70ACe leading 3 GEs.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:06:50 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 9032(SD70AH)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
BJRY 8711
Title:  BJRY 8711
Description:  Burlington Junctions resident ALCO sits silent at the ethanol plant on the south side of Rochelle. Its a shame that this unit isnt used anywhere else but the ethanol plant. Maybe one day well see it kicking cars around.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:08:05 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  BJRY 8711(S13)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
UP 5255
Title:  UP 5255
Description:  We arent exactly sure how, but somehow we managed to miss a westbound coal train coming into town. Thankfully, there was a westbound autorack train right behind it that we managed to catch at Creston.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:10:46 PM
Location:  Creston, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 5255(AC45CCTE)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
UP 6153
Title:  UP 6153
Description:  MCBCHs work at G3 didnt take super long and by the time we left the Rochelle area they were already on their way west. So, we decided to get a shot of it coming under the other coaling tower at Dekalb. The same train under both coaling towers on the Geneva Sub. Neat.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:40:13 PM
Location:  DeKalb, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 6153(AC4400CWM)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
UP 7791
Title:  UP 7791
Description:  There were no more trains until we got into Metra territory. We knew we had a westbound freight and a westbound Metra coming. The freight began experiencing issues midway through the train, so we were worried we wouldnt see it. But, dispatch asked if they could drag it to Rochelle to inspect the problem further there at restricted speed. We sat up at the depot in Gevena and grabbed the very long and slow westbound intermodal marching through town.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:51:07 PM
Location:  Geneva, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 7791(AC45CCTE)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
METX 139
Title:  METX 139
Description:  Soon after the freight, Metra 513 rolled in for its station stop at the Geneva depot.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 8:01:14 PM
Location:  Geneva, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  METX 139(F40PH)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
UP 711
Title:  UP 711
Description:  We found the West Chicago pulldown working the mixing center on the west side of West Chicago. A nice pair of Geeps, including a GP15, are in charge of tonights yard job.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 8:10:04 PM
Location:  West Chicago, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Views:  12   Comments: 0
UP 6320
Title:  UP 6320
Description:  The sun had now set on the final day of the trip, but of course, UP had trains to send through. So, we decided to stop by JB to grab them before it got too dark. UP ZSCG2 was the first to show up eastbound. My camera did not cooperate with me at all on this shot.
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 8:14:08 PM
Location:  West Chicago, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 6320(AC44CW)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
UP 6395
Title:  UP 6395
Description:  Then almost right away the other direction came UP MCHNP with a pair of GEs and a short train in tow. And just like that the trip had come to a close. And what a trip it was! Lots of spectacular catches and good time spent with Dad. Looking forward to the next Iowa trip in November!
Photo Date:  6/2/2024  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 8:17:32 PM
Location:  West Chicago, IL
Author:  Jacob Werling
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Locomotives:  UP 6395(AC44CW)
Views:  7   Comments: 0

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