That's the test for MOW right? I went to a job session for train service on the UP and everyone passed the physical agility test. I wouldn't lose...
My son has been into trains since about two years old. Doesn't like cars. Doesn't like trucks. Doesn't like boats. Doesn't like plains. Just...
UP 4233 is a SD70M and the 61?? sounds like an SD60M. If the61?? was a wide nose with a three piece windshield, it's definately a SD60M. Eric
Brent, I know this is going to sound sacreligous, but Galesburg is definately off limits. :( I don't need to be stopping less than an hour after...
Hey Bob and Brent! You guys trying to get my wife pissed at me before I even leave?!? :D Too bad I'm only on vacation for a week 'cause it sounds...
Didn't WC swap SD45's for CSX's ex-Conrail SD80MAC's? WC wanted to try AC power for their Taconite trains through the UP(that's Upper Pennisula)...
Charlie, where's that bridge and what does it connect! Actually, my destination is in the Shreveport area. But it doesn't necessarilly have to...
Going on a vacation to Louisiana in about a month. I'm going to be driving and haven't decided which way I'm going. Here's where I need your help....
With the Illinois River, Houlihan's Curve, and Edelstein Hill all close together, might as well do them all together. There's also a nice bridge...
At least those units look half way decent. You should see the ex-Soo units that were part of the IMRL deal. They have blue patches with I&M Rail...
Nice pictures. Don't feel bad Robin, you're not the only one who needs to get out more. You couldn't be more right about train frequency. One day...
Welcome aboard Daniel and thanks for the info. Wonder if it'll be in next years CP calender. Eric
Do you know any history of this unit and how it got to this condition? :confused: Eric
:eek: What the hell is that? It looks like they used White Out to mark the CP. Did they pay the local grafiti artist mininum wage to paint that?...
Don't even know if they interchanged at all, but they crossed at Princeville, IL. RI had a line that ran N/NW from Peoria to the Quad Cities. They...
How far west is Minot from Devils Lake? I can hear my wife now "Ahh, hon, where are we going?" and "We didn't come up here to look at trains." It...
I thought that's what was happening. When I saw it, my eyes did this, :eek: !!! Seems things like this always happen when you least expect it and...
Was up in DeWitt,IA and saw an engine with UPY(661?) reporting marks on a frieght. Strange to see a yard engine running over the road. Wish I...
Seeing a wreck like that makes me grateful for each day I live. I guess you never know when it will end. I can't even start to imagine the...
It's kind of like doing what I want vs. doing what I have to do. I definately have to visit all my relatives first and foremost. After that,...
