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Viewing Album:  Funeral engines and other catches...
 
By:Butch Getz
Dates:2/1/2023 - 2/1/2023
Album Info:Some shots of the 4 axle funeral train engines and other engines/trains seen in the Madison/Granite City/Mitchell IL area. The funeral train can be caught on Live Trains, starting at about the 4:15 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUiwIPmBaEg
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Engines about as far as you can see.....
Title:  Engines about as far as you can see.....
Description:  Not all of these were part of the funeral train...they are a bit further down.....and could not get everything here.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:24:49 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 7428(ES44DC) CN 5680(SD75I) IC 1019(SD70) IC 1026(SD70)
Views:  324   Comments: 1
CN unit and Death Stars...
Title:  CN unit and Death Stars...
Description:  Just these 3 by themselves.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:25:13 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CN 5680(SD75I) IC 1019(SD70) IC 1026(SD70)
Views:  215   Comments: 1
Death Stars by themselves...
Title:  Death Stars by themselves...
Description:  Another Death Star duo caught here.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:25:30 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  IC 1019(SD70) IC 1026(SD70)
Views:  211   Comments: 1
TRRA train....
Title:  TRRA train....
Description:  As I passed the TRRA yard, saw these units sitting in there. I was intent on getting some of the other units first, and returning to get these ones. But did not have to.....they came to me!
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:26:13 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  TRRA 4002(SD60I) TRRA 4001(SD60I) TRRA 4002(SD60I) TRRA 4001(SD60I)
Views:  383   Comments: 1
BNSF 4760
Title:  BNSF 4760
Description:  Roster, and not sure why it's here. But lot's of BNSF stuff...
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:26:53 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 4760(C44-9W)
Views:  189   Comments: 1
BNSF 4148
Title:  BNSF 4148
Description:  Roster..
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:27:16 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 4148(C44-9W)
Views:  188   Comments: 1
BNSF 5387
Title:  BNSF 5387
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:27:39 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 5387(C44-9W)
Views:  180   Comments: 1
BNSF 5340
Title:  BNSF 5340
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:28:00 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 5340(C44-9W)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
BNSF 5526
Title:  BNSF 5526
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:28:20 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 5526(C44-9W)
Views:  179   Comments: 1
BNSF 4980
Title:  BNSF 4980
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:28:47 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 4980(C44-9W)
Views:  188   Comments: 1
BNSF 7840
Title:  BNSF 7840
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:29:09 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 7840(ES44DC)
Views:  172   Comments: 1
WAMX 3826
Title:  WAMX 3826
Description:  A nice find and roster shot.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:29:32 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 3826(GP38-2)
Views:  263   Comments: 1
BNSF 580
Title:  BNSF 580
Description:  For parts and scrapping???
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:29:57 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 580(B40-8)
Views:  365   Comments: 1
About to be scrapped.....
Title:  About to be scrapped.....
Description:  I could only get three of the five 4-axle motors in one shot, before they become history.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/11/2023 2:14:15 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 580(B40-8) BNSF 597(B40-8) BNSF 577(B40-8)
Views:  471   Comments: 1
BNSF 591
Title:  BNSF 591
Description:  Also for parts & scrapping?
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:30:30 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 591(B40-8)
Views:  300   Comments: 1
BNSF 580
Title:  BNSF 580
Description:  Also for parts/scrapping.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:30:51 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 580(B40-8)
Views:  371   Comments: 1
BNSF 597
Title:  BNSF 597
Description:  Also for parts/scrapping.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:31:12 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 597(B40-8)
Views:  340   Comments: 1
BNSF 1286
Title:  BNSF 1286
Description:  Guess they can use a few parts off of this....
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:31:34 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 1286(3GS21B)
Views:  311   Comments: 1
BNSF 1271
Title:  BNSF 1271
Description:  Also for parts/scrapping.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:31:54 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 1271(3GS21B)
Views:  292   Comments: 1
BNSF 577
Title:  BNSF 577
Description:  Also for parts/scrapping.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:32:15 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  396   Comments: 1
RRC 2301
Title:  RRC 2301
Description:  Not sure if this one has been rebranded to the Port Harbor roster or not. But it is about to attach itself to the set of cars that the TRRA motors were dragging past me.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:35:42 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2)
Views:  182   Comments: 1
RRC 2301
Title:  RRC 2301
Description:  Headed for the Port Harbor facilities.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 1:36:21 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2)
Views:  155   Comments: 1
TRRA 4001 & 4002
Title:  TRRA 4001 & 4002
Description:  They have just finished dragging a string of cars from their yard, to be transferred to the Port Harbor railroad. They are inching up on their dropped train, as Port Harbor slowly moves it!
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/2/2023 3:05:58 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  TRRA 4002(SD60I) TRRA 4001(SD60I)
Views:  395   Comments: 1
BNSF 8762
Title:  BNSF 8762
Description:  One unit wonder brings it train thru Granite City...
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:01:55 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8762(SD70ACe)
Views:  235   Comments: 1
Bringing in the train....
Title:  Bringing in the train....
Description:  After catching the single unit BNSF led manifest, I had enough time to head to the America's Cental Port area to catch them slowly bringing in their train.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:02:33 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 2
At idle.....
Title:  At idle.....
Description:  Hooked to several tank cars in anticipation of movement with the incoming manifest.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:03:10 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40)
Views:  365   Comments: 2
Nicely staged....
Title:  Nicely staged....
Description:  Both engines are idling away, waiting for the incoming manifest to appear.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:03:44 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40) PHRR 1296(MP15DC)
Views:  402   Comments: 1
KCS 4838 and friends....
Title:  KCS 4838 and friends....
Description:  I was coming out of America's Central Port, going to check the TRRA yard. Did not get verry far. Spotted this parked KCS intermodal, waiting for Amtrak to get out of the way. And it had a surprise in the consist!.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:04:25 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 4838(ES44AC)
Views:  219   Comments: 1
IDTX 4610
Title:  IDTX 4610
Description:  Inbound Amtrak.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:05:05 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4610(SC-44)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
IDTX 4631
Title:  IDTX 4631
Description:  And the outbound Amtrak.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:07:12 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4631(SC-44)
Views:  249   Comments: 1
KCS 4838
Title:  KCS 4838
Description:  As Amtrak cruised by them, they started to move. ZSohere they are as they slip thru Granite City.....
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:07:46 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4838(ES44AC)
Views:  219   Comments: 1
New motor for Fort Smith Railroad Co.....
Title:  New motor for Fort Smith Railroad Co.....
Description:  Caught this unit on a KCS intermodal thru Granite City and new to RRPA in this flavor. Thanks to Mike Murray for additional info.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/2/2023 9:29:03 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  279   Comments: 2
Going away shot.....
Title:  Going away shot.....
Description:  Thanks to Mike Murray for additional info.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/2/2023 9:29:39 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  204   Comments: 2
NS has been waiting patiently for things to clear....
Title:  NS has been waiting patiently for things to clear....
Description:  As the KCS intermodal zips past, the NS gets it's turn to head out......while one still waits!
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:23:59 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9924(C44-9W)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
NS 9924
Title:  NS 9924
Description:  Finally on the move.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:24:31 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9924(C44-9W)
Views:  237   Comments: 1
NS 3360
Title:  NS 3360
Description:  This unit will be backing into AO Smith from here.
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:25:02 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3360(SD40-2)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
Before hitting the highway.
Title:  Before hitting the highway.
Description:  Went up to Mitchell, to see if I could see anything. As I turn a corner to hit 203, I spot headlights in my mirror. They are not moving real fast, but am able to get a bit ahead to catch this refreshed UP unit!
Photo Date:  2/1/2023  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 2:26:57 PM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7097(AC4400CWM)
Views:  248   Comments: 1

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