Trains of Illinois - June 22-23 2002

1. An eastbound BNSF coal train near Altona IL.
2. The milw 261 excursion to Galesburg westbound at Altona.
3. The steam excursion entering Galesburg along Lincoln St.
4. A Metra trainset eastbound at Cedar St in Galesburg. This train was giving rides as part of Galesburg RR Days.
5. The Steam excursion headed east through the Galesburg yard passing under the Thirwell Rd bridge.
6. A BNSF train eastbound through the Galesburg Yard.
7. Eastbound Amtrak train 4 at Galesburg.
8. Pacing the Milw 261 eastbound between Galesburg & Wataga IL.
9. A westbound BNSF freight passing Peck Park in Galesburg.
10. Great Northern RR 400 eastbound at Mulberry St in Galesburg with some display equipment.
11. An eastbound BNSF freight at Mulberry St.
12. An eastbound BNSF stack train with UP power flies through downtown Galva IL.
13. An Iowa Intersate train in Sheffield IL.
14. On Sunday, the 261 pulled an excursion from Chicago to Rochelle IL. Seen here headed back east through Rochelle after the train was turned.
15. A westbound UP train at 1st Ave in Rochelle.
16. Pacing the excursion train eastbound on US-30 east of Waterman IL.
17. An eastbound BNSF coal train at Grand Ave in Western Springs IL.
18. The 261 eastbound at Grand Ave.
19. The steam train passing through Brookfield IL.
20. A southbound Metra train on the former Rock Island & the Amtrak yards seen from the Roosevelt Rd bridge in Chicago.
21. An eastbound South Shore train at the Hegewisch station in Chicago.

[@gp3829]

Hi Dan, watching from the UK. Loved all of it, especially the Steamer, an Executive SD70MAC and the South Shore at Hegewisch, including the poster, 'Autumn in the Dunes' - which looked like it dated from way-back-when.

[@dlcluley]

Glad you liked it. I don't know if that poster is original or a reproduction, but the South Shore used a whole series of promotional posters in the 1920s-'30s

[@tyhik9338]

Hi Dan, great catches.

[@dlcluley]

Thanks

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