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Viewing Album:  East Chicago IN
 
By:Mike Rapchak Jr.
Dates:8/9/2002 - 12/31/2009
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BNSF C44-9W 4898
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 4898
Description:  Holding with a westbound stack train on the CSX mainline during the afternoon's snow storm.
Photo Date:  3/5/2006  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 4:03:31 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4898(C44-9W)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
BNSF C40-8W 925
Title:  BNSF C40-8W 925
Description:  Warbonnet moving westbound past sister 4898's stack train on the CSX mainline near the Euclid Ave. crossing.
Photo Date:  3/5/2006  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 4:12:06 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 925(C40-8W)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
NS High Nose GP38-2 5152
Title:  NS High Nose GP38-2 5152
Description:  Running long hood forward with a Mittal Steel bottle train southbound on the IHB Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  3/11/2006  Upload Date: 5/20/2006 12:31:49 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5152(GP38-2)
Views:  393   Comments: 1
CP AC4400s 8579 & 9629
Title:  CP AC4400s 8579 & 9629
Description:  Heading north light on the IHB portion of the Kankakee Line at Grasselli Junction near sunset.
Photo Date:  3/18/2006  Upload Date: 5/29/2006 1:49:44 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8579(AC44CW) CP 9629(AC44CW)
Views:  481   Comments: 0
CP AC4400s 9629 & 8579
Title:  CP AC4400s 9629 & 8579
Description:  A receding shot of these two locos heading north light on the IHB's Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  3/18/2006  Upload Date: 5/29/2006 1:58:22 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 9629(AC44CW) CP 8579(AC44CW)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
Indiana Harbor Belt's Michigan Avenue Yard
Title:  Indiana Harbor Belt's Michigan Avenue Yard
Description:  A colorful late-afternoon view of the south end of IHB's Michigan Avenue Yard. The view is looking north from Calumet Junction. Part of the Mittal Steel (ex-Inland Steel) complex is visible in the background.
Photo Date:  3/19/2006  Upload Date: 5/29/2006 9:58:55 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 3862(SD38-2) IHB 1516(SW1500)
Views:  777   Comments: 0
UP and CSX side-by-side
Title:  UP and CSX side-by-side
Description:  UP C40-8 #9148 and CSX SD40-2 #8026 - each at the head of their respective stack trains - face the setting sun on the CSX ex-B&O mainline. #8026 has just gotten a green board and is beginning to accelerate.
Photo Date:  3/26/2006  Upload Date: 5/31/2006 10:54:47 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  UP 9148(C40-8) CSX 8026(SD40-2)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
CSX CW60AC 5011
Title:  CSX CW60AC 5011
Description:  #5011 waits for clearance with her empty westbound intermodal train on the ex-B&OCT mainline just east of Euclid Avenue.
Photo Date:  4/4/2006  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 2:23:38 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5011(AC60CW)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
NS C40-9W 9945
Title:  NS C40-9W 9945
Description:  Whiteface loco leads a long coal freight south on the Kankakee Line. She is rolling south through the IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard and past Calumet Junction (the interlocking tower of which is visible in the background).
Photo Date:  4/8/2006  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 7:10:13 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9945(C40-9W)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
NS GP15-1 1444
Title:  NS GP15-1 1444
Description:  A B/W study of #1444 and her molten iron bottle train holding northbound on the Kankakee Line between Grasselli and Calumet Junctions.
Photo Date:  4/9/2006  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 12:36:11 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1444(GP15-1)
Views:  313   Comments: 2
CSSSB GP38-2s #2009 & 2000
Title:  CSSSB GP38-2s #2009 & 2000
Description:  2009, 2000 and crew wait for a green board while holding westbound on the CSX ex-B&OCT mainline.
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 8/26/2006 10:15:36 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSS 2009(GP38-2) CSS 2000(GP38-2)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W #5160
Title:  BNSF C44-9W #5160
Description:  Closup profile of #5160's cab. She's the second loco in #5677's 3-unit consist.
Photo Date:  5/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/27/2006 2:59:44 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5160(C44-9W)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
BNSF Coal Train
Title:  BNSF Coal Train
Description:  #5677, lead loco of a 3-unit BNSF consist, holds on the CSX ex-B&OCT mainline with her empty westbound coal freight.
Photo Date:  5/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/27/2006 2:41:24 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5677(AC44CW)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
BNSF AC4400 5677
Title:  BNSF AC4400 5677
Description:  A closeup profile of #5677's front quarters as she begins to get her westbound coal freight underway.
Photo Date:  5/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/27/2006 2:51:13 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5677(AC44CW)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
BNSF SD40-2 #8089
Title:  BNSF SD40-2 #8089
Description:  A close look at #8089's classic EMD SD40 profile. She's the third loco in #5677's 3-unit consist.
Photo Date:  5/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/27/2006 3:05:26 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8089(SD40-2)
Views:  388   Comments: 1
IHB!GP40-2 #4015
Title:  IHB!GP40-2 #4015
Description:  Holding northbound on the Kankakee Line, #4015 is actually the trailing unit behind sister #4010. They're waiting for clearance to cross the CSX ex-B&OCT main at Calumet Junction on their way to IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard.
Photo Date:  5/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/27/2006 4:40:46 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 4015(GP40-2)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 4378
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 4378
Description:  Beautiful Pumpkin basks in the morning sun while holding northbound on the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  8/12/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 4:27:49 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4378(C44-9W)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
UP SD70ACe 8374
Title:  UP SD70ACe 8374
Description:  Holding westbound on the CSX ex-B&OCT mainline with her less-than-worthy mixed freight.
Photo Date:  8/20/2006  Upload Date: 10/28/2006 11:07:03 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8374(SD70ACe)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
UP on the IHB
Title:  UP on the IHB
Description:  UP C45ACCTE #5484 and SD70ACe #8315 lead a mixed freight north through East Chicago on the Kankakee Line; they're approaching Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  9/2/2006  Upload Date: 11/11/2006 8:50:18 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5484(AC45CCTE)
Views:  468   Comments: 0
UP and CSX Stack Trains
Title:  UP and CSX Stack Trains
Description:  UP SD70ACe #8507 waits with her westbound stack train while a higher-priority CSX version - led by CW40-8 #7799 - blasts by on the parallel track.
Photo Date:  10/8/2006  Upload Date: 11/26/2006 2:10:44 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8507(SD70ACe) CSX 7799(C40-8W)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
CSX GP38-2 2632
Title:  CSX GP38-2 2632
Description:  #2632, at the head of a westbound mixed freight, approaches the Calumet Junction diamonds.
Photo Date:  10/14/2006  Upload Date: 2/14/2007 7:02:29 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CSX 2632(GP38-2)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Interesting SOO/CP/IHB Consist
Title:  Interesting SOO/CP/IHB Consist
Description:  SOO SD60 #6059 leads this four-unit consist south out of IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard on the Kankakee Line. They're crossing the CSX ex-B&OCT mainline at Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  3/17/2007  Upload Date: 5/14/2007 9:18:24 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6059(SD60M) CP 8729(ES44AC) IHB 1524(SW1500) IHB 477(Yard Slug)
Views:  949   Comments: 1
CSX B40-8 5946
Title:  CSX B40-8 5946
Description:  #5946 and her westbound freight cross over from Track 2 to Track 1 on approach to Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  3/25/2007  Upload Date: 5/24/2007 8:59:00 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5946(B40-8)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
Northbound NS Power
Title:  Northbound NS Power
Description:  C40-9W #9804 and her mixed freight are seen at the Chicago Ave. crossing just south of Calumet Junction. They're northbound on the IHB portion of the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  3/25/2007  Upload Date: 5/24/2007 9:02:21 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9804(C40-9W)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
NS 5114
Title:  NS 5114
Description:  High-nose GP38-2 #5114 heads north past the Calumet Junction interlocking tower.
Photo Date:  5/20/2007  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 2:57:24 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5114(GP38-2)
Views:  352   Comments: 2
NS B32-8s
Title:  NS B32-8s
Description:  Twin NS B32-8s - #3546 and 3540 - lead a mixed freight south through IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard on the Kankakee Line. The train is approaching the IHB/CSX diamonds at Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  5/20/2007  Upload Date: 6/27/2007 7:49:56 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3546(B32-8) NS 3540(B32-8)
Views:  538   Comments: 1
NS Bottle Train
Title:  NS Bottle Train
Description:  NS #5114's northbound bottle train passes through Calumet Junction and enters IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard.
Photo Date:  5/20/2007  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 3:00:22 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5114(GP38-2)
Views:  378   Comments: 3
NS 9084
Title:  NS 9084
Description:  #9084 heads south through Grasselli Junction on the Kankakee Line under threatening skies.
Photo Date:  5/26/2007  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 12:32:27 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9084(C40-9W)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
Vintage IHB
Title:  Vintage IHB
Description:  IHB SW1200 #2256 (blt. 1954) and senior sibling NW2 #8814 (blt. 1949) haul a mixed freight north toward Michigan Ave. Yard on the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  5/28/2007  Upload Date: 6/27/2007 10:17:52 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 2256(SW1200) IHB 8814(NW2)
Views:  543   Comments: 2
NS ES40DC 7642
Title:  NS ES40DC 7642
Description:  It's near dusk as #7642 heads north through East Chicago on the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  6/2/2007  Upload Date: 7/21/2007 3:47:25 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7642(ES40DC)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
NS Meet
Title:  NS Meet
Description:  North- and southbound NS mixed freights meet on the Kankakee Line at Grasselli Junction.
Photo Date:  6/2/2007  Upload Date: 7/21/2007 3:43:16 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7642(ES40DC) NS 9918(C40-9W)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
CSX 594
Title:  CSX 594
Description:  CSX #594 holds with her mixed freight at Grasselli Junction, just south of 151st St.
Photo Date:  6/24/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 1:21:21 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 594(AC44CW)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
Passing Calumet Tower
Title:  Passing Calumet Tower
Description:  #594 heads north past the Calumet Junction interlocking tower.
Photo Date:  6/24/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 1:24:55 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 594(AC44CW)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
Late-Afternoon IHB
Title:  Late-Afternoon IHB
Description:  Running longhood forward, GP38-2 #3802 leads a mixed freight south out of Michigan Ave. Yard on the Kankakee Line. She's assisted by NW2 #8814.
Photo Date:  6/24/2007  Upload Date: 6/27/2007 10:23:07 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 3802(GP38-2) IHB 8814(NW2)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
Mega UP-CSX Consist
Title:  Mega UP-CSX Consist
Description:  Seen earlier at Pine Junction in Gary, this westbound mixed freight led by a 38,000hp UP-CSX consist (all units were running) that included 5 brand new C45ACCTEs and GE demo unit #7605 is now seen holding near the CSX ex-B&OCT Euclid Ave. crossing.
Photo Date:  7/1/2007  Upload Date: 9/7/2007 8:59:08 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4700(SD70M) CSX 8552(SD50) UP 7706(AC45CCTE) UP 7667(AC45CCTE) UP 7605(AC45CCTE) UP 7705(ES44AC) UP 7708(ES44AC) UP 7707(ES44AC)
Views:  1186   Comments: 1
Highballing CSX Double Stacker
Title:  Highballing CSX Double Stacker
Description:  Swiftly approaching from the west, this huge stack train kicks up dust and scares off the local pigeon population as it crosses over to the ex-B&OCT mainline's south track just east of Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  7/2/2007  Upload Date: 9/8/2007 11:30:14 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5458(ES44DC)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
NS C40-9W 9237
Title:  NS C40-9W 9237
Description:  Leading a mixed freight south on the Kankakee Line between Calumet and Grasselli Junctions.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 9/27/2007 7:01:15 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  NS 9237(C40-9W)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
IHB SD38-2 3861
Title:  IHB SD38-2 3861
Description:  Idling on the Kankakee Line near the 148th St. crossing.
Photo Date:  7/21/2007  Upload Date: 9/21/2007 8:57:14 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 3861(SD38-2)
Views:  1611   Comments: 2
Got Brains?!? Near Miss
Title:  Got Brains?!? Near Miss
Description:  Judging by this incident the answer would be a definite NO. At the CSX Kennedy Ave. crossing just west of Calumet Junction. #5242's eastbound coal freight was less than 100 feet from the crossing and approaching at around 50mph when this moron decided to drive around the gates - and at a leisurely pace, too[!].
Photo Date:  7/22/2007  Upload Date: 11/17/2007 10:50:23 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5242(ES44DC)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
Amtrak Express Approach
Title:  Amtrak Express Approach
Description:  P42DC #30 leads an Amtrak express west across the NS Chicago Line/IHB Kankakee Line diamonds at Indiana Harbor
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 2:29:48 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  AMTK 30(P42DC)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
Amtrak Express Receding
Title:  Amtrak Express Receding
Description:  #30's express continues west on the NS Chicago Line - at MP 503 - through this fascinating industrial area in Indiana Harbor. She's about to pass beneath a vintage PC-era bridge on approach to the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal. The canal bridges and the Hick interlocking tower are visible in the near distance.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 2:32:32 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 30(P42DC)
Views:  312   Comments: 3
Eastbound Amtrak Express
Title:  Eastbound Amtrak Express
Description:  P42DC #35 highballs an afteroon express through the Mittal Steel area @ MP 503 on the NS mainline.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 11/26/2007 9:38:23 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 35(P42DC)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
CSX on NS
Title:  CSX on NS
Description:  Crossing the NS/IHB diamonds on the NS Chicago Line at CP 502, CSX C40-8 #7602 leads a westbound mixed freight through Indiana Harbor.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 2:37:43 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7602(C40-8)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
NS Big Blue
Title:  NS Big Blue
Description:  Ex-CR C40-8W'#8316 and her stack train approach MP 503 on the NS Chicago Line. The train is crossing the Indiana Harbor*ship canal and entering Mittal Steel territory.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 12/16/2007 3:45:00 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8316(C40-8W)
Views:  400   Comments: 1
NS Intermodal
Title:  NS Intermodal
Description:  Led by C40-9W #9165 and ex-CR C40-8W #8359, this NS intermodal train heads east beneath the vintage PC-era signal bridges at CP 502/503 on the ex-CR/NYC Chicago Line at Indiana Harbor.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 2:41:14 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9165(C40-9W) NS 8359(C40-8W)
Views:  590   Comments: 2
Afternoon CSX Intermodal
Title:  Afternoon CSX Intermodal
Description:  SD70ACs #4726 & 4558 lead this intermodal train west through Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  3/23/2008  Upload Date: 6/6/2008 3:53:12 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4726(SD70MAC) CSX 4558(SD70MAC)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
Professional Locomotive Services Facility
Title:  Professional Locomotive Services Facility
Description:  Housed in the former Continental Machine Co. building on Huish Drive near Grasselli Junction. PLS is a locomotive rebuilder/custom manufacturer.
Photo Date:  3/23/2008  Upload Date: 6/6/2008 3:46:12 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  160   Comments: 0
PLS Sign
Title:  PLS Sign
Description:  Judging by the switcher silhouette I'd say that nearby Mittal Steel is one of PLS's customers.
Photo Date:  3/23/2008  Upload Date: 6/6/2008 3:50:54 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 0
CSX ES44AHs 809 & 806
Title:  CSX ES44AHs 809 & 806
Description:  New ES44ACs #809 & 806 - both stencilled ES44AH (for "Heavy") - lead an eastbound coal freight through the stark early-spring landscape at Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  3/29/2008  Upload Date: 3/29/2008 1:16:24 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 809(ES44AC-H) CSX 806(ES44AC-H)
Views:  653   Comments: 2
IHB Manifest
Title:  IHB Manifest
Description:  Just out of Michigan Ave. Yard and straddling the CSX ex-B&O mainline at Calumet Junction, this IHB mixed freight prepares to continue its journey southward on the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  4/6/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2008 8:40:48 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IHB 4012(GP40-2)
Views:  419   Comments: 0

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