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NS 8088 |
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Today TJ and I decided to take a day to go to the Indiana Eastern Railway, another shortline that neither of us have documented before. They run south on Mondays and Thursdays and even though it is supposed to rain the entire day today, this was about the only day I have free off of work so we have to make due. They dont leave home base in Cottage Grove until about noon so we had plenty of time to cruise around and find what we could. We began the day along the NS at Oakville and shot NS 196 coming by a box car that had been left behind bad ordered. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/20/2021 9:44:24 PM |
| Location: |
Oakville, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 8088(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
CNUR 5 and WBCR 6 |
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We decided to go down to New Castle to see if we could get extremely lucky and see anything move. Unfortunately we just got the parked engines. CNUR 5 has a blown traction motor and other issues so WBCR 6 is the only active unit on the CNUR in New Castle. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:07:09 PM |
| Location: |
New Castle, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CNUR 5(GP7u) WBCR 6(GP10) |
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| Title: |
WBCR 6 |
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I sure do miss having this engine close to home. I still have yet to see it run. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:22:58 PM |
| Location: |
New Castle, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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WBCR 6(GP10) |
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| Title: |
CNUR 5 |
| Description: |
Roster shot of CNUR 5 |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:25:18 PM |
| Location: |
New Castle, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CNUR 5(GP7u) |
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| Title: |
WBCR 6 |
| Description: |
WBCR 6 with the ex-NKP depot in the background. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:26:39 PM |
| Location: |
New Castle, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
WBCR 6(GP10) |
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| Title: |
CNUR 5 and WBCR 6 (and track work equipment) |
| Description: |
A side shot of CNUR 5 and WBCR 6, and what I am assuming is some sort of tamper. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:28:30 PM |
| Location: |
New Castle, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
CNUR 5(GP7u) WBCR 6(GP10) |
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| Title: |
CNUR 5 |
| Description: |
CNUR 5 with the station in the background. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:31:06 PM |
| Location: |
New Castle, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
CNUR 5(GP7u) |
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| Title: |
MAW 4 and CNUR 20 |
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The next stop was Connersville to see the CNUR power there. Engines were being worked on today so we didnt get any closer than the Walmart across the street. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:32:42 PM |
| Location: |
Connersville, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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MAW 4(GP7u) CNUR 20(GP38) |
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| Title: |
MAW 16. GMTX 2225 and GMTX ???? |
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Two blue GMTX Geeps sit in the shops being worked on, as a couple guys work on MAW 16. They had MAW 16 up and running, but TJ was told that no operations except for some movement around the yard would be made today. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:34:51 PM |
| Location: |
Connersville, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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MAW 16(GP10) GMTX 2225(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GMTX 718 |
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An ex-CNW Switcher marked for GMTX sits in long term storage at the CNUR Yard in Connersville. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:36:51 PM |
| Location: |
Connersville, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GMTX 718(UNKNOWN) |
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| Title: |
GMTX 701 |
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GMTX 701 also sits in long term storage in the yard. This is the first time Ive seen this unit uncovered. Every other time Ive seen it here its been under silver tarp. I am assuming ex-EJE (correct me if Im wrong) |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:38:44 PM |
| Location: |
Connersville, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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GMTX 701(SW7) |
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| Title: |
CSX 4076 |
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Next stop was the CSX Yard where we shot CSX J779 taking off west to do some work outside of town with a SD40-3/SD40-2 combination. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:41:37 PM |
| Location: |
Connersville, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 4076(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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And with about a half hour to spare we made it into Cottage Grove for the IERR. I was pitching for them to use the AWW SD9 highood today, but the usual power, the ex SOU GP38-2 from NS that is adorned in the lovely green yellow and black scheme of the IERR was on the point, which I still was not disappointed with. They left for Fernald at about the time I was told they would and the chase was on! Here they are passing home offices in Cottage Grove. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:45:40 PM |
| Location: |
Cottage Grove, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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We soon figured out that this was not going to be an easy chase. With the combined rain and speed of the train we were going to have to hurry but be safe at the same time, so we didnt end up shooting at most crossings as I was hoping to. Here the train is crossing CR 450S just south of Cottage Grove framed with the codeline. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:47:57 PM |
| Location: |
Cottage Grove, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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Our next stop was Bath, and Bath lived up to its name because thats what we got when we stepped outside. The rain had cut loose and we knew we would have it for most of the rest of the day. But of course, that wasnt going to stop us. The train rolls through Bath southbound. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:50:25 PM |
| Location: |
Bath, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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Just south of bath the train takes a sharp turn southeast where we got it crossing Springfield Road |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:52:00 PM |
| Location: |
Bath, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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We decided to skip right to Peoria, which sits right on the Indiana/Ohio State Line. I am standing in Ohio while most of the train is still on the Indiana side. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:54:00 PM |
| Location: |
Peoria, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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The train takes the slight curve across Dunwoody Road about a mile and a half south of Peoria (Ohio this time). |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:56:24 PM |
| Location: |
Peoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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The next stop was the famous trestle just north of Okeana. I havent seem a lot of shots from this side of the bridge. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 1:58:12 PM |
| Location: |
Okeana, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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The train stopped on the Wynn Road overpass south of Okeana to grab some snacks and drinks at the Marathon Station along Ohio 126 |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:00:15 PM |
| Location: |
Okeana, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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The train continued on its way about 10 minutes later. We skipped over to the curve at Shandon, where the rain really began to pick up. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:05:25 PM |
| Location: |
Shandon, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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Another thing I found interesting here was an old crossing buck that guarded someones driveway. I would assume ex-C&O because that is what this trackage is. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:07:33 PM |
| Location: |
Shandon, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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The train reaches close to home base and slows way down. They cross over Willey Road just north of the teensy community of Fernald, which still sports the C&O logo on it. Unfortunately, the mix of my cold car and the hot air decided to fog up every lens in and out of the camera. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:10:09 PM |
| Location: |
Fernald, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IERR 5255 |
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IERR 5255 arrives at Nutrien in Fernald and just like that the chase is over. Yet another amazing chase over undocumented territory. Id photograph this railway again for sure! |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:12:27 PM |
| Location: |
Fernald, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IERR 5255(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4084 |
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TJ and I then decided where we wanted to go next. We both decided that checking the CIND would be a decent option because it was so nearby. When we got down there we could clearly hear that something was working. Sure enough a stone train was in the quarry at Melvin Stone, but the power was completely inaccessible. We made our way back up to Valley Jct. and right before we got there we heard "IORY 4084 west clear Valley Jct. Yard Limits". Sure enough the westbound autorack job to Greensburg was slowly going through, and even more of a shocker, with a pair of Railtex Red SD40-2s. One shot I had wanted to get in particular of any train was a shot over the Whitewater River Bridge, which we got to just in time, and I nailed another one off the bucket list. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:18:01 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IORY 4084(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4084 |
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We decided that we would keep up with the Greensburg Train because a pair of red SD40-2s was hard to pass up. The train ended up stopping in Elizabethtown momentarily to allow a hand on pusher guide it up the hill at Sunman because todays train was too long and heavy to go up that grade with only 2 engines. We werent aware of the on hand pusher until we were mid chase out in the middle of nowhere. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:28:57 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabethtown, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IORY 4084(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4084 |
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After stopping, the crew notched up and let the train really rip. The unforgettable sound of SD40-2s in Notch 8 could be heard all through Greendale I would imagine. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:32:09 PM |
| Location: |
Greendale, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IORY 4084(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4084 |
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The CIND runs on ex- Big Four territory and one thing the Big 4 was well known for were their concrete bridges. There is no exception with their line to Cincinnati, as several of these bridges, big and small are scattered all over this line. Unfortunately, however, a lot of them are inaccessible for photos or vehicle, but this one west of Guilford is not. We got here just in time. The roar of these engines could be heard all through the Valley! |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:35:22 PM |
| Location: |
Guilford, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IORY 4084(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4084 |
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The train cuts into an opening east of Bonnell. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:37:23 PM |
| Location: |
Bonnell, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IORY 4084(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
IORY 5007 |
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One thing that we were not quite prepared for were the backroads. We soon figured out that it is almost impossible to follow the tracks closely unless you have a background vehicle. Some of the roads just dead end in some places then begin again on the other side of the Tanners Creek. We made it into Sunman where we had completely lost the train. However, when we crossed the tracks we noticed that the helper unit was on its way back to Valley Jct. so we decided to take a risk and beat it back to Greendale. We followed the main roads, which I was sure was going to make us miss it. TJ was confident that we would not. And sure enough, after about 5 minutes of sitting by the old signal bridge in Greendale, the engine showed up. Sometimes TJs luck makes me jealous, but Ill take it! |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:41:58 PM |
| Location: |
Greendale, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IORY 5007(GP50) |
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| Title: |
IORY 5007 |
| Description: |
The GP50 enters back into Valley Jct. Yard Limits |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:46:11 PM |
| Location: |
Valley Junction, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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IORY 5007(GP50) |
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| Title: |
IORY 5007 |
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The train framed with the CIND sign. Ive always wondered why G&W keeps the CIND name when IORY lends their engines, their cars, and dispatches the entire line. |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:48:09 PM |
| Location: |
Valley Junction, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IORY 5007(GP50) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4071 |
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IORYs sole tunnel motor sits in the Valley Jct. Yard, appearing to be having a bit of troubles. A couple engine maintenance guys work on the engine and below the engine. It would have been quite the sight to see all 3 red SD40s working on the autorack train today! But, with that, TJ and I got supper at Steak n Shake in Lawrenceburg and began the drive home. Yet another fantastic day trackside with some great little railroad action! |
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3/11/2021 Upload Date: 8/21/2021 2:50:49 PM |
| Location: |
Valley Junction, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
IORY 4071(SD40T-2) |
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