705 leads BICB west at Downey on Wednesday morning (27-Dec-2006) By: NDHolmes
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One of the new leasers - GMTX 2668 - still stored at Iowa City, IA By: NDHolmes
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The other lease unit - GMTX 2672 By: NDHolmes
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BICB continues west of Iowa City with 626 and 628 on the head end By: NDHolmes
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One of IAIS's latest additions is this remote control switch at East Yocum. Normally it just sits there red, as here. By: NDHolmes
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When a train approaches, they key up the radio and enter a code sequence. The switch responds over the radio, reporting its alignment, and also clears the signal heads - all of them go green, no matter which way the switch is lined. By: NDHolmes
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The signal also does not immediately drop to red when something enters the OS. It dropped back after about half the train had passed. By: NDHolmes
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707 and 701 sit in Rock Island with a returning empty coal train. The crew's on board, so what are we waiting for? By: NDHolmes
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Oh, that's what we're waiting on... It's the BNSF local job, lead by ex-ATSF B23-7 4234 By: NDHolmes
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4234 comes off the single track section through Moline and passes the awaiting coal job By: NDHolmes
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With the BNSF job and an accompanying hyrail off the track, 707 and empty head on east out of the yard. By: NDHolmes
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Here's the empty in downtown Moline, passing under the bridge to Arsenal Island. By: NDHolmes
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And the oldest diesel of the day goes to the leader of the IC&E local - GP9 #103. Here, the local waits to use the single track at East Moline By: NDHolmes
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At East Moline, the line splits back into three - the IC&E branch as well as the BNSF and IAIS mains toward Colona By: NDHolmes
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The S-curve is a result of the IAIS and BNSF lines being combined through Moline several years back. The IAIS now jogs over onto the former BNSF main. By: NDHolmes
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At Colona, our coal empty gets delayed again, as a northbound BNSF comes through the Colona interlocking. In the lead are BNSF SD40-2s 6786 and 6854. By: NDHolmes
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IAIS 707 waits on the northbound, just short of Illinois 2 at Colona. By: NDHolmes
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With BNSF 6786 and train clear of the junction, 707/701 get a light through the crossover By: NDHolmes
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About halfway between Colona and Geneseo, in the tree tunnel along the Hennepin Canal. By: NDHolmes
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Crossing a grassy ditch, just outside Geneseo By: NDHolmes
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Skipping Geneseo (mainly because the train was ahead of me...), the next stop was Atkinson By: NDHolmes
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A wider shot with the Atkinson water tower in the background By: NDHolmes
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707 splits the older grade crossing signals at Annawan By: NDHolmes
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And one final shot with the old Annawan elevator in the background By: NDHolmes
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On the way back out to my parents' house, I found CBBI sitting at Walcott, awaiting a new warrant. Note that 601 is in the lead. 601 may not be on the road much longer, as it's supposed to become the mother for the slug being created out of 466. By: NDHolmes
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705 leads BICB west at Downey on Wednesday morning (27-Dec-2006)
One of the new leasers - GMTX 2668 - still stored at Iowa City, IA
The other lease unit - GMTX 2672
BICB continues west of Iowa City with 626 and 628 on the head end
One of IAIS's latest additions is this remote control switch at East Yocum. Normally it just sits there red, as here.
When a train approaches, they key up the radio and enter a code sequence. The switch responds over the radio, reporting its alignment, and also clears the signal heads - all of them go green, no matter which way the switch is lined.
The signal also does not immediately drop to red when something enters the OS. It dropped back after about half the train had passed.
707 and 701 sit in Rock Island with a returning empty coal train. The crew's on board, so what are we waiting for?
Oh, that's what we're waiting on... It's the BNSF local job, lead by ex-ATSF B23-7 4234
4234 comes off the single track section through Moline and passes the awaiting coal job
With the BNSF job and an accompanying hyrail off the track, 707 and empty head on east out of the yard.
Here's the empty in downtown Moline, passing under the bridge to Arsenal Island.
And the oldest diesel of the day goes to the leader of the IC&E local - GP9 #103. Here, the local waits to use the single track at East Moline
At East Moline, the line splits back into three - the IC&E branch as well as the BNSF and IAIS mains toward Colona
The S-curve is a result of the IAIS and BNSF lines being combined through Moline several years back. The IAIS now jogs over onto the former BNSF main.
At Colona, our coal empty gets delayed again, as a northbound BNSF comes through the Colona interlocking. In the lead are BNSF SD40-2s 6786 and 6854.
IAIS 707 waits on the northbound, just short of Illinois 2 at Colona.
With BNSF 6786 and train clear of the junction, 707/701 get a light through the crossover
About halfway between Colona and Geneseo, in the tree tunnel along the Hennepin Canal.
Crossing a grassy ditch, just outside Geneseo
Skipping Geneseo (mainly because the train was ahead of me...), the next stop was Atkinson
A wider shot with the Atkinson water tower in the background
707 splits the older grade crossing signals at Annawan
And one final shot with the old Annawan elevator in the background
On the way back out to my parents' house, I found CBBI sitting at Walcott, awaiting a new warrant. Note that 601 is in the lead. 601 may not be on the road much longer, as it's supposed to become the mother for the slug being created out of 466.
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