As the sun begins to rise, Iowa 157 and 512 shake the windows of Marseilles, IL with 120+ loads on an extra CBBI. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Iowa 157 east has ducked into the siding to wait for CSX J745 to work Seneca, a pair of boring GEVO's are todays power as they make their pick-up. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Underway, 157 looks good passing the decrepid old RI depot at Seneca. By: Chris Lastovich
|
A slightly wider angle shows the 157 east passing CSX's transfer caboose tucked away in the Seneca house track. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Cruising through Morris, its always nice to see the 3 axle EMD's leading! By: Chris Lastovich
|
|
The usual view at Empress Rd. of 157 ducking under the remains of the old Rock signal bridge. By: Chris Lastovich
|
|
A slightly different take from standing on an old Rock spur that declined to street level here, we see Iowa 157 forwarding onto Metra territory at Bridge 407. By: Chris Lastovich
|
A view seldom seen from the Briggs St. overpass as the 2CBBI thunders out of the Joliet river valley. By: Chris Lastovich
|
A wider angle off of Briggs St. as 157 amd 512 give it all their worth. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Swinging around the bend along Rte 30., these two motors were having a helluva time with this hill, and Mokena isnt much better. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Passing the old tri-color sigs at 35.5, Tomy Thompson as the throttle pegged back to 8 and we arent gaining any speed. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Off Marley Rd., I forget how overgrown this shot becomes late summer. Still a very nice view of 2CBBI struggling uphill. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Alittle tele-smash here and you can clearly see the grade as Iowa 157 grinds up Mokena hill. By: Chris Lastovich
|
Maxing at maybe 15 mph, this heavy train is almost to the peak, before descending the rest of the way to Blue Island. By: Chris Lastovich
|
As the sun begins to rise, Iowa 157 and 512 shake the windows of Marseilles, IL with 120+ loads on an extra CBBI.
Iowa 157 east has ducked into the siding to wait for CSX J745 to work Seneca, a pair of boring GEVO's are todays power as they make their pick-up.
Underway, 157 looks good passing the decrepid old RI depot at Seneca.
A slightly wider angle shows the 157 east passing CSX's transfer caboose tucked away in the Seneca house track.
Cruising through Morris, its always nice to see the 3 axle EMD's leading!
Thundering through Minooka.
The usual view at Empress Rd. of 157 ducking under the remains of the old Rock signal bridge.
Waiting their new BI crew at the old CTC crossovers.
A slightly different take from standing on an old Rock spur that declined to street level here, we see Iowa 157 forwarding onto Metra territory at Bridge 407.
A view seldom seen from the Briggs St. overpass as the 2CBBI thunders out of the Joliet river valley.
A wider angle off of Briggs St. as 157 amd 512 give it all their worth.
Swinging around the bend along Rte 30., these two motors were having a helluva time with this hill, and Mokena isnt much better.
Passing the old tri-color sigs at 35.5, Tomy Thompson as the throttle pegged back to 8 and we arent gaining any speed.
Off Marley Rd., I forget how overgrown this shot becomes late summer. Still a very nice view of 2CBBI struggling uphill.
Alittle tele-smash here and you can clearly see the grade as Iowa 157 grinds up Mokena hill.
Maxing at maybe 15 mph, this heavy train is almost to the peak, before descending the rest of the way to Blue Island.
All images on this site are copyrighted by their respective creators, and used with permission.
