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By:Jim Tiroch
Dates:10/12/2008 - 12/31/2008
Album Info:I will no longer be doing mass photo uploads, Only the best shots will be uploaded! The albums will be done by year. Even though this is the 2008 album, Its way to late to start a 2007 album, so the first few photos are from 12-28-2007
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BNSF 6153
Title:  BNSF 6153
Description:  Heading down the Federal District from Alton, this BNSF will soon head across the river
Photo Date:  1/3/2007  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 1:43:36 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6153(ES44AC)
Views:  633   Comments: 1
NS 5177
Title:  NS 5177
Description:  NS 5177 stops short of the 20th Street crossing with a load for Granite City Steel
Photo Date:  12/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/30/2007 10:08:11 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  NS 5177(GP38-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Venice School is a coming down!
Title:  Venice School is a coming down!
Description:  A familier site next to the Terminal Railroad's Madison yard was the Venice Public School. The building is no longer standing, and here they are, tearing down the west wing of the building
Photo Date:  12/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/30/2007 10:14:39 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  283   Comments: 4
NS 6164
Title:  NS 6164
Description:  NS 6164 is heading south towards AO Smith yard along IL Rt. 3. The sun popped out for a few seconds, and with the Rainbow in the background, made this picture a keeper!
Photo Date:  12/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/30/2007 10:03:09 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  NS 6164(SD40-2)
Views:  618   Comments: 2
PPCX 800220
Title:  PPCX 800220
Description:  A derelict heavyweight observation car owned by Frederick Siebold of Sadorus, IL sits on a short spur in Cisco, IL
Photo Date:  12/28/2007  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:48:46 PM
Location:  Cisco, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  639   Comments: 0
UP 2318
Title:  UP 2318
Description:  South of Litchfield on the NS
Photo Date:  12/28/2007  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:49:30 PM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  UP 2318(SD60M)
Views:  279   Comments: 1
Weathered in a Fish Tank
Title:  Weathered in a Fish Tank
Description:  This car spent 3 months at the bottem of my African Ciclid tank, with this faded, weathered look
Photo Date:  1/23/2008  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 1:47:11 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  665   Comments: 6
CSX 2667
Title:  CSX 2667
Description:  The Final Seaboard System painted unit on the CSX Roster, what a chance encounter!
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:45:51 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  CSX 2667(GP38-2)
Views:  800   Comments: 1
CSX 6028
Title:  CSX 6028
Description:  With ADM in the background, 6028 heads back into the yard to end the shift
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:23:08 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  CSX 6028(GP40-2)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
CSX 6028
Title:  CSX 6028
Description:  Backing into the ADM Mill at WABIC Jct.
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:46:27 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  CSX 6028(GP40-2)
Views:  713   Comments: 1
CSX 2667
Title:  CSX 2667
Description:  The Final Seaboard System painted unit on the CSX Roster
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:45:15 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  CSX 2667(GP38-2)
Views:  493   Comments: 0
CSX 4434
Title:  CSX 4434
Description:  Note the 4th Unit!
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:44:40 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  CSX 4434(GP40-2)
Views:  378   Comments: 1
GTW 4928
Title:  GTW 4928
Description:  IC yard, Engine track
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:19:02 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  GTW 4928(GP38-2)
Views:  443   Comments: 2
IC 3110
Title:  IC 3110
Description:  Whats this? A New Railroad? Illinois IC? Looks like CN decided to Not Redo the 3110 after they had started!
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:18:33 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  IC 3110(GP40R)
Views:  380   Comments: 1
UTAX 3
Title:  UTAX 3
Description:  Utah's Frontrunner heads north towards the end of the Line in Ogden
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/30/2008 10:43:08 PM
Location:  Ogden, UT
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  UTAX 3(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
NS 5317
Title:  NS 5317
Description:  NS local from Springfield or Jacksonville
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:20:36 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  NS 5317(GP38-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 3
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  Pacing at 60 MPH northbound along IL 48....Train is going faster then the road speed, which is 55
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:20:58 AM
Location:  Taylorville, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Views:  168   Comments: 0
NS 9697
Title:  NS 9697
Description:  Crossing WABIC Crossing
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:19:56 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  NS 9697(C40-9W)
Views:  749   Comments: 2
PREX 1616
Title:  PREX 1616
Description:  Sitting in Cisco, IL awaiting the next day's assignment
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:19:32 AM
Location:  Cisco, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  PREX 1616(GP16)
Views:  320   Comments: 1
KCS 2915
Title:  KCS 2915
Description:  Sitting at the Ready tracks
Photo Date:  7/4/2008  Upload Date: 8/30/2008 10:50:48 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  KCS 2915(GP40-3)
Views:  248   Comments: 1
WAMX 1510
Title:  WAMX 1510
Description:  From CRS 85794, WAMX 1510 heads back to the engine house in Twin Falls, ID
Photo Date:  8/23/2008  Upload Date: 8/30/2008 10:39:58 PM
Location:  Idaho Falls, ID
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  WAMX 1510(SW1500)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
FMRC 1702, GNBC 626 and 627
Title:  FMRC 1702, GNBC 626 and 627
Description:  I pulled over my soon to be retired Kenworth W-900 on I-40 to get this picture of three Farmrail/Grainbelt railroad units outside Sayre, OK
Photo Date:  9/17/2008  Upload Date: 9/19/2008 4:05:58 PM
Location:  Sayre, OK
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  FMRC 1702(GP9) GNBC 627(GP38AC) GNBC 626(GP38AC)
Views:  2284   Comments: 12
ARR 1801 in "Runway Train" (Now Respondek 1800)
Title:  ARR 1801 in "Runway Train" (Now Respondek 1800)
Description:  Heres Alaska Railroad 1801 in a Screen Shot from the 1986 Film "Runaway Train." Today, This unit works for the Respondek Rail Corp. as #1800. Note the High Hood in the movie. This hood is FAKE, nothing more than Plywood. You can tell because its higher than the Long hood. This unit, and the trailing unit, 1812, both recieved Fake High-Short Hoods for the Film. The road number of this unit was confirmed by a former employee, Obie Meeks, who also appeared in the film on "Eastbound 12" as the Engineer. He was the Master Mechanic on the Alaska when the film was shot. Other Units in the consist include GP40-2 3010, F9A 1500 (Retired, now on display in Anchorage, AK) and GP7's 1801, and 1812. The 1801 was spared from any damage in the film, unlike the 3010 and 1812. PHOTO IS A SCREEN SHOT FROM THE FILM.
Photo Date:  10/12/2008  Upload Date: 10/29/2008 1:46:01 AM
Location:  Seward, AK
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  ARR 1801(GP7) RRC 1800(GP8)
Views:  1524   Comments: 0
ARR 1801
Title:  ARR 1801
Description:  Heres Alaska Railroad 1801 in a Screen Shot from the 1986 Film "Runaway Train." Today, This unit works for the Respondek Rail Corp. as #1800. Note the High Hood in the movie. This hood is FAKE, nothing more than Plywood. You can tell because its higher than the Long hood. This unit, and the trailing unit, 1812, both recieved Fake High-Short Hoods for the Film. The road number of this unit was confirmed by a former employee, Obie Meeks, who also appeared in the film on "Eastbound 12" as the Engineer. He was the Master Mechanic on the Alaska when the film was shot. Other Units in the consist include GP40-2 3010, F9A 1500 (Retired, now on display in Anchorage, AK) and GP7's 1801, and 1812. The 1801 was spared from any damage in the film, unlike the 3010 and 1812. PHOTO IS A SCREEN SHOT FROM THE FILM. (Note the Person on the walk way, thats the Hostler "Sara")
Photo Date:  10/12/2008  Upload Date: 10/29/2008 1:54:39 AM
Location:  Seward, AK
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  ARR 1801(GP7) RRC 1800(GP8)
Views:  1375   Comments: 0


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