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MARCH 31 2008

+59°F - 94% - Rain - S 15 mph - 3:30pm CDT

16th / Clark (Chicago) - NB - UP mixed - 3:13pm

UP9359 (C41-8W) + UP2743 or 5 (SD40M-2) +. . . . .

. . . .crossing Indiana Ave - UP3223 (SD40-2) in the rain

Fog is lifting @ 1:00pm

MARCH 30 2008

+41°F - 87 % - Light Rain / Fog - ESE 04 mph - 6:35pm CDT

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 6:12pm

CN5548 (SD60F) + CN5425 (SD50F) + CN5511 (SD60F)

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 6:05pm

CN2668 (C44-9W) + CN5682 (SD75i) + CN/IC6103 (SD40-2)

MP2 - SB [Main 2] - CN mixed - 8:56am

CN/IC2714 (C44-9W) + CN5754 (SD75i) + UP9085 (C41-8)

MP2 - Inbound to Chicago - City of New Orleans - 8:07am

Amtrak59 (P42DC) + 6

MP2 - NB - CN mainly Grain / Tank - 7:40am

CN5458 (SD50F) + CN5788 (SD75i)

Lumber Street Amtrak Yard (Chicago) - 7:30am

Amtrak790 (SW10) + long string of Amtrak Express Cars

MARCH 29 2008

+38°F - 49% - Mostly Cloudy - ENE 13 mph - 7:35pm CDT

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 6:50pm

CN/IC2462 (C40-8W) + CN5457 (SD50F) + CN2690 (C44-9W)

MP2 - NB - CN grain/tank - 6:18pm

IC1025 (SD70) + CN/IC6110 (SD40-2) + IC6016 (SD40A-2R) + CN/IC6115 (SD40-2)

The "IKEA" CTA L car - NB on Orange/Green Line at Roosevelt Road

Lunch on a tourist trap weekend in Chicago

Houlihans at Michigan & Wacker

French Dip / Forest Glen Merlot / chips & salsa / Lake Michigan water

It tastes better than it looks in this pix

MP2 - NB - CN mainly Grain/Tank - 8:40am

IC6008 (SD40A-2R) + IC6056 (SD40-2)

Michigan Avenue (Chicago) - SB - CN mixed - 7:35am

CN5414 (SD50F) leads. . . .

. . . . CN5358 (SD40-2W) and. . . .

. . . .IC1005 (SD70) through the South Loop

MARCH 28 2008

+34°F - 59% - Clear - NE 10 mph - 7:20pm CDT

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 6:40pm

CN5617 (SD70i) + BCRail4651 (CW44-9)

BCRail4651 crossing Indiana Ave - Chicago

MP2 - SB - BNSF/CN mixed - 4:04pm

BNSF6088 (ES44AC) + BNSF5691 (AC4400CW) + CN5635 (SD75i)

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 10:10am

CN8813 (SD70M-2) + CN2516 (C44-9WL)

MP2 - NB - CN/BNSF Grain - 8:55am

BNSF4570 / 5431 (both Dash9-44CW) + CN5754 (SD75i) + CN/IC2714 (C44-9W)

21st Street - BNSF coming off CN Bridgeport Line to BNSF main - 8:45am

MP2 - Inbound - City of New Orleans - 8:40am

Amtrak94 (P42DC) + 6 to Chicago

MARCH 27 2008

+35°F - 93 % - Snow / Sleet - NE 10 mph - 1:40pm CDT

FIELD MUSEUM MEMBERS NIGHT GALA

MYTHIC CREATURES

SNOW!

MP2 - Inbound - City of New Orleans - 9:33am

Amtrak59 (P42DC) + 6 to Chicago

MARCH 26 2008

+52°F - 32 % - Mostly Cloudy - W 08 mph -6:45pm CDT

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 6:30pm

Return of this mornings SB (shown below) with helper

IC6130 (SD40-2) + GTW4612 (GP9R) + CN5769 (SD75i)

MP2 - NB - CN Mixed - 10:20am

CN6017 (SD40u) + CN6025 (SD40u)

Indiana Avenue (Chicago) - SB - CN mixed - 10:13am

The GTW units just keep on coming

GTW4612 (GP9R) + IC6130 (SD40-2)

MARCH 25 2008

Lunch - Jameson Irish Whiskey Ribs

MP2 - SB - CN grain/Tank - 9:05am

IC1025 (SD70) + CN/IC6105 (SD40-2) + IC6010 (SD40A-2R)

AMTRAK508 (P32-8) and AMTRAK790 (SW10) at Lumber Street - 9:00am

MARCH 24 2008

+40°F - 50% - Mostly Cloudy - S 09 mph - 7:10pm CDT

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 6:50pm

GTW4921 (GP38-2) + CN/IC9635 (GP38-2)

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 9:54am

GTW4625 (GP9R) + GTW4907 (GP38-2)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 10:08am

CN5368 (SD40-2) + CN5414 (SD50F) + FCN5288 (SD40-2W)

MP2 - Inbound - City of New Orleans - 8:34am

Amtrak59 (P42DC) + 6 to Chicago

MARCH 22 - 23 2008

MP2 - NB - CN Easter Sunday mixed - 7:33am

GTW5814 (GP38-2) + IC9630 (GP38-2)

MARCH 21 2008

I+33°F - 89% - Light Drizzle - E 15 mph - 5:00pm CDT

Indiana Ave (Chicago) - WB BNSF ultra-short mixed - 4:45pm

(wrong camera - no zoom)

SantaFe120 (GP60M) + BNSF (GP60B) + BNSF (SD70MAC)

MP2 - Inbound - Saluki greeted by HEAVY SNOW (probably 70 in C'dale) - 12:50pm

Amtrak24 (P42DC + 4 to Chicago

Grandluxe train on the move. . . . 12:45pm

. . . .being switch by Amtrak SW10 at Lumber Street Yard

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 12:30pm

CN5746 - CN5702 (both SD75i)

Grandluxe train still at Amtrak Lumber Street - 8:19am

HARD TO BELIEVE! GLOBAL WARMING at its BEST

MARCH 20 2008

+35°F - 64% - Mostly Cloudy - E 12 mph - 8:45pm CDT

Winter Storm WARNING

2 Amtrak P42DC units - power for Grandluxe train - 6:05pm

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 1:05pm

CN5324 (SD40-2W) + IC6018 (SD40A-2R)

MP2 - NB - CN Grain/Tank - 12:32pm

GTW5937 (SD40-2) + IC6204 (SD40-3) + CN/IC9561 (GP38-2)

Baggage Combine of Grandluxe Rail Journey train at Amtral Lumber Street - Chicago

Sleeper "Washington" - All road names have been painted out - name of car remains

On Grandluxe Rail Journeys website, train is not to be in Chicago

Amtrak 508 (a re-painted B32-8) doing the switching chores today

"Louisville & Nashville" Obs

"Pennsylvania RR"

MARCH 19 2008

+42°F - 60% - Overcast - NNE 16 mph - 2:10pm CDT

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MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 7:14pm

CN5542 (SD60F) + CN5638 (SD75i)

The crew and I ate lunch at Bennigan's - any hamburger $4.99

MP2 - SB - Merger Trio mixed - 1:54pm

UP3803 (SD70M) + NS9098 (C40-9W) + CN5353 (SD40-2W)

(I'm going to lunch)

Norfolk Southern car at Amtrak Lumber Street (Chicago)

Ping Tom Park - OB Saluki re-routed off CN Bridgeport Line - 9:30am

Saluki meets CN NB train still at 16th/Clark for over 4 hours

MP2 - OB - Saluki - 9:40am

Amtrak144 (P42DC) + 4 to Carbondale, IL

16th/Clark Chicago - CN meet (SB switching over to Main 2) - 9:03am

NB - CN2529 (C44-9W) -- SB - SEE BELOW

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 9:08

CN2678 (C44-9W) + CN5724 (SD75i)

MARCH 18 2008

+44°F - 93% - Light Drizzle / Mist - WNW 09 mph - 1:45pm

MP2 - WB - BNSF empty coal to BNSF main via SCAL - 1:38pm

BNSF5071 (Dash9-44CW + BNSF7786 (ES44DC)

MARCH 17 2008

+38°F - 57% - Snow / Sleet / Rain - SSE 20 mph - 4:35pm

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Indiana Ave (Chicago) -SB - CN mixed - 4:35pm

CN5373 (SD40-2) + CN5534 (SD60F)

MP2 - SB - BNSF mixed off SCAL/BNSF - 12:50pm

ATSF150 (GP60M) + ATSF6757 (SD40-2)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 9:10am

CN2439 (C40-8M) + CN/IC6117 (SD40-2)

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 8:39am

CN2435_C40-8M + IC1000 (SD70)

MARCH 16 2008

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 6:54pm

CN9515 (GP40-2LW) + CN5542 (SD60F) +CN2434 (C40-8M) + CN2447 (C40-8M)

NOTE: CN 9515 not on my roster

MP2 - NB - pre-merger (missing CN) mixed - 4:05pm

UP3803 (SD70M) + NS9098 (C44-9W)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 1:31pm

NS9407 (C40-9W) + CN9592 (GP40-2LW) + CN6013 (SD40u)

Indiana Avenue (Chicago) - Inbound Saluki to Chicag0 - 1:20pm

Amtrak89 (P42DC) + 4 cars

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 9:30am

CN5335 (SD40-2W) + CN/GTW5935 (SD40-2)

MP2 - Inbound to Chicago - City of New Orleans - 9:12am

AMTRAK53 (P42DC) + 6 cars

CHASE BANK "L" car @ 13th/Wabash on Orange Line

MP2 - SB - CSX mixed - 8:46am

CSX7611 (C40-8) + CSX4569 (SD70MAC)

MARCH 15 2008

+36°F - 62% - Overcast - NNE 16 mph - 4:20pm

Only the second person I've ever seen walking on the old Dearborn Station - ATSF/C&WI roadbed.

Note were it says RIO on bridge abutment - under first 2 flats - to the left there is a door or opening

Metra5 (SW1500) on the SCAL leading west

MP2 - SB - CN/BNSF mixed - 4:03pm

BNSF9605 + 9527 (both SD70MAC) + BNSF5851 (ES44AC) lead . . . .

. . . . CN9473 (GP40-2LW) + CN/IC9620 (GP40-2)

My daughter buys a loft/condo and this is her view. This was at ground level,

she will be on 2nd floor with a better view

39th/Western - NB UP grain train on the Western Avenue Corridor

UP5166 (SD70M) leads. . . .

. . . .UP4765 (SD70M)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 6:53am

CN C44-9W + CN SD70M-2 + CN SD75i

MARCH 14 2008

+51°F - 38% - Scattered Clouds - ENE 06 mph - 2:00pm

MP2 - Saluki v Canadian - NB/WB 1:14pm

Amtrak 92 (P42DC) + 4 inbound to Chicago

CN2606 *(C44-9W) + CN5686 (SD75i) + CN8843 (SD70M-2

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 12:03pm

CN8831 (SD70M-2) + IC 6059 (SD40-2)

MP2 - Inbound - City of New Orleans - 8:23am

AMTRAK192 (P42DC) + 6 to Chicago

One of many charters at Amtrak Lumber Street Yard this morning

MARCH 13 2008

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 9:02am

IC1022 (SD70) + IC1016 (SD70) + CN5368 (SD40-2) + IC6066 (SD40-2) + CN/IC9634 (GP38-2)

Indiana Ave (Chicago) - Inbound - City of New Orleans - 8:12am

AMTRAK70 (P42DC) + 5 cars to Chicago

Pix from my home window

On a beautiful morning - Amtrak790 (SW10) at Lumber Street

CN car at Lumber Street Amtrak Yard with. . . .

. . . . Mid America (SP type) car

Metra / Amtrak Yard Chicago

Work on the St Charles Air Line

MARCH 12 2008

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 11:12am

CN2662 (C44-9W) + CN5539 (SD60F)

Lot of Action at Ping Tom Park (18th & Wentworth) -

Amtrak / Inbound - Outbound Orange Line "L" / CN mixed

SCAL - Inbound - City of New Orleans - 8:22am

Amtrak 59 (P42DC) + 5 to Chicago followed by. . . .

Crossing Indiana Ave (Chicago) - Inbound CNO - 8:31am

. . . . Amtrak190 (P42DC) + 4 to Chicago - second section or re-route?

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 8:59am

CN2230 (ES44DC) + IC1026 (SD70)

MARCH 11 2008

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MP2 - CN - NB - 2:52pm

IC6130 (SD40-2) + CN9543 (GP40-2LW)

MP2 - SB - mixed - 1:17pm

+43°F - 47% - Mostly Cloudy - SW 17 mph - Wind Chill +33°F

UP9235 (C40-8) + UP/SP2872 (SD40-T-2) + UP3149 (SD40-2R) lead . . . .

. . . . IC1029 (SD70) + IC6056 (SD40-2)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 12:07pm

+40°F - 49% - Mostly Cloudy - WSW 15 mph - Wind Chill +29°F

CN5457 (SD50F) + CN2600 (C44-9W)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 9:02am

Terrible photo but . . . .

CN/GTW5952 (SD40-3) + CN/IC6127 (SD40-2) + CN/IC???? (C44-9W)

MARCH 10 2008

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Crossing Indiana Ave - SB - CN mixed - 10:12am in the snow

+31°F - 79% - Snow - NNE 10 mph - Wind Chill +24°F

[ABOVE / BELOW] - CN2247 (ES44DC) + IC1037 (SD70)

Indiana Ave (Chicago) - Inbound CNO - 8:11am

+31°F - 82% - Snow / Mist - ENE 08 mph - Wind Chill +24°F (9:41am weather)

AMTRAK206 (P42DC) + 5 to Chicago

Metra RI District train arriving LaSalle Street Station

with 10 bi-levels and 1 MP36PH-3S pushing - 7:55am

MARCH 09 2008

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While the crew went to the South Side Irish parade - I went to find

Nemo at the Shedd Aquarium but failed - so I had lunch

I did find the Blue Poison Arrow Frog

and the Penguins

MP2 - SB - BNSF off CN Bridgeport - 12:46pm

BNSF7791 (ES44DC) + BNSF 5411 (Dash9-44CW)

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 10:15am

+30°F - 63% -Overcast - SE 06 mph - Wind Chill +23°F

CN2652 (C44-9W) + CN5445 (SD50F) +IC6251 (SD40-3)

Indiana Avenue - NB - CN mixed- 8:15am

+27°F - 68% -Overcast - SSE 05 mph - Wind Chill +18°F

CN5656 (SD75i) leads . . . .

. . . . IC1017 (SD70)

MARCH 08 2008

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SB - MP2 - CN mixed - 8:53am

+20°F - 68% - Lake Effect Snow Showers - NE 16 mph - Wind Chill +07°F

CSX7630 (C40-8) + UP9249 (C40-8) + IC9629 (GP38-2)

Lake effect snow makes nice sun patterns on Lake Michigan

MARCH 07 2008

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MP2 - NB - CN Engineering Dept Special - 4:54pm

+23°F - 60% - Lake Effect Snow Showers - NNE 15 mph - Wind Chill +10°F

CN/IC9602 (GP38-2) + two "TEST" cars

Crossing Indiana Avenue Chicago

SCAL -Inbound CNO with nicely painted P32-8 - very late 9:35am

AMTRAK 2 (P42DC) + AMTRAK508 (P32-8) + 7 to Chicago

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 9:05am

CN5786 (SD75i) + IC1020 (SD70) + CN2425 (C40-8M)

MARCH 06 2008

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MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 12:35pm

+35°F - 56% - Scattered Clouds - SSE 03 mph - Wind Chill +34°F

CN5727 + CN5655 (both SD75i)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 11:55am

+33°F - 56% - Scattered Clouds - SSW 04 mph - Wind Chill +32°F

CN5436 (SD50F) + CN6011 (SD40u) + UP9390 (C41-8W) + UP4096 (SD70M)

RAIL VENTURES Dome (Bella Vista) at Amtrak Lumber Street Yard

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Barges along Amtrak at Lumber Street and old Grand Central Station/LaSalle St Station ROWs

on Chicago River

St Charles Air Line - Inbound CNO - 9:15am

+25°F - 75% - Mostly Cloudy - W 12 mph - Wind Chill +14°F

AMTRAK39 (P42DC) + 5 to Chicago

MARCH 05 2008

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MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 2:30pm - still holding at 16th/Clark at 5:31pm

CN2448 + 2413 (both C40-8M)

MP2 - SB - CN Tank/Grain - 10:08am

+36°F - 61% - Mostly Cloudy - WSW 06 mph - Wind Chill +30°F

CN2632 (C44-9W) + IC3106 (GP40) + CN/GTW5931 (SD40-2)

SCAL - OutBound Saluki - 10:25am

AMTRAK37 (P42DC) + 4 to Carbondale

SCAL - In-Bound City of New Orleans- 8:35am

AMTRAK151 (P42DC) + 6 to Chicago

MARCH 04 2008

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 3:38pm

+31°F - 61% - Mostly Cloudy - NNE 18 mph - Wind Chill +18°F

CN2515 (C44-9WL in CN North America Scheme) leads. . . .

. . . .CN2275 (ES44DC) and . . . .

. . . .CN/IC6139 (SD40-2)

MP2 - Inbound Saluki - very late at 3:11p.m

Amtrak139 (P42DC) + 4 at Chicago

Mayor Daley posing for photos at the B'Day Party

Mayor Daley giving his B'day Speech with Marist HS Jazz Band members watching (Red Blazers)

Mayor Daley and guesta singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Then we waited for food - Hot Dogs / Cheesecake / Water

Chicago & Northwestern "Pioneer" on display

Chicago Transit "L" car #1

Inside Car #1

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 8:33am

+30°F - 72% - Overcast - ENE 22 mph - Wind Chill +15°F

CN2596 + CN2629 (both C44-9W)

MARCH 03 2008

Indiana Avenue - NB - CN mixed - 10:40am

+35°F - 85% - Overcast - NNW 17 mph - Wind Chill +25°F

CN2583 (C44-9W) + CN5543 (SD50F)

MARCH 02 2008

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MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 1:52pm

+54°F - 77% - Mostly Cloudy - S 16 mph

IC1009 (SD70) + CN2556 (SD50F) + . . . .

CN2556 (C44-9w) on a beautiful Spring Day!!!

Leased Sound Transit (by Virginia Railway Express) equipment on its way back to Seattle, WA. - 11:40am

Train is backing to Chicago Union Station on the Empire Builder

+52°F - 77% - Overcast - S 18 mph - WIND CHILL +43°F

V40 (VRE #) - F59PHI + 2 Sounder coaches

Indiana Ave (Chicago) - NB - CN mixed - 7:20AM

+43°F - 70% - Mostly Sunny - SSE 09 mph - WIND CHILL +37°F

CN8840 (SD70M-2) leads . . . .

. . . . UP 2273 (SD60M) and four brand new BNSF SD70ACe units

BNSF 9170 + 9171 + 9175 + 9169 shown at MP2

BNSF9169 (SD70ACe) crossing Indiana Avenue

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 6:32am

+41°F - 70% - Mostly Cloudy - SSE 09 mph - WIND CHILL +34°F

UP4086 (SD70M) + UP9390 (C40-8W) + IC9631 (GP38-2)

Indiana Ave (Chicago) - UP 4086 from above leads . . . .

. . . .UP9390 and IC 9631

MARCH 01 2008

MP2 - Inbound Saluki - 2:08pm

+32°F - 50% - Overcast - WSW 05 mph - WIND CHILL +26°F

AMTRAK97 & 139 (both P42DC) + 4

MP2 - NB - CN mixed - 1:20pm

CN2431 (C40-8M) + CN/IC2455 (C40-8W)

MP2 - SB - CN Mixed - 12:11pm

+31°F - 52% - Mostly Cloudy - ENE 08 mph - WIND CHILL +26°F

CN2413 (C40-8M) + CN2448 (C40-8M) + GTW5852 (GP38-2) + CN/IC9635 (GP38-2)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 11:25am

+34°F - 58% - Overcast - W 07mph - WIND CHILL +23°F

CN2224 (ES44DC) + CN5754 (SD75i)

MP2 - SB - CN mixed - 7:55am

+26°F - 65% - Mostly Cloudy - NW 09 mph - WIND CHILL +14°F

First Day of Meteorological Spring

CN/IC2459 (C40-8W) + CN5339 (SD40-2W) + IC1021 (SD70) + NS8820 (C40-8W)

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