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WB - mixed - 1:53pm - MP2

66°F  -  33%  -   Clear   -  SSW 13

GTW/CN5932 (SD40-2) - IC1028 (SD70) - CN6013 (SD40U)

EB - mixed - 9:00am - MP2

50°F  -  57%  -   Scattered Clouds  -  WSW 03

NS9566 / NS9195 (both C40-9W) - CN5252 (SD40-2W)

BNSF3533  (SW1200) back at Metra Yards this morning - 8:10am

City of New Orleans - 8:05am - crossing Indiana Ave (Chicago) with 2 engines (P42DC & P32-8) and 2 Creative Charter Cars

49°F  -  60%  -   Partly Cloudy  -  SSW 08

Creative Charter Dome / Observation brought up the rear

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In the morning sun - WB - CN w/ CP Grain Train to Bridgeport Yard - 9:37am

48°F  -  54%  -   Clear   -  Calm

CN/IC2697 (C44-9W) - IC1011 (SD70)

As the half ends and the Bears are getting creamed - a WB CN freight approaches MP2

At MP2 - 1:25pm - a CN WB grain - tank train

57°F  -  34%  -   Clear   -  SSW 03mph

GCFX6068 (SD40-3) - CN/GTW5949 (SD40-3) - CN9468 (GP40-2LW)

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IBNSF at Cicero Avewnue and I55 heading to Corwith Yard

BNSF4083 (Dash9-44CW)

We arrived a litle early for tonights gala event at the Field Museum so we did a little museuming

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Coming thru the haze - first daylight train in 5 days - WB - MP2

58°F  -  75%  -   Overcast / Haze   -  SE 06 mph

CN5385 (SD40-2) - CN5276 (SD40-2W)

Metra / Amtrak Shops and Yards this morning

11:00am - A very late inbound City of New Orleans - MP2 Chicago

59°F  -  71%  -   Scattered Clouds / Haze   -  SE 00 mph

AMTRAK124 (P42DC)

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For the fourth day, about the only trains left on the St Charles Air Line are Amtrak

Even with no freight traffic, a very late City of New Orleans arrives at MP2 with outbound Saluki - 9:20am

Saluki engine still has graffiti on both sides from its layover in Champaign, IL

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Busy day at AMTRAK / METRA - Third day wthout trains on IC/CN (Bridgeport / SCAL)

49°F  -  64%  -   Mostly Cloudy   -  NNW 23 mph

BNSF3140 (GP50) has replaced the BNSF switcher at Metra

Last evenings beautiful sunset - looking SW from my home

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In an overnight attack - the BUSH boys bombarded Chicago with all kinds of Chemicals

Second day of MOW work on the St Charles Air Line

MOW work caused the re-routing of the City of New Orleans via CN to Bridgeport & back via Metra/Amtrak

CTA Orange Line train on the elevated ROW over Ping Tom Park

Took my bike out today to get some Fall pix - With all the Amtrak trains being re-routed and delays on Metra Electric & BNSF

commuter trains - haven't seen a "daytime" freight in 2 days

The Chicago syyline from out in Lake Michigan

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Work on the St Charles Air Line in full force this morning

The outbound (for Carbondale) Saluki w AMTRAK 198 (P42DC)  -  9:25am

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NB - 65th/Harlem (Bedford Park, IL) - BRC mixed - 9:25am

71°F  -  40%  -   Partly Sunny   -  SW 17 mph

BRC581 (GP38-2) leads

HLCS6511 (SD40M-3)

Train seen at Corwith on CN at 11:00am

CSX - 67th/Harlem - Intermodal off IHB heading for CSX Intermodal Terminal @ Bedford Park - 9:35am

1:45pm - MP2 - CN mostly tank cars - WB

IC1033 & 1008 (both SD70)