Railfanning April 23, 2011 Part 2: 140 miles from Mazon
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Channel: TommyBNSF · 2011 · Autos & Vehicles
At approximately Milepost 204, Media Trestle is 138 miles away from Milepost 66, which is Mazon. This is the farthest I've even been on the Chillicothe Sub. It's amazing that on that morning we were in Mazon and we made out to Media in daylight after stopping for several hours at Peck Park, and I made it home and got some sleep in my bed in Morris and made it for Easter church service the next morning at 7:00 AM. Train #1, BNSF H-DENGAL?, 90th St., Monmouth, IL, BNSF Ottumwa Sub BNSF 7390 = ES44DC - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL BNSF 7646 = ES44DC - H3 EMDX 9081 = SD60 - EMD Blue EMDX 9021 = SD60 - EMD Blue Train #2, EB Stack, Media Trestle, Media, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF = GEVO - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL BNSF = GEVO - H3 BNSF = GEVO - H3 BNSF = GEVO - H3 BNSF = GEVO - H3 Train #3, WB Hotshot, Media Trestle, Media, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF 4398 = C44-9W - H2 (RS3K!) BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = C44-9W - H2 Train #4, WB Stack, Media Trestle, Media, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub NS = C40-9W - Old NS - Narrow Font K5LA NS = SD70 - Old NS NS = SD70M-2 - NS HH Train #5, EB Stack, Media Trestle, Media, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF = GEVO - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = C44-9W - H2 (DPU) BNSF = GEVO - H3 (DPU) Train #6, EB Manifest, Media Trestle, Media, IL BNSF = C44-9W - H1 - Narrow Font K3L BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = C44-9W - H2 Train #7, WB Autorack, Media Trestle, Media, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF 6084 = ES44AC - H3 - Sick Narrow Font K5HL (Dead 1L) BNSF 5902 = ES44AC - H3 This train fooled us for Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief. Train #8, EB Hotshot, Media Trestle, Media, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF = GEVO - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = GEVO - H3 Train #9, EB Hotshot, Main St., Smithshire, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF = C44-9W - H2 - Narrow Font K3LA BNSF = C44-9W - H2 BNSF = C44-9W - H2 (Leslie Horn) BNSF = C44-9W Train #10, EB Stack, Main St., Smithshire, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub BNSF = GEVO - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL BNSF 7246 = ES44DC - H3 BNSF 4094 = C44-9W - H2 Train #11, Amtrak 3, Main St., Smithshire, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub Amtrak 90 = P42DC - Phase V - Sick Narrow Font K5LA Amtrak 177 = P42DC - Phase V Train #12, EB Stack/Autorack, The Overpass, Cameron, IL, BNSF Chillicothe Sub UP = SD70M - Wings UP = SD70M - Wings UP = SD70M - Wings Train #13, Amtrak 382, Old Thirwell Rd. + Mulberry St., Galesburg, IL, BNSF Brookfield Sub and Mendota Sub Amtrak 157 = P42DC - Phase V - Sick Raised Letter K5LA (Dead 3a) Train #14, WB Manifest, Mulberry St., Galesburg, IL, BNSF Mendota Sub BNSF = ES44AC - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL BNSF 9455 = SD70MAC - Executive Train #15, EB Yard Switcher, Mulberry St., Galesburg, IL, BNSF Mendota Sub BNSF 1725 = SD40-2 - H3
