Illinois Terminal Scene
Even though the trackage is ex-Southern, the Illinois Terminal Heritage unit looks right at home in the middle of the Heritage RR's namesake state. Without knowing any better, this scene could be from some small town between Bloomington and Decatur or somewhere between DeLong and Danville on a hot sweltery summer day. This image really is not much different than several others I captured in my youth during the late 70s/early 80s of "the OP" as the kids today would refer to it.
In actuality, NS train 168 has just gotten all the authorities needed to pass through Centralia, IL on its way west to Luther Yard in St. Louis.
-NS SD70ACe #1072 (Illinois Terminal Heritage), C40-9W #9360, SD70ACe #1114 Leading Power
-NS Train 168
-NS (ex-Southern) Southern West District, near MP 66W
-S Elm St Crossing, Centrailia, IL
-July 26, 2021
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Illinois Terminal Scene
Even though the trackage is ex-Southern, the Illinois Terminal Heritage unit looks right at home in the middle of the Heritage RR's namesake state. Without knowing any better, this scene could be from some small town between Bloomington and Decatur or somewhere between DeLong and Danville on a hot sweltery summer day. This image really is not much different than several others I captured in my youth during the late 70s/early 80s of "the OP" as the kids today would refer to it.
In actuality, NS train 168 has just gotten all the authorities needed to pass through Centralia, IL on its way west to Luther Yard in St. Louis.
-NS SD70ACe #1072 (Illinois Terminal Heritage), C40-9W #9360, SD70ACe #1114 Leading Power
-NS Train 168
-NS (ex-Southern) Southern West District, near MP 66W
-S Elm St Crossing, Centrailia, IL
-July 26, 2021
TT1_1899_edited-1