Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Leaving Kirkland IL Headed West
The CP holiday train stopped to host big crowds in Pingree Grove to the east before racing west to its next stop in Byron. Railfans were posted at multiple grade crossings between Pingree Grove and Kirkland waiting for it to pass by.
It was a bright, sunny day but with a very cold wind chill effect and below freezing temperatures.
At one time Kirkland was an interchange point between the Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary and the Milwaukee Road. It was halfway between Rockford and DeKalb on the "Gary Line."
Kirkland is known by Costco shoppers as their private label brand though this small town came first! A CP section crew is based in Kirkland with a trackside office.
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Leaving Kirkland IL Headed West
The CP holiday train stopped to host big crowds in Pingree Grove to the east before racing west to its next stop in Byron. Railfans were posted at multiple grade crossings between Pingree Grove and Kirkland waiting for it to pass by.
It was a bright, sunny day but with a very cold wind chill effect and below freezing temperatures.
At one time Kirkland was an interchange point between the Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary and the Milwaukee Road. It was halfway between Rockford and DeKalb on the "Gary Line."
Kirkland is known by Costco shoppers as their private label brand though this small town came first! A CP section crew is based in Kirkland with a trackside office.