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A pair of ACes have the throttle open as they work up the slight grade towards Newport with a diverging clear waiting them and a train of pellets from up north. A rebuilt 70 in CP's retro scheme is shoving back in St. Paul Yard on the Industrial Lead.
Slow ride, take it easy - Slow ride, take it easy
Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time
Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine
A visit to Effingham on any given day is likely to result in a catch of IC SD70s, such as this pair leading a southbound. I don't think there are many other places in the country where you can so reliably see locomotives of a 'fallen flag' running on their home rails. One thing's for sure, it's too good to last forever.
Effingham, IL - May 13, 2022.
Puffy clouds paint the sky as a trio of SD70s lead CN A407 north on the former Illinois Central mainline.
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