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BNSF's track geometry train, running as U-CHILAC5-27Z, is seen crossing the site of the overpass over the former Illinois Central "Gruber Line" near Wenona, Illinois.
The Gruber was IC's original north-south line through the center of Illinois, and in fact is often also referred to as the "Charter Line." It was abandoned in the mid 1980s, and track material was pulled up shortly thereafter. Faint traces remain today, if you know where to look. For instance, the dirt path pointing toward the lighter-colored vegetation in the cornfield was the right-of-way. The treelines in the distance also mark the right-of-way, and today old telegraph poles still stand there. BNSF apparently tired of maintaining a bridge over nowhere, so in the early 2000s filled it. Did the bridge remain in place surrounded by fill? Stonework at the ballast edge seem to suggest that.
According to Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalm 48:10
We went to this popular hangout spot as I was in the mood of shooting long exposure shots with the bridge in the frame.
To our surprise, the park now had fences on the edge probably to discourage people from jumping into the sea.
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I still can't believe I've shot two different trains here in the span of five days! So here's another frame from a great Sunday that was worth sacrificing some sleep for.
This a rare MBTA/Keolis geometry train crossing Depot Street at MP BK36.3 on what is now known as the Milford Industrial Track. Basically a continuoution of the modern day Franklin Line, this spot is six miles beyond the end of regular commuter train operations at Franklin Forge Park station. As an MBTA owned and maintained route, once a year this train travels to end of track in the remains of Milford Yard just shy of Main Street to take measurements of the track structure per the T contract. The train consisted of MBTA cab car 1533, three blind coaches and AMTK 10002, the Corridor Clipper geometry car made from a modified Amfleet I. Providing the motive power was MassDOT GP40MC 1136 in its one of a kind blue scheme.
Conrail and then CSXT freights came to town three times a week until the last major customer closed in 2018. Since then virtually no trains (excepting these annual test trains and a few rare detours last summer) have traveled beyond the last two customers in Bellingham located not far past Forge Park.
At left is the Barney Fuel company building, and a still extant spur on the back side of the old building led to a coal shed that received an occasional carload from Conrail into the 1980s for local homeowners that still burned coal for home heating.
To learn more about this former New Haven line and three other rail routes that once radiated from this town check out the extensive detailed caption with this image of one of the detour trains that ran last summer:
Having swapped ends at end of track in the small yard just behind them they are on the pull no headed back railroad east to test on the return to Boston.
Milford, Massachusetts
Sunday January 24, 2021
A quilt pattern on the side of a building in Geneva on the Lake, Ohio
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