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Obligatory 150.9 Shot
D36 hustles past the intermediates at 150.9 on the approach to the Lafayette District high iron in Bement. Today's train is led by straight NS -2s 3479 and 3517. These intermediates are popular with fans due to their easy access and spacing in the chase cadence. I found them awkward to shoot being so close to the crossing. But that is because of my own defects as a photographer. This was my best attempt.
This is of course, the former Wabash Chicago main. In 1990, the top end was lopped off between Gibson City and Manhattan. GC to Risk was sold to the Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad. The remaining piece of the was grafted with the NKP, creating a glorified branchline. The CTC south of GC remains and it is quite overkill for the remaining traffic. North of Lodge, only the control points have searchlights, with the intermediates varying in manufacturer and year. South of Lodge, I believe all the intermediates are searchlights, if my count of three is correct.
Obligatory 150.9 Shot
D36 hustles past the intermediates at 150.9 on the approach to the Lafayette District high iron in Bement. Today's train is led by straight NS -2s 3479 and 3517. These intermediates are popular with fans due to their easy access and spacing in the chase cadence. I found them awkward to shoot being so close to the crossing. But that is because of my own defects as a photographer. This was my best attempt.
This is of course, the former Wabash Chicago main. In 1990, the top end was lopped off between Gibson City and Manhattan. GC to Risk was sold to the Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad. The remaining piece of the was grafted with the NKP, creating a glorified branchline. The CTC south of GC remains and it is quite overkill for the remaining traffic. North of Lodge, only the control points have searchlights, with the intermediates varying in manufacturer and year. South of Lodge, I believe all the intermediates are searchlights, if my count of three is correct.