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Viewing Album:  America's Central Port
 
By:Butch Getz
Dates:2/27/2016 - 1/31/2026
Album Info:A collection of photos of the various engines working about the port area.
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RRC 2301
Title:  RRC 2301
Description:  Was in the right place at the right time to get this photo. They were waiting on a load of pipe to show up, and I was invited to take a few shots.
Photo Date:  9/19/2015  Upload Date: 9/21/2015 8:39:20 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
RRC 14 & 1015
Title:  RRC 14 & 1015
Description:  Two more, waiting for the next work day....
Photo Date:  11/26/2015  Upload Date: 11/28/2015 10:34:30 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 1015(SW900) RRC 14(SW900)
Views:  473   Comments: 1
RRC 2064 and 1602........
Title:  RRC 2064 and 1602........
Description:  A lot of ex's in this duo, sitting at America's Central Port. I wonder what flavor the CP might get???
Photo Date:  11/26/2015  Upload Date: 11/26/2015 5:45:27 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40) SOO 2064(GP40) MILW 2064(GP40) CP 1602(GP9u) RRC 1602(GP9u)
Views:  1001   Comments: 1
RRC 2064
Title:  RRC 2064
Description:  Newly painted in the IT scheme, ex SOO, ex MILW sits at the America's Central Port, with the day off.
Photo Date:  11/26/2015  Upload Date: 11/26/2015 5:43:22 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40) SOO 2064(GP40) MILW 2064(GP40)
Views:  703   Comments: 1
RRC 2301
Title:  RRC 2301
Description:  Caught the green machine at rest this day.
Photo Date:  11/26/2015  Upload Date: 11/28/2015 10:36:20 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2)
Views:  209   Comments: 1
RRC 1602
Title:  RRC 1602
Description:  Like many others, at rest this day....
Photo Date:  11/26/2015  Upload Date: 11/28/2015 10:38:05 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 1602(GP9u)
Views:  249   Comments: 1
RRC 1239
Title:  RRC 1239
Description:  Waiting to get back to work, on Fri, Sat, or Monday....
Photo Date:  11/26/2015  Upload Date: 11/28/2015 10:37:22 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 1239(SW1200)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
PHRR 8955
Title:  PHRR 8955
Description:  Lot's of ex's on this unit, as it sits in the glow of the waning sun.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 8:58:12 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 8955(GP40)
Views:  675   Comments: 1
PHRR 8955 & RRC 2301
Title:  PHRR 8955 & RRC 2301
Description:  Yeah, I should have edged up a bit more on this particular shot..........
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:21:48 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  370   Comments: 0
Up on the roof.....
Title:  Up on the roof.....
Description:  One of the newer additions to fleet....will have to wait and see any other colors.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 8:59:53 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
UPY 1296 & 1403
Title:  UPY 1296 & 1403
Description:  New additions, being worked on....will have to see what flavor they take.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 8:59:05 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UPY 1296(MP15DC) UPY 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
RRC 2064
Title:  RRC 2064
Description:  Nice trio at rest. The Y's are being readied for work.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:11:02 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40) UPY 1296(MP15DC) UPY 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  525   Comments: 4
RRC 1602
Title:  RRC 1602
Description:  This unit has been around for awhile........maybe some new paint in the future.....
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:16:26 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 1602(GP9u) CP 1602(GP9u)
Views:  424   Comments: 2
RRC 1239
Title:  RRC 1239
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:20:18 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 1239(SW1200)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
RRC 1239 and friends........
Title:  RRC 1239 and friends........
Description:  Lot's of color and variety in this string of loco's..
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:12:12 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 1239(SW1200) CP 1605(GP9u) RRC 1605(GP9u) PHRR 2758(SD40-2) RRC 1800(GP8) RRC 8166(SW1200RSm) CP 8166(SW1200RS)
Views:  826   Comments: 0
CP 1605........
Title:  CP 1605........
Description:  This is, I believe, one more new addition to the fleet.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:14:14 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CP 1605(GP9u) RRC 1605(GP9u)
Views:  530   Comments: 0
CP 8166/RRC 8166
Title:  CP 8166/RRC 8166
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:19:28 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CP 8166(SW1200RS) RRC 8166(SW1200RSm)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
RRC 1800
Title:  RRC 1800
Description:  I was never able to get a decent photo of this unit, when it worked on the MCR and ran close to my house. Now I have one...
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:18:31 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 1800(GP8)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
From the other end.........
Title:  From the other end.........
Description:  Roster shot, looking the other way....
Photo Date:  2/27/2016  Upload Date: 2/29/2016 9:15:39 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 8166(SW1200RSm) CP 8166(SW1200RS) RRC 1800(GP8) PHRR 2758(SD40-2) CP 1605(GP9u) RRC 1239(SW1200) RRC 1602(GP9u) CP 1602(GP9u)
Views:  720   Comments: 0
Unloading a few cars......
Title:  Unloading a few cars......
Description:  It was a good day to catch this unit unloading a few AEX hoippers in the America's Central Port area.
Photo Date:  4/23/2016  Upload Date: 4/24/2016 10:24:33 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40)
Views:  343   Comments: 1
A couple of 40's at rest........
Title:  A couple of 40's at rest........
Description:  Caught these two, on a Sunday evening, just killing time, until Monday morning....
Photo Date:  7/3/2016  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 9:32:09 AM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2) RRC 2064(GP40)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
The big guy working the hoppers....
Title:  The big guy working the hoppers....
Description:  With the sun darting in and out of the mashed-potato type clouds, the 6 axle unit works the Abengoa bio facility, with a string of AEX hoppers.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/31/2016 8:09:22 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  RRC 2301(SD40-2)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
Track work at America's Central Port......
Title:  Track work at America's Central Port......
Description:  Looks like America's Central Port business is picking up. Lot's of track work along this line of warehouses.
Photo Date:  11/24/2016  Upload Date: 11/24/2016 5:46:32 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  188   Comments: 1
Red units resqing.......
Title:  Red units resqing.......
Description:  A re4sting pair in America's Central Port area.
Photo Date:  11/24/2016  Upload Date: 11/24/2016 5:48:28 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 1239(SW1200) RRC 8955(GP40)
Views:  368   Comments: 3
A quick stop by the port.....
Title:  A quick stop by the port.....
Description:  Not much going on at the port today. Looks like they might be moving these hoppers later.
Photo Date:  4/15/2017  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 1:14:41 PM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  RRC 2064(GP40)
Views:  290   Comments: 1
RRC Y1403
Title:  RRC Y1403
Description:  From the other end.
Photo Date:  12/16/2017  Upload Date: 12/16/2017 5:51:44 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC Y1403(MP15AC) RRC 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  379   Comments: 1
Get out the sun glasses!!!!!!
Title:  Get out the sun glasses!!!!!!
Description:  Former UP unit, now sporting the safety yellow paint.......if you can't see this one, you need help! Still needs some logos to be applied.
Photo Date:  12/16/2017  Upload Date: 12/16/2017 5:50:58 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC Y1403(MP15AC) RRC 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  514   Comments: 1
No more Pac Man/Multimark...
Title:  No more Pac Man/Multimark...
Description:  This unit will receive paint, in spring of 2018......stay tuned!
Photo Date:  12/16/2017  Upload Date: 12/16/2017 5:58:13 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 1602(GP9u)
Views:  431   Comments: 1
Where's the beef?
Title:  Where's the beef?
Description:  The mustard and ketchup duo move down the line, and will soon be split......
Photo Date:  12/16/2017  Upload Date: 12/16/2017 5:59:48 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC Y1403(MP15AC) RRC 1403(MP15AC) PHRR 8955(GP40)
Views:  478   Comments: 1
Recently acquired.......
Title:  Recently acquired.......
Description:  What color might this unit get in the future? Time will tell. Left it as a CP unit for now....
Photo Date:  12/16/2017  Upload Date: 12/16/2017 5:59:09 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CP 5730(SD40-2)
Views:  261   Comments: 1
With a bit more sun on it......
Title:  With a bit more sun on it......
Description:  Looking real nice, now that paint and decals are finished.
Photo Date:  2/4/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 8:49:59 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 1403(MP15AC) RRC 1403(MP15AC) UPY 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  610   Comments: 1
She's done!
Title:  She's done!
Description:  Looking real spiffy after the recent paint and decal work, as it sits out in the cold on Sunday!
Photo Date:  2/4/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 8:47:11 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 1403(MP15AC) RRC 1403(MP15AC) UPY 1403(MP15AC)
Views:  683   Comments: 4
A quick check of Americas Central Port...
Title:  A quick check of Americas Central Port...
Description:  Everybody was at rest at America's Central Port today....
Photo Date:  9/15/2018  Upload Date: 9/15/2018 11:03:55 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 1239(SW1200) RRC 1296(MP15DC) PHRR 1296(MP15DC)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
Also at Americas Central Port....
Title:  Also at Americas Central Port....
Description:  I believe this is a new one to the Central Port. If anyone has a bit more info, let me know.
Photo Date:  9/15/2018  Upload Date: 9/15/2018 11:04:49 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRC 9335(SW1200)
Views:  377   Comments: 4
Under cover......
Title:  Under cover......
Description:  Took a photo of thisunit when it was on the property in 2017, and asked what color it might get? Found it today in this flavor, having been painted in December of 2019. It is new to this site in these colors.
Photo Date:  9/30/2021  Upload Date: 9/30/2021 6:25:40 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 5730(SD40-2)
Views:  152   Comments: 2
Much closer this time....
Title:  Much closer this time....
Description:  My first photo of this unit was back in May of 2020. And it was a very long shot, as thieves had stolen the horns from it, and it was squirreled away. Not so today! This is also an ex CP unit 4615.
Photo Date:  9/30/2021  Upload Date: 9/30/2021 6:28:14 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 8955(GP40)
Views:  184   Comments: 2
PHRR 8955
Title:  PHRR 8955
Description:  This unit looks much bltter in these colors.
Photo Date:  1/27/2022  Upload Date: 1/29/2022 3:19:42 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 8955(GP40)
Views:  287   Comments: 2
Out-standing in their field....
Title:  Out-standing in their field....
Description:  Out basking in the semi-gloom this day.
Photo Date:  1/27/2022  Upload Date: 1/29/2022 3:20:31 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PHRR 2758(SD40-2) PHRR 2064(GP40)
Views:  240   Comments: 2

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