Logo
 
 
12/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:8/13/2023 - 8/13/2023
Album Info:Caught some Decatur & Eastern Illinois action using loaner locos while I was visiting the Wabash Valley RR Museum.
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
HLCX 4210 & WAMX #4235 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  HLCX 4210 & WAMX #4235 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  While visiting the Wabash Valley RR Museum, a pair of locos rolled past us on the way to a CSX yard north of the museum. Later, I found out that these were loaner locos for the Decatur & Easter RR, part of the larger Watco organization. I caught the pair from the viewing stand at the Wabash Valley RR Museum which is next to the former C&EI mainline, now a CSX property.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 4:10:41 PM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 4210(GP40-2) WAMX 4235(SD40M-2)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
HLCX GP40-2 #4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  HLCX GP40-2 #4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  The lead unit, HLCX 4210, is a loaner that Decatur & Eastern illinois uses for motive power. Originally built as SP 7242, it still wears the color scheme of its last railroad, Iowa, Chicago & Eastern, although it now belongs to the Helm organization and rented by the D&EI at the moment.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 4:10:51 PM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
WAMX SD40M-2 #4235 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX SD40M-2 #4235 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  I caught the trailing loco from the museum's viewing platform next to the former C&EI mainline, now a CSX property.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:28:06 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 4235(SD40M-2)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  The pair of loaner locos for the Decatur & Eastern Illinois headed north along the former C&EI mainline.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:28:31 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 4235(SD40M-2) HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  I caught one last view of the pair heading up the former C&EI, thinking that was a nice catch but too brief.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:28:45 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  38   Comments: 0
WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  What a surprise when I saw the pair returing about a half an hour later with a string of freight now going south on the CSX mainline toward their Decatur & Eastern Illinois junction.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:29:03 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 4235(SD40M-2) HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  The pair picked up a string of cars from the CSX yard north of the Wabash Valley RR museum and were heading to the Decatur & Eastern Illinois junction just south a few blocks.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:29:16 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 4235(SD40M-2) HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  Just missed catching the engineers wave as he passed by the viewing platform at the Wabash Valley RR Museum. Always helps when my wife waves to engineers as they usually respond better than my waving!
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:29:29 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 4235(SD40M-2) HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
HLCX GP40_2 #4210
Title:  HLCX GP40_2 #4210
Description:  NOw the trailing unit of the pair after picking up its freight string from the CSX yard farther up. The pair of Decatur & Eastern Illinois loaned locos now head south toward the junction of their line in Terre Haute just a few blocks further.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 4:11:03 PM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 4210(GP40-2) WAMX 4235(SD40M-2)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Title:  WAMX 4235 & HLCX 4210 - Decatur & Eastern Illinois
Description:  The pair continue their trek down the CSX mainline past the Wabash Valley RR Musem toward their junction point for the Decatur & Eastern Illinois line.
Photo Date:  8/13/2023  Upload Date: 11/7/2023 8:29:43 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 4235(SD40M-2) HLCX 4210(GP40-2)
Views:  75   Comments: 0


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net