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Viewing Album:  Lafayette Trip (8-23,26-09)
 
By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:8/26/2009 - 8/23/2009
Album Info:While most of the time was spent driving, and not much time in Chicago on the way back, I got what I wanted from the CSX. Along the way I stopped by the CN in Stevens Point, happily finding a few neat units lying about. Then onto Lafayette where the focus was on the CSX's J726 local, famous for SD40-2's. The semaphores have drawn people to this line for years, and I was able to get down there and shoot J726 going past them with a nice CR GP38-2 on the point. A few other SD40-2's, plus a nice C40-8 on the NS, a lone IAIS train at Blue Island, and that pretty much rounds the trip out. Enjoy this short but sweet venture, mostly in Hoosier country.
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CN 7201
Title:  CN 7201
Description:  The usual slug set throttles up towards the roundhouse. After the WC power went away, I really didn't think I'd ever be at Point, but because of this trip, I was able to stop by in the waning hours to atleast shoot something.
Photo Date:  8/23/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:10:11 PM
Location:  Stevens Point, WI
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CN 7201(GP9RM)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
WC
Title:  WC
Description:  While I would have liked one in WC maroon, I was plenty happy with this.
Photo Date:  8/23/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:11:10 PM
Location:  Stevens Point, WI
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 1566(SW1500)
Views:  396   Comments: 2
CN 4704
Title:  CN 4704
Description:  Sittin in the yard.
Photo Date:  8/23/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:11:46 PM
Location:  Stevens Point, WI
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CN 4704(GP38-2)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
CSXT 8052
Title:  CSXT 8052
Description:  Switching some cars at the north end.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:21:37 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8052(SD40-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
CSXT 8052
Title:  CSXT 8052
Description:  After the engineer started these units up, the 645's hummed nicely, signaling the start of some switching.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:36:05 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8052(SD40-2)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
CSXT 8455
Title:  CSXT 8455
Description:  Two 84XX's sit tied down on a ballast train at the south end of the yard. Sadly, when I came back in the afternoon to get a better shot of these two, they had moved them in the yard somewhere.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:53:07 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8455(SD40-2)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
Clinchfield on J726
Title:  Clinchfield on J726
Description:  CSXT 8349 rounds the elevated curve at Lafayette by the former Big Four depot with J726 in tow, including another gem in Conrail Blue!
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 3:55:32 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8349(SD40-2)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
J726
Title:  J726
Description:  The shot, pretty much the main reason I went on this trip was for this shot. Wasn't expecting a Conrail Quality GP38-2 in the lead though!
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 4:10:06 PM
Location:  Crawfordsville, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 2730(GP38-2)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
J771
Title:  J771
Description:  A new GM product poses about just as nice as the elder, and much more rare subject matter, near the South end of the yard with its train ready to head East on the Monon.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 4:10:33 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8459(SD40-2)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
J771
Title:  J771
Description:  A nice YN3 SD40-2 leads todays J771 past the Lafayette depot.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 4:11:10 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8459(SD40-2)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Nice Leader
Title:  Nice Leader
Description:  Not an NS fan by any means, but I was more than happy to shoot this spartan cab C40-8 leading a train on the old N&W. Many of these were in storage, but since the GEVO mess, some have reclaimed high iron.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 4:11:35 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 8759(C40-8)
Views:  308   Comments: 1
IAIS 711
Title:  IAIS 711
Description:  Shoving down past Blue Island. My last shot of the trip, luckily the Geep was on the point.
Photo Date:  8/26/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 4:24:16 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  IAIS 711(GP38-2)
Views:  237   Comments: 0

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