This would have been a fun era of railfanning. AC60-44's and SD90's in effect, still alongside dash 8's and older EMDs... and plenty of unpatched SP and CNW units.
It has gate mechanisms from Griswold Signal but lacks the rotating stop sign. So yes and no. Most people associate the rotating banner with the term Griswold.
Cool video! Love seeing all the CNW and SP units. Also, love the old Mo-Pac, GP-15 at 11:49. All of those railroads remind me of my childhood.
This would have been a fun era of railfanning. AC60-44's and SD90's in effect, still alongside dash 8's and older EMDs... and plenty of unpatched SP and CNW units.
It's ironic how this is supposed to be UP trains on ex-CNW trackage yet more SP units show up rather than SP, then again this is 1999
Total counts on this video:
UP=40
SP=7
CNW=4
Don't see how there are more SP than UP.
This definitely was the RS3L/P3-K3LA transition era for UP which finally ended for the most part around 2006.
Back when coal was king on UP after the buyout of CNW and full UP engine lashups were starting to become the norm.
A outstanding video!
An e bell in 1999?
Most importantly ASC E-bells and GS type 1s are produced
Is this line still in use as of today for Union Pacific coal transportation?
Cancer Yes. It's the UP's main line going west out of Chicago.
Too bad coal traffic has really dropped and all the line is now basically is gevo line
TheAdvizor001 it still is and it’s also heavy on intermodal traffic as well
The old Lincoln Highway crossing on the Metra portion 9:15
Now in 2021 I can say, back when the Geneva Sub had traffic!
At 12:53 is that a Griswold crossing?
It has gate mechanisms from Griswold Signal but lacks the rotating stop sign. So yes and no. Most people associate the rotating banner with the term Griswold.
2:24 where is that place
Nelson Illinois
3:26 foul horn
7:41 and 0:18 and 0:32 a classic
You know l wish they would have kept the older / newer style locomotives cause l just hate seeing the same 4 locomotives every day
And they do
Next time, can you not get the moaning whale at 3:23 in your shot?
Wait, what's that? That's the horn? Oops. My apologies.
🤣🤣🤣
An RS3L with only 25 bell active while both 31 and 44 bells silent
4:15 ITS A K124
Creston IL 0:55
0:09-0:18