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4/26/2024
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Final shot...
Title:  Final shot...
Description:  Last shot of the research train, before heading home.
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/13/2024 7:47:07 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  NS 7602(ES44DC)
Views:  71   Comments: 1
From the other way...
Title:  From the other way...
Description:  Moving up to the front end...engine is off.
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/13/2024 7:45:12 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  NS 7602(ES44DC)
Views:  12   Comments: 1
Unexpected find....
Title:  Unexpected find....
Description:  Have seen plenty of Video on this geometry train. My first catch of it in person.
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/13/2024 7:41:18 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  NS 7602(ES44DC)
Views:  20   Comments: 1
Five on the front...
Title:  Five on the front...
Description:  The second stop on this brief run yielded this manifest, which departed shortly after this shot.
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/13/2024 7:39:24 AM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  UP 7123(AC44CW)
Views:  11   Comments: 1
IDTX 4601
Title:  IDTX 4601
Description:  Coming in from a different roadway yielded this Amtrak train at Hartford.
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/13/2024 7:37:59 AM
Location:  Hartford, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4601(SC-44)
Views:  15   Comments: 1
The other part....
Title:  The other part....
Description:  Looks like the business end of the equipment: https://www.geostabilization.com/industries-served/railway/
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 10:33:38 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  20   Comments: 1
HRC-003 RailJET
Title:  HRC-003 RailJET
Description:  Large piece of eqpt used for stablizing road bed: https://www.geostabilization.com/industries-served/railway/
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 10:32:53 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  12   Comments: 1
HRC-033 RailJET
Title:  HRC-033 RailJET
Description:  What is it? It's an HRC-003 aka RailJET, but system would not let me include that: https://www.geostabilization.com/industries-served/railway/
Photo Date:  4/11/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 10:32:05 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  14   Comments: 1
Another sign of things past....
Title:  Another sign of things past....
Description:  Mural on a building in Moberly that tells of the past.
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:43:41 PM
Location:  Moberly, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  29   Comments: 1
NS 4777
Title:  NS 4777
Description:  Rebuilt unit speeds past the Clifton Hill station and signal on it's westward run. Unit is new to RRPA in this number. Rebuilt from NS GE Dash 9-44CW 9586 02-2024
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:35:27 PM
Location:  Clifton Hill, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 4777(AC44C6M)
Views:  39   Comments: 2
Original mud flaps.....
Title:  Original mud flaps.....
Description:  NYC mud flaps on another trailer, with no info.
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:34:35 PM
Location:  Clifton Hill, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  21   Comments: 1
How about some NYC stuff....
Title:  How about some NYC stuff....
Description:  And this is in the middle of MO, and new to RRPA.
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:32:48 PM
Location:  Clifton Hill, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  26   Comments: 1
Last shot of this train....
Title:  Last shot of this train....
Description:  Speeding it's way toward KC......
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:31:28 PM
Location:  Salisbury, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 4102(AC44C6M)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
NS 4102
Title:  NS 4102
Description:  The hopper train has passed......time for the stacker to throttle up.....
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:28:15 PM
Location:  Huntsville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 4102(AC44C6M)
Views:  20   Comments: 1
Two of three pumpkins this day...
Title:  Two of three pumpkins this day...
Description:  A pumpkin duo leads a hopper train thru the high speed switch....!
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:26:15 PM
Location:  Huntsville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7013(ES44C4)
Views:  22   Comments: 1
NS 5181 & 3362
Title:  NS 5181 & 3362
Description:  Parked out on their own after some kind of mishap.....
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:20:41 PM
Location:  Moberly, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  NS 5181(GP38-2) NS 3362(SD40-2)
Views:  30   Comments: 1
NS 5181 wrecked.....
Title:  NS 5181 wrecked.....
Description:  Do not know what happened to this one. I have captured this one switching at Earth City some time back.
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:19:56 PM
Location:  Moberly, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  NS 5181(GP38-2)
Views:  24   Comments: 0
Moving out of Mexico....
Title:  Moving out of Mexico....
Description:  An ACe leads the train out of Mexico MO after completing some switching.
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/3/2024 6:14:36 PM
Location:  Mexico, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 1135(SD70ACe)
Views:  25   Comments: 3
What beats four of a kind.....six of a kind!!!!!
Title:  What beats four of a kind.....six of a kind!!!!!
Description:  As I was turning around to consider other shots, the duo on the right eased up slowly, allowing this shot...
Photo Date:  3/20/2024  Upload Date: 3/20/2024 7:10:29 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  TRRA 2010(GP38-3) TRRA 2006(GP38-3) TRRA 2005(GP38-3) TRRA 2008(GP38-3) TRRA 309(Road Slug) TRRA 3009(GP40M-3)
Views:  27   Comments: 1
Four of a kind.....
Title:  Four of a kind.....
Description:  Not your usual poker hand, but a nice quad of motors...
Photo Date:  3/20/2024  Upload Date: 3/20/2024 6:26:02 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TRRA 2008(GP38-3) TRRA 2005(GP38-3) TRRA 2006(GP38-3) TRRA 2010(GP38-3)
Views:  28   Comments: 1
Death Stars....
Title:  Death Stars....
Description:  Another duo of Death Stars outside of Quality..
Photo Date:  3/20/2024  Upload Date: 3/20/2024 6:22:58 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  IC 1011(SD70) IC 1038(SD70)
Views:  17   Comments: 1
MER 588
Title:  MER 588
Description:  Some more power has been added to the MER roster, in the form of ex UPY 588.
Photo Date:  3/1/2024  Upload Date: 3/1/2024 11:17:19 PM
Location:  Saint Louis County, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  MER 588(GP15-1)
Views:  31   Comments: 1
Changing my location...
Title:  Changing my location...
Description:  After getting some food, proceeded to Mitchell. Saw lights as I arrived. Scanner said something about the A&S, so moved to that trackage to get them coming onto the Alton & Southern trackage with this manifest.
Photo Date:  2/24/2024  Upload Date: 2/25/2024 7:56:32 AM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8815(SD70ACe)
Views:  15   Comments: 1
Heading for another yard....
Title:  Heading for another yard....
Description:  This train consisted of a few coil cars, gons, and tank cars.
Photo Date:  2/24/2024  Upload Date: 2/25/2024 7:55:37 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7112(GP60)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
On the move...
Title:  On the move...
Description:  After Amtrak shot by, they finally get clearance to go....
Photo Date:  2/24/2024  Upload Date: 2/25/2024 7:54:56 AM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7112(GP60)
Views:  16   Comments: 1
Long shot....
Title:  Long shot....
Description:  Long view of the grainer.
Photo Date:  2/24/2024  Upload Date: 2/25/2024 7:52:49 AM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:  KCSM 4880(ES44AC) UP 9099(SD70AH)
Views:  14   Comments: 1
On the main now....
Title:  On the main now....
Description:  And picking up speed as they head for Mexico MO.
Photo Date:  2/15/2024  Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:58:36 PM
Location:  Laddonia, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 1902(GP38-2)
Views:  28   Comments: 1
HZGX 1780
Title:  HZGX 1780
Description:  From the other end as it crosses the bridge in Old Monroe.
Photo Date:  2/15/2024  Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:52:38 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  23   Comments: 1
HZGX 178
Title:  HZGX 178
Description:  Herzog starts it's morning, coming out of Old Monroe. And new to RRPA.
Photo Date:  2/15/2024  Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:52:10 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  24   Comments: 1
BLOL 7549
Title:  BLOL 7549
Description:  One of many GP-10-s encountered this trip!
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:42:44 PM
Location:  Gibson City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  BLOL 7549(GP10)
Views:  53   Comments: 1
IC 108053
Title:  IC 108053
Description:  Also loaded for bear
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:40:39 PM
Location:  Clinton, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  41   Comments: 1
IC 101224
Title:  IC 101224
Description:  Expecting the worst.....ready to go!. Look at the load of rock in there!
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:38:40 PM
Location:  Clinton, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  28   Comments: 1
Well weathered....
Title:  Well weathered....
Description:  Wide cab 40 as the local power....
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:37:50 PM
Location:  Clinton, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CN 5340(SD40-2W)
Views:  49   Comments: 1
What I was hoping for at Heyworth....
Title:  What I was hoping for at Heyworth....
Description:  But found them, nonetheless. Just had to back track!
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:37:19 PM
Location:  Clinton, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRIX 8317(GP10) MRIX 8334(GP10) MRIX 8344(GP10)
Views:  46   Comments: 1
MWLX 602
Title:  MWLX 602
Description:  Sitting near the elevators at Wapella. There are a lot of ex owners on this unit, per this website: EMD GP11. Ex GMTX, ex RLCX, ex JTPX, ex IC, ex ICG, nee IC
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:34:50 PM
Location:  Wapella, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MWLX 602(GP11)
Views:  40   Comments: 1
CN 8819
Title:  CN 8819
Description:  This was in the hole until Amtrak cleared the area. Coming out at about 40 mph here!
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:32:10 PM
Location:  Tuscola, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8819(SD70M-2)
Views:  46   Comments: 1
WAMX 3947
Title:  WAMX 3947
Description:  In case you can't quite read the first two signs, the much bigger one should get your attention!
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:26:14 PM
Location:  Charleston, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 3947(GP39-2)
Views:  39   Comments: 1
WAMX 4244
Title:  WAMX 4244
Description:  Usually coupled to the former WS engine, but not today.
Photo Date:  1/1/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 5:23:51 PM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 4244(SD40M-3)
Views:  52   Comments: 1
Nice quad of motors...
Title:  Nice quad of motors...
Description:  Another manifest appears around the corner.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 7:49:23 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7407(ES44DC) WFRX 8868(SD70MAC) BNSF 6514(ES44C4) BNSF 8193(ES44C4)
Views:  33   Comments: 1
Box bandit's strike again....
Title:  Box bandit's strike again....
Description:  Another case of box bandit's hitting the trains again. One of two seen this day!
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 12/31/2023 7:30:51 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  19   Comments: 0
BNSF 8868
Title:  BNSF 8868
Description:  Two WaFR's in the same day, headed in opposite directions! And per this site, it's on lease to NS!
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 12/31/2023 7:30:22 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 8868(SD70MAC)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
KCS 4017
Title:  KCS 4017
Description:  An ACe brings up the rear on a UP coal train.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 12/31/2023 7:29:57 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 4017(SD70ACe)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
CP 8734
Title:  CP 8734
Description:  What might appear as a stack train is just a deception. After the stacks, it turns PSR manifest!!!
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 12/31/2023 7:28:55 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8734(ES44AC)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
What is it???
Title:  What is it???
Description:  Seen on the NS Kansas City line, and fairly new. CN has a version called an AIP. Info can be found here:https://www.cn.ca/en/stories/20190814-machine-vision/
Photo Date:  12/16/2023  Upload Date: 12/17/2023 8:01:25 PM
Location:  Clifton Hill, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  30   Comments: 2
GIMX 9501
Title:  GIMX 9501
Description:  This was a bit different as it rolled into range. And new to RRPA.
Photo Date:  11/18/2023  Upload Date: 11/22/2023 11:46:45 AM
Location:  Tuscola, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 1
The reason for the trip....
Title:  The reason for the trip....
Description:  Had seen some photos of this engine lurking around the area. So catching made the day for me!
Photo Date:  11/18/2023  Upload Date: 11/22/2023 11:35:11 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 3947(GP39-2) WAMX 4240(SD40-2)
Views:  64   Comments: 2
Movin'.....
Title:  Movin'.....
Description:  This will be on the heels of the IC led manifest.....
Photo Date:  11/18/2023  Upload Date: 11/22/2023 11:33:26 AM
Location:  Neoga, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4625(SC-44)
Views:  48   Comments: 1
Nice trio...
Title:  Nice trio...
Description:  As I came into Effingham, was going top make a right and head for the diamond. This set came across the bridge, and a quick left turn was made.
Photo Date:  11/18/2023  Upload Date: 11/22/2023 11:30:17 AM
Location:  Effingham, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  IC 1011(SD70) IC 1029(SD70) GTW 5850(GP38-2)
Views:  50   Comments: 1
UP 7141
Title:  UP 7141
Description:  This train was holding in Greenville. Could not find a good spot to get a shot. Moved up to Smithboro to catch it as it crossed the diamond there.
Photo Date:  11/18/2023  Upload Date: 11/22/2023 11:28:33 AM
Location:  Smithboro, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7141(AC44CW)
Views:  44   Comments: 1
East bound and down.....
Title:  East bound and down.....
Description:  So goes the song as this GP15-1 moves along with the manifest! And new to RRPA.
Photo Date:  11/18/2023  Upload Date: 11/19/2023 11:49:00 AM
Location:  Smithboro, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SB 1574(GP15-1)
Views:  65   Comments: 1

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