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6/8/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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HLCX pair at rest...
Title:  HLCX pair at rest...
Description:  Taking it easy after a storm has rolled thru the area again.
Photo Date:  7/20/2023  Upload Date: 7/23/2023 12:28:56 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1814(GP38-2) HLCX 1805(GP38-2)
Views:  285   Comments: 1
HLCX 1805
Title:  HLCX 1805
Description:  Roster.
Photo Date:  7/20/2023  Upload Date: 7/23/2023 12:29:14 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1805(GP38-2)
Views:  236   Comments: 1
Geeps at rest...
Title:  Geeps at rest...
Description:  All sitting just outside the TRRA yard.
Photo Date:  7/20/2023  Upload Date: 7/23/2023 12:30:52 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1805(GP38-2) HLCX 1814(GP38-2) TRRA 2001(GP38-3) TRRA 2002(GP38-3)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
Resting power.....
Title:  Resting power.....
Description:  A nice quintet of motors at rest this day..
Photo Date:  3/8/2025  Upload Date: 3/9/2025 2:08:34 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TRRA 307(Road Slug) TRRA 3007(GP40M-3) HLCX 1805(GP38-2) HLCX 1814(GP38-2) TRRA 2005(GP38-3)
Views:  260   Comments: 1
Geep duo....
Title:  Geep duo....
Description:  Nothing going today....
Photo Date:  5/31/2025  Upload Date: 6/1/2025 4:39:19 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1814(GP38-2) HLCX 1805(GP38-2)
Views:  28   Comments: 0
How about four of a kind....
Title:  How about four of a kind....
Description:  All at rest.....
Photo Date:  5/31/2025  Upload Date: 6/1/2025 4:39:20 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HLCX 1814(GP38-2) HLCX 1805(GP38-2) HLCX 1836(GP38-2) HLCX 1840(GP38-2)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
HLCX 1814
Title:  HLCX 1814
Description:  Roster
Photo Date:  7/20/2023  Upload Date: 7/23/2023 12:29:31 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1814(GP38-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 1
Nice trio........
Title:  Nice trio........
Description:  Not much was moving between Mitchell & Granite City. So hit the TRRA yard to find this nice trio of units. Lot's of ex/nee on the WAMX & HLCX 1836.
Photo Date:  10/1/2020  Upload Date: 10/3/2020 1:14:08 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 5011(GP50) HLCX 1836(GP38-2) HLCX 1840(GP38-2)
Views:  558   Comments: 1
Getting a little work done......
Title:  Getting a little work done......
Description:  The HLCX 1836 started life as MP 941. After UP merger, looks like it carried both UP 2092 & UP 356. Not finding anything on the 1840 history.
Photo Date:  10/1/2020  Upload Date: 10/3/2020 1:14:52 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1836(GP38-2) HLCX 1840(GP38-2)
Views:  383   Comments: 1
HLCX duo......
Title:  HLCX duo......
Description:  Have shot these before, both ex MP.
Photo Date:  11/20/2021  Upload Date: 12/2/2021 1:28:47 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1840(GP38-2) HLCX 1836(GP38-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
All together.....
Title:  All together.....
Description:  All four, with the nose of another Terminal unit in there.
Photo Date:  11/20/2021  Upload Date: 12/2/2021 1:29:31 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1840(GP38-2) HLCX 1836(GP38-2) TRRA 309(Road Slug) TRRA 3006(SD40-2) TRRA 3002(SD40-3)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
HLCX 1836 & MER 708
Title:  HLCX 1836 & MER 708
Description:  Missouri Eastern now handles the CMR responsibilities. Caught these two working the yard off Warson, before work.
Photo Date:  3/2/2022  Upload Date: 3/2/2022 9:22:30 PM
Location:  Saint Louis County, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1836(GP38-2) MER 708(GP15-1)
Views:  492   Comments: 1
Backing into the yard....
Title:  Backing into the yard....
Description:  Having blocked Warson Rd for a bit, they are now reversing back into the yard.
Photo Date:  3/2/2022  Upload Date: 3/2/2022 9:23:22 PM
Location:  Saint Louis County, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1836(GP38-2) MER 708(GP15-1)
Views:  544   Comments: 1
HLCX 1836
Title:  HLCX 1836
Description:  Working a few tank cars off of Adie Rd in Maryland Heights.
Photo Date:  3/14/2022  Upload Date: 3/14/2022 4:36:18 PM
Location:  Maryland Heights, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1836(GP38-2)
Views:  340   Comments: 2
Missouri Eastern 663
Title:  Missouri Eastern 663
Description:  Working with HLCX 1836, as they back across Warson Rd this day. Nice to catch a train while working! Ex UPY 663.
Photo Date:  3/18/2022  Upload Date: 3/19/2022 5:41:16 AM
Location:  Saint Louis County, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  MER 663(GP15-1) HLCX 1836(GP38-2) UPY 663(GP15-1)
Views:  585   Comments: 2
On hold...
Title:  On hold...
Description:  We found a pair of Helm units, on hold, on our return toward Mitchell.
Photo Date:  5/23/2022  Upload Date: 5/26/2022 1:01:41 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1840(GP38-2) HLCX 1836(GP38-2)
Views:  411   Comments: 1
An HLCX pair....
Title:  An HLCX pair....
Description:  TRRA must have a long term lease on these...they have been here for some time...
Photo Date:  3/20/2024  Upload Date: 3/20/2024 6:25:29 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 1836(GP38-2) HLCX 1840(GP38-2)
Views:  190   Comments: 1
x-UP 2425
Title:  x-UP 2425
Description:  Another x-UP, x-Helm to go into TRRA colors.
Photo Date:  12/25/2009  Upload Date: 12/25/2009 11:35:02 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  HLCX 2425(GP38-2)
Views:  660   Comments: 0
HLCX 3800
Title:  HLCX 3800
Description:  Helm unit on a mixed freight, coming out of Luther yard
Photo Date:  3/24/2001  Upload Date: 7/15/2013 11:15:40 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 3800(GP38-2)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
HLCX 6505
Title:  HLCX 6505
Description:  There were 5 units on this mixed freight coming out of NS Luther yard in St Louis. This was number 3
Photo Date:  3/24/2001  Upload Date: 7/15/2013 11:16:15 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 6505(SD40M-3) NS 5154(GP38-2) HLCX 3800(GP38-2)
Views:  1221   Comments: 1
Part of the Chester yard power.......
Title:  Part of the Chester yard power.......
Description:  Was expecting to find some UP power here (found some ex in an LLPX unit), this was a nice surprise (have not been down this way in a few years).
Photo Date:  9/16/2013  Upload Date: 9/16/2013 11:04:24 PM
Location:  Chester, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  HLCX 3852(GP38-2)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
The yard power at Chester
Title:  The yard power at Chester
Description:  Yard power at Chester on the UP.........the addition of these 3 makes a toatal of 8 geeps (5 on the Ste Gen MO side).....and the red units make things a bit more colorful!
Photo Date:  9/16/2013  Upload Date: 9/16/2013 11:05:37 PM
Location:  Chester, IL
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  HLCX 1027(GP38-2) LLPX 2291(GP38-2) HLCX 3852(GP38-2)
Views:  561   Comments: 1
HLCX 1054 & 3890
Title:  HLCX 1054 & 3890
Description:  A pair of leased units working the yard.
Photo Date:  6/26/2020  Upload Date: 2/1/2025 6:27:47 PM
Location:  West Quincy, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1054(GP38-2) HLCX 3890(GP38-2)
Views:  208   Comments: 0


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