Sunday, November 20, 2011

A Day on the ROCK: Part II

A continuation of a Day on the ROCK: Part II

#6 Quad Cities Rocket led by FP7 #409 departs West Davenport Yard
#6 hitting the Keller Crossover in West Davenport Yard
#6 Quad Cities Rocket approaching the station at Davenport
FP7 #409 idling at Davenport Station during its stop
#6 Quad Cities Rocket passing by the freight house and Otis Elevator factory in the background.

#6 rolls around the sharp curve to begin crossing the Mississippi River


#6 nearly completes the crossing of the Mississippi River
#6 Quad Cities Rocket crossing the creek by Franklin Farms
#6 Quad Cities Rocket passing by Franklin Farms
#6 Quad Cities Rocket crosses the rural road crossing in West Rock Island, IL
#6 approaching its stop in Rock Island, IL
#6 by Barlow Pharmacy at the main road crossing in Rock Island, IL
#6 arriving at the Rock Island station
#6 making its station stop in Rock Island
#6 approaching Bureau, IL
#6 by the Farmer's Grain Elevator in West Bureau, IL
#6 approaching the station at Bureau, IL
#6 at the Bureau Station
#6 making its station stop at Bureau, IL
#6 rolling by the fields in Stockdale, IL
A tractor trailer waits as #6 passes by
Railfans were perched high atop the Illinois Valley Grain Co to get these pictures of #6 into Stockdale, IL
#6 rolling through Stockdale, IL
#6 by the large Archer Daniels Midland elevator in Stockdale, IL
#6 by downtown Stockdale, IL
No time to catch a movie if we want to photograph the trains today
#6 Station Stop at Stockdale, IL
#6 by Joliet Grain Co in far western Joliet, IL
#6 approaching Joliet, IL
#6 Quad Cities Rocket meeting #113 Joliet to Bureau Turn at the station in Joliet, IL
Evidently some railfans managed roof access on the Midwest Paper Stock Co plant in Joliet to catch the meet at the station.
#6 by the Midwest Paper Stock Co. plant.
#113 Joliet local's power waiting at the station on the siding track.
#6 arriving at the Joliet, IL station
#6 idling while making its station stop in Joliet, IL
#6 making its station stop in Joliet, IL
#6 Quad Cities Rocket pulling by the rear of #113 Joliet to Bureau turn as it departs Joliet bound for Chicago.
#6 Quad Cities Rocket by JD Tower in Joliet, IL
Railfans stood on the trestle above to grab this shot of #6 departing Joliet, IL
A young videographer Bob Leohne caught this shot high above in his cherry picker as #6 departs Joliet, IL
#6 banging the diamonds at C-5 Tower in Blue Island, IL as it approaches the station.
#6 Quad Cities Rocket arriving at Blue Island Station
#6 making its station stop in Blue Island, IL
#6 running down main street in Blue Island bound for Burr Oak's Old Yard

 

















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