#113 Joliet to Bureau Turn had no further work to complete in Joliet. The train received clearance back onto the main to back the train into the storage track and shut down the power on the north side of JD Tower.
The crew arrives for #130 Peoria Local. It looks like we will have a single ALCO RS2 today.
There isn't a lot of work to do on the local. We have a few tank cars for the Caterpillar plant on the head end.
#130 leaves some cars on the storage track and backs down to the station to crossover to the siding.
#130 Peoria Local picking up two cars at Peoria Cordage Co
Traffic on SW Washington Street comes to a stop as the local pulls the cars from Peoria Cordage Co.
#130 spots a new car for Peoria Cordage Co.
#130 completed all deliveries and now ready to back the cars back onto the storage track outbound for Davenport tomorrow.
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A combined Quad Cities / Peoria Rocket departs Chicago as it currently is running through downtown Blue Island, IL
Due to the station moving across the tracks, the Quad Cities Rocket is required to make a reverse move into the station at Blue Island, IL
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#23 Chicago to Houston freight receives a crew. Their power was to be two shiny new GP38-2s and a U25B, but the third unit wouldn't load. The trainmaster approved running to Davenport with only the two GP38-2s.
#23 has to run down main street in Blue Island to access its train in the new yard off the mainline.
#23 Houston bound freight by the freight house and station in Blue Island, IL
#23 by C-5 Tower in Blue Island, IL
#23 has a Santa Fe caboose on its train today
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