Union Pacific catch of March 3rd, 2017





In the past I haven't been to lucky in catching Union Pacific or any train at that matter in South Pekin but on the 3rd of March, 2017 I was in luck.  I made my rounds and went  to South Pekin with no luck so I start heading south towards Green Valley.  In the distance I see a Union Pacific coal train heading north hauling butt so I back track and head into South Pekin catching it there but it had beat me to the punch so I follow it to Pekin after waiting on it to clear at a crossing.  In Pekin it stopped at the old C&IM depot for a  few minutes then started off again. I managed to get a few quick shots before he  took off again.  I have no idea where he was going afterwards other than he would go to Wesley road and the yards up that way.  I also caught another  Union Pacific train that day but south of Bartonville on the other side of the river off Mendenhall road heading north.  It was a good find because I don't see UP as often as other rail lines.  I kow they're around but never over thatway at the right times.  One of these days will go over on a Tuesday when a MPECL UP train departs and heads north in the late afternoon or early evening. 

 Besides catching  MPECL I would love to catch something heading  off the old C&NW line that goes down to Barr but I most likely would have to have a lot of luck on my side for that one as well as have a full tank of gas to follow it. :)

 Correction on date it was  March 3rd. 

Comments

  1. David P. JordanApril 14, 2017 at 3:23 PM

    You shot this next Monday? :P

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  2. David P. JordanApril 14, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    On a serious note, this is an empty coal train from Decatur. Canadian National brought it up to TZPR's double track along Rt. 29 for interchange to Union Pacific.

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  3. Traingirl36April 14, 2017 at 3:37 PM

    LOL wait what i thought I said March? Haha. So where would these cars go after the interchange? So this was CN crew with Up power? Makes sense since this is a CN line the one down the road is UP to Barr. One of these days this stuff will sink in :)

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    1. David P. JordanApril 14, 2017 at 9:36 PM

      I was tired...

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    2. David P. JordanApril 14, 2017 at 9:39 PM

      Union Pacific originates the loaded coal trains in Wyoming and hands them off to CN on TZPR's Pekin double track. Empties return in reverse. ADM's co-generation plant in Decatur is the destination for coal loads.

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    3. Traingirl36April 14, 2017 at 9:41 PM

      Thanks so much.

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  4. Traingirl36April 14, 2017 at 8:14 PM

    Correction of date it was March 3, 2017.....brain fart plus trying to organize to many things at once. Trying to work on youtube videos, organize albums....ugh

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