| Me, Larry, Colin, Dan, and Andrew all went out to Wheaton. We started on the bridge West of the station and finished at the station. 12:03AM- A UP ACE leads this container intermodal West and the engineer gives a few honks. DPUs have been pretty common on UP intermodal trains lately. UP SD70ACe #8643 UP SD70M #4538 UP SD70M #4113 UP ES44AC #7351 12:13PM- A manifest and container intermodal all with EMD power meet at the sweeping curve with one going West, the other East. Also note that #270 is the lowest numbered unit on the entire UP roster! UP SD70M #4802 UP SD70M #5152 UP SD70M #4724 UP SD70M #5131 UP SD70M #4544 UP SD70M #4415 UP SD70M #5107 UP GP38-2 #279 Metra 31 departs Wheaton Station and quickly gains speed as it heads West. F40PH-2 #173 1:03PM- Metra 48 arrives into Wheaton over 7 minutes late. Despite it's tardiness, the engineer gives us a shave and a haircut. Cab Car #8403 F40PH-2 #132 1:25PM- This UP manifest rounds the curve with a bunch of steel loads up front. UP SD70M #5188 UP SD70M #4341 1:32PM- Metra 33 arrives on time into Wheaton Station. F40PH-2 #148 Metra 50 arrives two minutes early with Cab Car #8428 leading. F40PH-2 #173 2:09PM- A monsterous lash-up shows up with an awesome crew on board. UP SD70M #4585 UP SD70M #5055 UP SD70M #4877 UP SD70M #5013 UP GP15AC #740 UP AC4400CW #7192 UP AC4400CW #6802 UP AC4400CW #5902 2:13PM- The Z-Train known as "The Bird' rounds the bend. This is probably the hottest Westbound on the line. UP SD70M #4179 UP SD70M ... |
