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Tulip Chase

on July 18th, 2024 I set venture to Indiana Rail Road's Tulip Trestle in Tulip, Indiana. After an abundance of hours of waiting I heard the K3LA of INRD 7001 in the nearby distance, setting up just south of the Tulip observation deck, though on dark side of tracks it capture how large this viaduct really is. After catching it in Tulip and back venturing up the hills and turns around Tulip we chased the train Senate Avenue to Hiawatha train SAHW south into Linton. setting up just past the INRD diamond where they cross over themselves the track the train is on is the Indianapolis Subdivision, and the tracks their crossing is the INRD Chicago Subdivision, though it doesn't go to Chicago it still goes to Terre Haute, Indiana and Odon, Indiana on the other end. shortly after setting up at this location I heard the K3LA beginning to blast through the town of Linton, Indiana, ending the chase of SAHW.

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A Declining sight, Coal

A once very regular sight on the Indiana Rail Road is starting to become very seldom, with the use of coal in rapid decline, the trains are in decline as well. This train is a Coal job from Indiana Southern in Petersburg, Indiana to Bear Run Coal Mine in Dugger, Indiana. This shot features a trio of pure SD40-2 power in a working element of coal. Photos taken in Linton, Indiana. Photos taken on March 3rd, 2024.

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Beginning of the End

At the time of the photos this was a soon to be an endangered train for the Indiana Rail Road. In a different sense this train is HWTHT, a Hiawatha Yard in Jasonville, Indiana to Terre Haute (CSX Baker Yard) turn in Terre Haute Indiana. These 2 shots feature an abnormally short train for the turn. Photos taken in Jasonville, Indiana. Photos taken on March 3rd, 2024.

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Midland

As it displays in the first photograph, These are taken on the Midland Subdivision in the quite unknown rural area in Indiana called Midland. To sum it up basically right east of Jasonville, Indiana. In these photographs this is train HWSA, the Indiana Rail Road's Hiawatha Yard in Jasonville, Indiana, to Senate Avenue Yard in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photos taken in Midland, IN. Photos taken on March 3rd, 2024.

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You'll like Linton

In these pair of pictures you can see that Indiana Rail Road's train SAHW is going down the mainline in Linton, Indiana. A very unique location considering the 2 INRD mainlines crossing each other in town. Photos taken on March 3rd, 2024. Photos taken at Linton, Indiana

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Back for Redemption

After the previous chase of the Indiana Rail Road's Marathon local being quite bad. I set out a mission to achieve a more successful railroad chase. So I set up at Palestine Airport Road where there was still good sunlight and set my settings how i wanted them. After catching them there I went just East of Robinson, IL where they descend a grade and go through a curve. Photos taken at Palestine, IL and Robinson, IL. -photos taken on February 22nd 2024.

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Setbacks and Sunsets

After hearing an Indiana Rail Road train PAUT-3 departing Palestine Yard, I set for a chase to Sand cut Hill a decent grade for the railroad and Route 33 highway along side. being rushed and lack of attention to camera settings (very rookie move). I had my shutter speed too high for the dark scenery surrounding Sand cut. Which made the pictures too dark. But the Sunset picture turned out fairly nice. I like this new camera. Photos taken in-between Palestine, IL and Robinson, IL. -Photos taken on February 21st, 2024

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Grain Chase

On a early Saturday morning the crew for GLCNIL begun their work at Palestine. becoming aware that this move was occurring I ventured out to just outside of Lincoln land Ethanol Refinery. After catching them I went to the East end of Robinson, just east of the Marathon Refinery. I settled for my last photos to be just west of Robinson. Very happy with this chase. photos taken in Palestine, IL and Robinson, IL. photos taken on February 3rd, 2024.

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Foreign

on occasion of grain trains, they will bring in foreign engines onto INRD trackage. Photo taken on July 10th, 2023, at Palestine, Illinois.

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Palestine - Robinson Local

Indiana Rail Road #3807 leads the evening local out of Palestine on July 10th, 2023. photos taken in Palestine, Illinois

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Local

Local departing Palestine for Marathon Refinery in Robinson. Photos taken in Palestine, IL, photos taken on July 7th, 2023.

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Hiawatha-Palestine Turn

On this day I had went to the flood areas of East of Palestine, IL. They have since replaced this bridge since I had taken these photographs. Photos taken in Palestine, IL, photos taken on April 30th, 2022.

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Marathon

Indiana Rail Road switches one of their biggest Industries, then Marathon Refinery in Robinson, IL photos taken on April 30th, 2022.

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Grain Haul

A Grain transfer bound for the CN Interchange in Newton, IL on the morning of July 7th, 2023, at Palestine, Illinois

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Central Of Georgia

Norfolk Southern train 219 with Norfolk Southern's Central of Georgia Heritage scheme. Photos taken in Mount Carmel, IL photos taken on July 5th, 2023.

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Palestine Local

This train is the evening Palestine-Robinson turn job that serves Marathon, Hershey, and Rain Coke. These were taken on June 30th, 2023 in Palestine, Illinois.

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Tribute to the Chessie System

Recently CSX has introduced their own Heritage program. And as a result this Chessie System Heritage locomotive numbered #1973 had been released. This is the first time this engine has been on the CSX CE&D Subdivision on June 27th, 2023. These photos were taken in Sullivan, Indiana.