UP 4382 East near Creston, Illinois on 11-2-09

A couple of SD70Ms pull a stubby autorack train. I think I've seen the likes of this short autorack several times before. Possibly moving between Global 3 and West Chicago.

After catching the "Troy Grove Job," I needed a lunch recharge so set my sites on the Casey's General Store in Creston. Enroute, I saw the distant headlights of an eastbound coming from Creston. Although the afternoon lighting didn't favor eastbound trains anymore, I decided to set up for it anyway. My philosophy is that you can't throw away video that you don't shoot. It turned out OK.

Photo at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/basicbill/4070503678/

Primary camera: Canon HV30 30p
Secondary camera: Canon HV30 30p
Microphones: Azden ECZ 990
Edited in: Sony Vegas Studio Platinum 9.0

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• railroad
• train
• railfan
• local
• locomotive
• Creston
• Malta
• llinois
• Canon
• HV30
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[BNSF9250]

were you gonna get the casy genral stores awsome peperonie pizza, we ate it up in la plata missouri when railfaning at the railfan shed. nice train . long distance views

[basicbill1]

A slice of Casey's sausage pizza and a chocolate milk keeps me going when railfanning. Heh.

Thanks for the comment.

Bill

[BNSF9250]

i like the way you think. we have got to railfan in illnois together. i like it that you travel from place to place to film trains in diffrent places on the same day. and you know what to eat. and your cool.

[basicbill1]

I sometimes do put quite a few miles on the car in a day of chasing trains. Take it easy.

Bill

[BNSF9250]

i bet.

do you plans of railfaning Galesburg ill

[basicbill1]

I was in Galesburg a few months ago on a crappy weather day. But did get a few videos. Will try to get back there next year.

[TheMadNorsky]

Thanks! Appreciate the info!

[basicbill1]

It is their intermodal facility in Rochelle, IL. Not sure when it was built. But I think less than 10 years ago.

Thanks for watching.

Bill

[TheMadNorsky]

Well done. A question? I have heard of this Global 3 mentioned by various posters here. Some have made it sound like something recently built by UP. Is it a new rail-yard for UP along their transcon for intermodal traffic?

[basicbill1]

Thanks much.

Bill