Railfanning UP's Chester Sub in Gorham,Ill 9-19-09

A Busy late afternoon on the Chester/Mt. Vernon Sub!

16:53 - Our first train rolls up the Mt. Vernon Sub as its rear end comes off the Chester Sub. This is the line UP spent 27 Million Dollars on...

UP 4613 SD70M


17:07 - As a NB stopped at Chap waits for its slot up the Mt. Vernon Sub, a Coal Train bound for Cook Coal Terminal in Metropolis Illinois comes off the Double Track Chester Subdivision.

UP 6922 AC4460CW
UP 6452 AC4400CW
DPU
UP 6749 AC4400CW


17:25 - The Freight train is fleeted behind the coal train up the Mt. Vernon Sub, Neat horn on the ACe huh? Sounds like an IC SD70 LOL

UP 8336 SD70ACe
UP 4003 SD70M

17:34 - A Major Disappointment indeed...... While checking the signal at the Crotch Switch a NB Blasted through Gorham, We paced them up to the next crossing and I got a shot of the rest of the train.

NS 2672 SD70M-2
NS 8748 C40-8


17:46 - Good thing we headed strait back to Gorham and set up or we would have missed this too. Another Long freight with a sign of a rebounding economy, Lots of Auto Rack Loads and Auto Parts on this one.

UP 4573 SD70M
UP 47?? SD70M

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• Gorham
• Illinois
• Chester
• Sub
• Mt
• Vernon

[mjet401bnsf]

how many trains a day thru there

[heelblocks]

About 45-60

[mjet401bnsf]

doest that run throu mo

[heelblocks]

Yep, the Jefferson City sub.

[naterailfan]

Nice video andrew

[heelblocks]

Haha yeah thats what my dad said, Last year it happened to be that Brianna made All Stars AFTER the trip plans were finaled, so we got to go. But this year we didnt plan anything because we just went in September.

[pacirr]

yeah, i'd like that sometime. Thats a lot of long distance soccer games.... sounds like they'll owe you some trips somewhere lol

[heelblocks]

I dont know if I could for the next couple weekends. My sister has so many dang soccer games! Lol We have to go to Memphis, Perryville, Sikeston, Harrisburg, Edwardsville

What would be better is us all going to the Chillicothe!

[pacirr]

yes we should !

[heelblocks]

Just the way it lags LOL its not like a normal ACe horn. Its just a K5LLA on a long hose, It lags on at the end like an SD70