UP, CITX, DM&E, AMTK, BNSF, CSXT and BN power in Davenport, IA. and Galesburg, IL. 10/16/10

On October 16th, 2010, we took a trip to Galesburg, IL. Along the way, we strayed a bit off course, to check out the old IC&E's Nahant Yard, in Davenport, IA. Upon arriving at Nahant, I saw the headlight of an approaching eastbound, which turned out to be a UP coal train.
UP AC4400CW 6608
UP AC44CCTE 6995
CP Chicago Subdivision

After waiting around for a while, I saw the headlight of another eastbound. This one turned out to be a manifest, entering the yard.
CITX SD40-2 3157
DM&E SD40-3 6081
CP Chicago Subdivision

It was then off to Galesburg. After making its station stop, Amtrak 4, the inbound/eastbound Southwest Chief, departs Galesburg and heads for Chicago.
AMTK P42DC 85
AMTK P42DC 96
BNSF Mendota Subdivision

Smell that brand new paint! An out of the box, BNSF ES44C4, is making its maiden voyage, west, nearing downtown Galesburg, IL.
BNSF ES44C4 6651
CSXT C44-9W 9047
CSXT AC4400CW 77
BNSF Mendota Subdivision

After seeing these two BNSF MAC's making their way east through Galesburg, we headed east of town, to get them throttling up with their heavy load of coal.
BNSF (Ex-BN Executive) SD70MAC 9630
BNSF SD70MAC 8981
BNSF Mendota Subdivision

Time for a good old pace! The road paralleled the tracks for a nice distance. Hearing the run 8 sound of those two MAC's was delightful. I wasn't driving. Near the end of the video clip, the eastbound MAC's met a westbound empty coal train, powered by another pair of MAC's (8937 and Ex-BN Executive 9807).

After the pace, we pulled over to get one last shot of the MAC's. Nice horn salute from the engineer.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• UP
• CITX
• DM&E
• AMTK
• BNSF
• CSXT and BN power in Davenport
• IA. and Galesburg
• IL. 10/16/10

[Railhead1956]

Great video

[fxe4005]

awesome video as usual very nice the pace to the bnsf 9630!!!