Near the end of the Portage - East Cabin double track this eastbound lays on the horn as it crosses Gears Ferry Road just outside of Galena, Illinois. The power today is pretty typical for the Iowa Division in 1984, mostly Paducah rebuilds and a GP38.
VERY NICE VIDEO....I love anything ICG or IC
sexyflager101 4 months ago
that is a pyle gyra or sometimes a mars light light that was a warning light on some of the ic's freight & passenger locos , the gyra light rotated in a circular motion & the mars light rotated in a figure eight motion
rando4038 4 months ago
@rando4038 I grew up in Jackson in the 80's as well! Visited Iselin almost every day with my dad.
thejustinamk 4 months ago
What kind of light was that wavering between the number boards on the lead locomotive, never noticed that light wavering like that when I'd see the old Illinois Central Gulf Freight Trains come through the city I live in back in the 1980's, but the video is really cool. :)
saints093 4 months ago in playlist saints093's favorites
@rando4038 West Tennessee Railroad have two new engines added with the other 12 engines they have its another set of B units again.
csx2295 5 months ago in playlist csx2295's Favorited Videos
ONE LONE IC GP38 WITH ALL PADUCAH REBUILDS WITH PYLE GYRA LIGHT , GREAT!,BRINGS BACK MEMEORIES WHEN I WAS A KID GROWING UP ON THE ICG'S ALABAMA DIVISION IN JACKSON TN
rando4038 6 months ago
SWEET! Any video of the ICG, especially before the dark days, is worth it.
BigJoe6401 10 months ago
Thanks for sharing! Always a treat to find high quality classic footage with nat sound!
HighIronofWisconsin 11 months ago