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HiPa125
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Driving trains from here to there... (and back again)


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GE #P42DC #Genesis 4 & 77 power #Amtrak, 05 1400 Chicago Union > Emeryville, ‘Californian Zephyr’ away from Granby #RockyMountains
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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#Stadler, standard gauge, Cummins diesel-electric, Hm4/4 locomotive 27 & 29 at #PikesPeak (elev 4302m)
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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#UnionPacific mixed freight passes over the North Platte River as it heads towards Bailey Railway Yard (the worlds largest)
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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GM ElectroMotive Diesel #SD90MAC powered #UnionPacific westbound mixed freight tackles the final few metres of Nebraska as it undulates towards Wyoming
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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A mash-up of six #UnionPacific plus two Canada National locos front a rake of hoppers past the site of Alkali Stagecoach Relay & Pony Express Station
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Tagged Electro-Motive Diesel #SD70M 4401 awaits attention at #UnionPacific North Platte Depot
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#UnionPacific westbound double-stack charging along the 70mph Main 1 at Brule - Sidney Subdivision
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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#BNSF GE ES44AC #Evolution 6178 & 5800 stabled at Sterling
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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#UnionPacific #SD40N 1820+1605 - combined age 96yrs - await their next turn of duty at La Salle
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway #BNSF Fox Street Locomotive Facility - Denver
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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1972-built, GM ElectroMotive-Diesel, #SD40N 1826 shunting wagons at #UnionPacific North Yard - Denver
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Some #Amtrak mileage accumulation (well, 1038mi to be exact) to the Mile High City with 05 1400 Chicago Union > Emeryville ‘Californian Zephyr’ - motive power by GE #P42DC #Genesis 198 & 204 ‘Beech Grove’ (captured at Galesburg)
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Forty-four stop, 46:40hr, 2076mi #Amtrak 040 1105 Miami > Chicago Union ‘Floridian’ nears journeys end…
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Big Apple to The Windy City showdown as
Siemens #Charger powered #Amtrak 051 0640 New York Penn > Chicago Union (via Indianapolis) ‘Cardinal’ leads GE #Genesis powered 049 1540 New York Penn > Chicago Union (via Buffalo) ‘Lake Shore Limited’ along #TheRacetrack
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Chicago Transit Authority “Elevated” or #TheL or just #L
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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#UnionPacific, GM ElectroMotive-Diesel, #SD40N 1756+1716 running light across Blue Island Jn
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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GE #Dash #8-32BWH 517 relegated from the mainline to “yard duties” shunts heritage stock around #Amtrak Chicago Depot
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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#Metra GM ElectroMotive-Diesel #F40PH 135 ‘Village of Arlington Heights’ & 145
‘City of Aurora’ - Chicago Ogilvie Station
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Wabtec MotivePower #MP36PH 425 ‘Don Orseno’ stands ready to power #Metra Rock Island 703 1630 Chicago LaSalle > Joliet
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Siemens #Charger ALC-42 325 & 335 double-head #Amtrak 07 1505 Chicago Union > Seattle King Street/Portland Union ‘Empire Builder’ through Fulton Market District
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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GE #P42DC #Genesis No.55 powers #Amtrak 337 1515 Chicago Union > Milwaukee-Downtown ‘Hiawatha’ through Fulton Market District
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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GE #P42DC #Genesis No.48 & No.69
#Amtrak Chicago Locomotive Shop
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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#Amtrak 125mph diesel-electric Siemens #Charger - Chicago Locomotive Shop
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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GE #P42DC #Genesis No.57 powers #Amtrak 319 0950 Chicago Union > Kansas City ‘Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner’ along #TheRacetrack
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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GM ElectroMotive-Diesel #F40PH 119 ‘Village of Cary’ & 116 ‘Village of Orland Park’ double-head #Metra BNSF 1301 1430 Chicago Union > Aurora along the Chicago Subdivision aka #TheRacetrack
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM