The morning Chicago to St. Paul hotshot is less than 20 miles from the next crew change at LaCrosse. The train skirts the Mississippi River as they pass thru Genoa. The Genoa power plant is in the... (more)
A w/b BN unit coal train, running on the IC, hits the former CRI&P diamonds at JUS. The motive power is typical late eighties BN: SD40-2's and C30-7's.
A BN w/b coal train on the IC hits the former RI crossing at Joliet. Power is the usual fare for the time: SD-40-2/C-30-7/C-30-7. 25MAR90