FURX 3042 Leading a Tank Car Train On UP's Chester Subdivision - Chalfin Bridge, IL.

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FURX 3042 leads a tank car train on the Chester Subdivision at Chalfin Bridge, IL.


On the point of this tank car train is First Union Rail (FURX) 3042, with an ex-Conrail unit. The train is heading north on Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision at Chalfin Bridge, IL. This curve at Chalfin Bridge is a popular spot, at least to me, along the Chester Subdivision, due to the rest of the subdivision being very straight between here and Dupo, IL. (Dupo is approximately twenty-three miles to the north of here). Counting this curve, there are three curves in the rail line between Chalfin Bridge and Dupo. If you take a look at this map at Open Railway Map, you can see that long portions of the Chester Subdivision stretch for miles without a curve. The rail line is also very flat, since it runs through the Mississippi River Valley, through southern Illinois.

Update (2019-10-31): First Union Rail was a locomotive and rail car leasing company. In 2015, FURX was purchased by Wells Fargo, and was renamed Wells Fargo Rail.

Photo taken: November 12, 2005, at Chalfin Bridge, Illinois.

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Location: Chalfin Bridge, IL, USA.

Comments

  1. Charles van DijkSeptember 11, 2018 at 8:50 AM

    Awesome capture :)

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  2. Tom GatermannSeptember 11, 2018 at 9:00 AM

    Thanks a lot, Charles van Dijk

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  3. Shelly GundersonSeptember 11, 2018 at 9:13 AM

    Very nice shot. Like the angle and repetition. Weird that for some reason my tag did not take.

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  4. Tom GatermannSeptember 11, 2018 at 10:50 AM

    Thank you, Shelly Gunderson

    That is odd that your tag didn't take. I didn't even catch that at first.

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  5. ᙅYᙖᙓᖇ ᗪOᙅ™September 11, 2018 at 4:24 PM

    Motoring right along. Nice leading lines, Tom.

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  6. Tom GatermannSeptember 11, 2018 at 4:55 PM

    Thanks a lot, ᙅYᙖᙓᖇ ᗪOᙅ™.

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  7. trekky60September 11, 2018 at 8:36 PM

    Very nice capture, Tom.👍👍👍

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  8. Tom GatermannSeptember 12, 2018 at 8:17 AM

    Thank you, trekky60

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