UP 844 - Signal Bridge - UP Chester Subdivision - June 2011


Seen here heading south is Union Pacific 844, as it leads a train under the old MoPac signal bridge at Rhymer Road and Illinois Route 3, just north of McClure, Illinois.

June 4, 2011. North of McClure, Illinois.

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  1. Nice one! Love seeing that locomotive in action! Thanks for playing!

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  2. What a great shot! Love the framing, balance

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  3. Thanks a lot, Shelly Gunderson. The photo you posted yesterday on Pluspora got me thinking of 844, so I went digging through my images today.

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  4. Thanks a lot, Brian Christian. Those old signal bridges were great to frame any train with. Most, if not all, of them are gone now. Replaced with tri-color signals.

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  5. Thanks a lot, á™…Yᙖᙓᖇ á—ªOá™…™! If you want to feel some power, you should stand near by when one of these locomotives roars by. However, do not stand too close. Safety first!

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  6. I've never been very close to a steamer, only once when I was a youngin, Tom Gatermann. Almost got knocked off the trestle down here when I got caught out there in the middle of the river with nowhere to run, though. Does that count? Lol. :-)

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  7. Yikes, á™…Yᙖᙓᖇ á—ªOá™…™, that is a dangerous spot to be in.

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