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By:Matthew Schimmel
Dates:4/2/2016 - 4/24/2016
Album Info:This is a big month for me in my rail-fanning adventures. I managed to get a few distance trips in for the month, pictures from the BNSF Hannibal Sub., Decatur, Illinois (NS/CN action), and the BNSF Marceline Sub. Hope you all enjoy the pictures, I caught some pretty interesting stuff this month. (324 Total Pictures Will Be In This Album) Thanks for stopping by for a look.
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BNSF 6253 - DPU
Title:  BNSF 6253 - DPU
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/2/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:49:52 PM
Location:  Clarksville, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6253(ES44AC)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
Funky Geometry Train
Title:  Funky Geometry Train
Description:  BNSF 5783 leads this short geometry train north on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. as it enters Old Monroe, Mo. where it will take the siding to meet a coal load.
Photo Date:  4/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:52:37 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5783(ES44AC)
Views:  304   Comments: 1
BNSF FMC Buffer Car
Title:  BNSF FMC Buffer Car
Description:  BNSF 808655
Photo Date:  4/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:54:35 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  241   Comments: 0
BNSF Geometry Car
Title:  BNSF Geometry Car
Description:  BNSF 90
Photo Date:  4/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:55:25 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  392   Comments: 0
Rolling Smoothly
Title:  Rolling Smoothly
Description:  BNSF 5954 leads this UCEX coal load south on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. as it heads in Old Monroe, Mo. near Mp. 52.
Photo Date:  4/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:57:27 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5954(ES44AC)
Views:  201   Comments: 1
BNSF 5748
Title:  BNSF 5748
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:58:38 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5748(ES44AC)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
BNSF 6366 - DPU
Title:  BNSF 6366 - DPU
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 9:59:15 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6366(ES44AC)
Views:  199   Comments: 1
285 Leaving High Hill
Title:  285 Leaving High Hill
Description:  NS 2604 leads NS 285 east out of the siding in High Hill, Mo. on the NS STL District.
Photo Date:  4/10/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:05:08 PM
Location:  High Hill, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2604(SD70M)
Views:  184   Comments: 1
On The Way
Title:  On The Way
Description:  NS 2604 leads NS 285 east out of the siding in High Hill, Mo. on the NS STL District.
Photo Date:  4/10/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:06:17 PM
Location:  High Hill, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2604(SD70M)
Views:  225   Comments: 1
NS 2738
Title:  NS 2738
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/10/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:07:19 PM
Location:  High Hill, MO
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2738(SD70M-2)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
Staged Up & Waiting
Title:  Staged Up & Waiting
Description:  BNSF 6237 has just been boarded by the new crew to take it and the empty oil can back north for a refill as NS 8892 waits for a crew to take NS 32Q (East St. Louis, IL (A&S) - Decatur, IL) towards Decatur, Illinois.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:13:06 PM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  BNSF 6237(ES44AC) NS 8892(C40-9W)
Views:  234   Comments: 1
398 Arriving In Decatur
Title:  398 Arriving In Decatur
Description:  NS 8368 leads NS 398 into Decatur, Illinois on a bright sunny afternoon while NS 7012 sits in the background on the FRA Inspection Train.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:16:38 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8368(C40-8W)
Views:  207   Comments: 1
NS 7653
Title:  NS 7653
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:18:20 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7653(ES40DC)
Views:  206   Comments: 1
Illinois Terminal Covered Hopper!!
Title:  Illinois Terminal Covered Hopper!!
Description:  ITC 1683
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:19:19 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  269   Comments: 0
Hangin Out Under The Sand Tower
Title:  Hangin Out Under The Sand Tower
Description:  CN 2571 sits in Decatur, Illinois at the CN Grand Avenue Yard (former IC Yard) awaiting its next assignment.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:21:49 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CN 2571(C44-9W)
Views:  180   Comments: 1
Sitting Near The NS Engine Facility
Title:  Sitting Near The NS Engine Facility
Description:  NS 9693 & NS 3563
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:31:48 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 9693(C40-9W) NS 3563(SD40-2)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
Moving Around The Engine Facility
Title:  Moving Around The Engine Facility
Description:  NS 2696, NS 7211, & NS 8040 shuffle around on the tracks in the NS Decatur Engine Facility. Sorry for the odd angle, had to take the picture over a chain link fence.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:36:18 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2696(SD70M-2) NS 7211(SD80MAC) NS 8040(ES44AC)
Views:  310   Comments: 1
NS 2696
Title:  NS 2696
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:38:04 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2696(SD70M-2)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
SD80Mac!!
Title:  SD80Mac!!
Description:  NS 7211
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:38:54 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7211(SD80MAC)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
Radial AC ~~~ SD80Mac!
Title:  Radial AC ~~~ SD80Mac!
Description:  Cab Shot Of The NS 7211
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:41:01 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7211(SD80MAC)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
NS 7211
Title:  NS 7211
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:41:37 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7211(SD80MAC)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
NS 8040
Title:  NS 8040
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:42:25 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8040(ES44AC)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
NS 6992
Title:  NS 6992
Description:  Hiding in the NS Decatur Engine Facility.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:45:58 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  NS 6992(SD60E)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
Union Pacific Help On NS 302
Title:  Union Pacific Help On NS 302
Description:  UP 7622 leads NS 302 into Decatur, Illinois where the train terminates. Its always a hard photographing the east bounds this time of day in Decatur.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:53:22 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7622(AC45CCTE)
Views:  243   Comments: 2
UP 7622
Title:  UP 7622
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:56:41 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7622(AC45CCTE)
Views:  253   Comments: 1
Looking Pretty Fresh
Title:  Looking Pretty Fresh
Description:  UP 5090
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 10:57:32 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5090(SD70M)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
NS 9408
Title:  NS 9408
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:01:14 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9408(C40-9W)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Conrail CoilShield
Title:  Conrail CoilShield
Description:  CR 631156
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:01:55 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Norfolk & Western Coil Car
Title:  Norfolk & Western Coil Car
Description:  NW 169681
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:04:44 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Gary Railway Coil Car
Title:  Gary Railway Coil Car
Description:  GRW 7730
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:05:44 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Missing The Panels
Title:  Missing The Panels
Description:  TTGX 965243
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:06:31 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  178   Comments: 1
BNSF Orange Autorack
Title:  BNSF Orange Autorack
Description:  TTGX 693824
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:09:52 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  150   Comments: 0
Conrail CoilShield
Title:  Conrail CoilShield
Description:  CR 623805
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:11:18 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  177   Comments: 0
145 Heading West
Title:  145 Heading West
Description:  NS 9571 leads NS train 145 out of Decatur, Illinois and heads for Kansas City. This is always a note worthy train, usually has some pretty interesting cars in the consist.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:21:18 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9571(C40-9W)
Views:  194   Comments: 2
NS 9571
Title:  NS 9571
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:21:56 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9571(C40-9W)
Views:  188   Comments: 1
NS 2723
Title:  NS 2723
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:22:33 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2723(SD70M-2)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
Southern 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Southern 86ft. Box Car
Description:  SOU 42506
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:23:32 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  194   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 127084 - First photo of this box car on rrpicturearchives.net.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:24:38 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 306566
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:25:18 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  197   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 127062
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:26:02 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  174   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 305882
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:26:37 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 305872 - First photo of this box car on rrpicturearchives.net.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:27:11 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 127043
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:27:54 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 306558
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:31:22 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  76   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 86ft. Box Car
Description:  GTW 127108
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:28:30 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  478   Comments: 0
Southern 86ft. Box Car
Title:  Southern 86ft. Box Car
Description:  SOU 42568
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:36:35 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  73   Comments: 0
Conrail 60ft. Box Car - Conrail Quality Logo
Title:  Conrail 60ft. Box Car - Conrail Quality Logo
Description:  CR 223350
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:37:42 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  74   Comments: 0
Conrail 60ft. Box Car
Title:  Conrail 60ft. Box Car
Description:  CR 223342
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:38:32 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 0
UP Yellow Light Power
Title:  UP Yellow Light Power
Description:  UP 8718 and UP 4301 head west out of Decatur, Illinois as light power. This came across the scanner as 33J, not sure if they went to rescue a previous 33J or if it was just the power as the train.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:43:25 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8718(SD70ACe)
Views:  159   Comments: 2
UP 4301
Title:  UP 4301
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  4/15/2016  Upload Date: 5/3/2016 11:44:04 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Matthew Schimmel
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4301(SD70M)
Views:  69   Comments: 1


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