marsrover posted:I took the excursion on Saturday AM in the Frank Thompson:
It was the second car after the auxiliary tender, so the locomotive sounds were very audible during the run to Chicago.
During the layover in Chicago, I took a pic while the crew was servicing the 765:
And more when the train was backed up and then came back for a photo run:
I had done a map recon of the route, and, during the run to and from Chicago, confirmed that chasing the train was impractical (train speed and the road network wold not be conducive). It would be select one point, and take pictures there. So, Saturday afternoon, I grabbed some images just past the Joliet Station. I had planned to do the same thing Sunday morning (expecting a better lighting with the sun more to the East), but I failed to realize that the train left an hour earlier on Sunday. So, my next, and last, photo session took place Sunday afternoon. I was able to get closer to the train as the security personnel unlocked a gate near the station. I took some shots prior to and then during departure:
There are more images, and (to avoid cluttering up the thread) they are in a Dropbox file which can be accessed with the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rup...Q2-dZAbKgDysc4a?dl=0
marsrover posted:I took the excursion on Saturday AM in the Frank Thompson:
It was the second car after the auxiliary tender, so the locomotive sounds were very audible during the run to Chicago.
During the layover in Chicago, I took a pic while the crew was servicing the 765:
And more when the train was backed up and then came back for a photo run:
I had done a map recon of the route, and, during the run to and from Chicago, confirmed that chasing the train was impractical (train speed and the road network wold not be conducive). It would be select one point, and take pictures there. So, Saturday afternoon, I grabbed some images just past the Joliet Station. I had planned to do the same thing Sunday morning (expecting a better lighting with the sun more to the East), but I failed to realize that the train left an hour earlier on Sunday. So, my next, and last, photo session took place Sunday afternoon. I was able to get closer to the train as the security personnel unlocked a gate near the station. I took some shots prior to and then during departure:
There are more images, and (to avoid cluttering up the thread) they are in a Dropbox file which can be accessed with the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rup...Q2-dZAbKgDysc4a?dl=0
Was fun riding with you!
