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Viewing Album:  Blizzard Photos
 
By:Joe LeMay
Dates:11/24/2004 - 2/28/2005
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200 in the Snow
Title:  200 in the Snow
Description:  200 pushes a dinky into Chicago after stopping at Main Street.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/1/2004 6:05:53 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  801   Comments: 2
184 in the Blizzard
Title:  184 in the Blizzard
Description:  184 stops at Main Street, waiting to head into the snowy void.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/1/2004 6:02:28 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  602   Comments: 1
Snow-Covered Tracks
Title:  Snow-Covered Tracks
Description:  Woo-eee was it cold and windy. I took this shot as I leaving for my nice warm house.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/1/2004 6:18:02 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  321   Comments: 0
BN 975208
Title:  BN 975208
Description:  Sitting patiently in the snow is a BNSF crane. Track sections lie in the siding area, waiting to be place somewhere...
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/1/2004 6:23:23 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  670   Comments: 0
406 in the Blizzard
Title:  406 in the Blizzard
Description:  The snow on my lens is now water, and it just screwed up this shot.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/24/2004 1:21:17 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  651   Comments: 0
Crazy Crew in a Warbonnet
Title:  Crazy Crew in a Warbonnet
Description:  Hmmm, it's about 35F outside, it's windy, it's snowy, and this crew HAS THE FRONT DOOR OPEN! I hope neither of them has to use the bathroom!
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/1/2004 6:29:13 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  377   Comments: 1
BNSF 785
Title:  BNSF 785
Description:  The front of this Warbonnet is rapidly gaining snow. The lightpoles each have wreaths on them.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/24/2004 1:22:02 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 785(C44-9W)
Views:  643   Comments: 0
Amtrak in the snot
Title:  Amtrak in the snot
Description:  A commuter waiting at the station for a Metra train waves to the engineer of this Amtrak train (I forget if it was the SW Chief or the CZ)
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/24/2004 1:22:49 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  AMTK 152(P42DC)
Views:  708   Comments: 0
BNSF 5017 in the Blizzard
Title:  BNSF 5017 in the Blizzard
Description:  The headlights light up the snow directly in front of the first Dash 9 of three on this trailer train.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/24/2004 1:23:21 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5017(C44-9W)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
700-Series Cabcar
Title:  700-Series Cabcar
Description:  793 slows down for the platform at Downers Grove - Main Street.
Photo Date:  11/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/24/2004 1:24:12 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
Amtrak lights up the snow
Title:  Amtrak lights up the snow
Description:  Amtrak flies past, kicking up large amounts of snow( After this shot, I gave into the horrible wind and cold and went home.
Photo Date:  12/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/24/2004 1:24:46 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  1005   Comments: 0
Private Car
Title:  Private Car
Description:  A private dome car on the rear of the CA Zephyr sports two markers and a central oscilating red light.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:28:31 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  311   Comments: 0
187
Title:  187
Description:  An outbound arrives at Main Street, as snow continues to fall.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:29:23 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  METX 187(F40PHM-2)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
Freight meets Metra
Title:  Freight meets Metra
Description:  The rear of a Metra train disappears into the gray as a coal train appears from the snow.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:30:03 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9989(SD70MAC)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
BNSF 9989
Title:  BNSF 9989
Description:  Passing over Forest Avenue.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:30:49 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9989(SD70MAC)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
BNSF 9989
Title:  BNSF 9989
Description:  Just 10 numbers away from 9999, the leading 70MAC crosses over Main Street in the storm.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:31:39 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9989(SD70MAC)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
End of Coal train
Title:  End of Coal train
Description:  An older BN coal car brings up the rear of this long loaded train.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:33:05 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9989(SD70MAC)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
BNSF 5261
Title:  BNSF 5261
Description:  Two Dash 9s head up an eastbound intermodal through the snow
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:33:54 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5261(C44-9W)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
BNSF 5226
Title:  BNSF 5226
Description:  Shooting snow everywhere, this intermodal flies down the middle track.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:34:36 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5226(C44-9W)
Views:  557   Comments: 0
Interesting Fuel Tank Writing
Title:  Interesting Fuel Tank Writing
Description:  Thanks to the slowness of digital cameras, I caught some interesting writing on this Dash 9's fuel tank.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:35:04 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5226(C44-9W)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
CSX in the mix
Title:  CSX in the mix
Description:  A CSX Dash 8 is third in this 4-unit lashup heading west.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:36:10 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  CSX 7534(C40-8)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
Outbound
Title:  Outbound
Description:  Passengers walk down the platform to get on the train as snow falls.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:37:17 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  METX 189(F40PHM-2)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
BNSF and UP power
Title:  BNSF and UP power
Description:  A BNSF Dash 9 and UP AC44 lead red containers through town.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:38:14 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5188(C44-9W)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
Ex-BN Cab car passes half-staff flag
Title:  Ex-BN Cab car passes half-staff flag
Description:  An older cab car hits a snow bank at Main Street, sending snow flying. The flag is at half staff for victims of the tsunami in Asia.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:39:01 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  METX 198(F40PHM-2)
Views:  964   Comments: 2
Phase III P42
Title:  Phase III P42
Description:  Number 99 and one of three remaining Phase III P42s pull the SW Chief at track speed, bloking the rest of the train from view.
Photo Date:  1/5/2005  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 5:40:05 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  AMTK 99(P42DC) AMTK 31(P42DC)
Views:  1235   Comments: 1
SD70MAC in the distance
Title:  SD70MAC in the distance
Description:  There's a coal train back there somewhere...
Photo Date:  1/22/2005  Upload Date: 1/22/2005 4:06:21 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  327   Comments: 0
Two SD70MACs appear
Title:  Two SD70MACs appear
Description:  Out of the gray, through town, then back into the gray. Can't even see the signals from 1/4 mile away.
Photo Date:  1/22/2005  Upload Date: 1/22/2005 4:07:14 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Views:  366   Comments: 0
SD70MACs go away
Title:  SD70MACs go away
Description:  Blowing up snow from the crossing.
Photo Date:  1/22/2005  Upload Date: 1/22/2005 4:08:00 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8832(SD70MAC)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
Two BN SD40-2s
Title:  Two BN SD40-2s
Description:  Two SD40-2s lead a manifest over Main Street. The wind is blowing hard as can be seen by the flags at right.
Photo Date:  1/22/2005  Upload Date: 1/22/2005 4:08:39 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8052(SD40-2)
Views:  535   Comments: 2
Metra Cab car
Title:  Metra Cab car
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/22/2005  Upload Date: 1/22/2005 4:09:52 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  584   Comments: 0
Metra doubleheader
Title:  Metra doubleheader
Description:  Two F40PHM-2s back up towards the station.
Photo Date:  1/22/2005  Upload Date: 1/22/2005 4:11:22 PM
Location:  Downers Grove, IL
Author:  Joe LeMay
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Locomotives:  METX 194(F40PHM-2)
Views:  638   Comments: 0

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