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4679 and 3997 |
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The Southern Belle Due heads south on MKCVN26. I am the 3rd car in the chase precession. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:20 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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KCSM 4679, KCS 3997 |
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After slamming my brakes and making a quick U-Turn, then running about 50 feet, I nabbed the duo coming under the Terminals bridge. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:25 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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After making yet another quck U-Turn, the racing about 10 MPH over the speed limit, we arrived at our next location, Having just crossed over IL Route 3. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:27 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCS 3997 |
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The Trailing unit is Just as sharp looking as the first. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:28 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCS 4679 |
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After jumping in the car, and sped off to our next spot, I snapped this shot as the train heads into the old Piggy back yard. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:29 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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489 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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MKCVN26 slows to a stop in the former piggy back yard. When We pulled up, Sonny Sellers and another KCS Employee was already there, having chased it from Jerseyville. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:30 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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484 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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The last unit of the KCSM ES44AC order was the 2nd unit to recieve the new paint. She looks just as sharp, even though she is a but ugly GE. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:32 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) |
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311 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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The Belles of the Gateway Western bask in the late afternoon sun waiting for Amtrak 303 and 308(?). |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:33 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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By this time, several other cars had pulled up to photograph the duo as he waits. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:34 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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487 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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I think that this scheme is just great, diffrent from the dip jobs of late. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:35 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
The socialble hobby! |
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My Tri-pod, Sonny's Ford Extreame, My Ford Escort, Steves Dodge Durango, Nathan, Steve, Sonny, and Rich all make small talk, there were atleast 6 or 7 other people out of view. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:36 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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The KCS logo adorns the KCSM 4679 |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:43 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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Amtrak 308 (?) races past MKCVN |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:45 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) AMTK 63(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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At this point, some of the foamers left for other subjects |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:46 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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With 308 (?) past, MKCVN only has to wait for 303 to pass |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:47 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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636 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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4679 is the last of the original 30 unit ES44AC order for Kansas City Southern De Mexico. Delivered in Late 2006, she ran for a few months in Primer, then in Mid Feb or 2007, she was sent with KCS 3997, a former EMD Demo to be repainted into the Southern Bell Scheme. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:48 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
KCS 3997 |
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KCS 3997, now working for its 3rd owner, was originally GM 72, She was built as a ACe testbed, and worked on BNSF, KCS, CSX and Union Pacific. GM Sold EMD to Greenbrier in 2005, and she was the only SD70ACe that was not given the EMDX reporting marks. In Late 2006, EMD sold three of the Demos to KCS, and one was retained by EMD |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:49 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCS 3997 |
| Description: |
An overexposed shot, damnit |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:53 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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Mack takes a roster shot of the KCSM 4679. Mark has been widely published in the Railroad magazine trade. |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:54 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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Amtrak 303 races past unabaited by the bright colors of the Southern Belle Duo |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:56 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) AMTK 91(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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With a blast on the horn, MKCVN26 starts to move, heading to the East side riverfront to drop off its train |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:57 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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mOVING A LITTLE FASTER KNOW |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:58 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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430 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4679 |
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The duo heads past Hole-in-the-wall, this was the last shot we got of the two units, on our way to the Chemcial plant underneathe the highway interchange, I was SO RUDELY cut off by Spiv and IHOYC26. DAMN YOU SPIV! |
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4/27/2007 Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:59 PM |
| Location: |
Venice, IL |
| Author: |
Jim Tiroch |
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KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) |
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