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By:Rev. Jonathan Spurlock
Dates:1/1/2012 - 2/10/2012
Album Info:Photos of motive power in the Quad Cities and other places during January-March 2012.
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ICE 103
Title:  ICE 103
Description:  Canadian Pacific's ex-ICE, ex-SOO Line, GP-9 103 pauses at Rock Island, IL while coupled to GP-9 114 on 1-07-2012.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 8:53:34 PM
Location:  Rock Island, IL
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ICE 103(GP9)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
ICE 103
Title:  ICE 103
Description:  Wedge or 3/4 view (roster shot?) of Canadian Pacific's ex-ICE, ex-SOO Line GP-9 103. This Geep is assisting GP-9 #114 with switching duties at Rock Island, IL on 1-07-2012. Notice the extended windows on the engineer's side of the cab.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 8:53:57 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ICE 103(GP9)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
ICE 114
Title:  ICE 114
Description:  Canadian Pacific's ex-ICE, ex-SOO Line GP-9 #114, coupled to 103, at Rock Island, IL on 1-07-2012. Notice the winterization hatch over one of the cooling fans.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 9:04:05 PM
Location:  Rock Island, IL
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  ICE 114(GP9)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
ICE 114
Title:  ICE 114
Description:  GP-9 114 at Rock Island, IL on January 7, 2012. The flash unit was on so that's why the white frame stripe is so visible.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 9:02:53 PM
Location:  Rock Island, IL
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ICE 114(GP9)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
ICE 114
Title:  ICE 114
Description:  GP-9 #114 waits for a signal at Rock Island, IL on 1-07-2012. I didn't use the flash unit this time, so the white frame stripe isn't so visible.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 9:03:17 PM
Location:  Rock Island, IL
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ICE 114(GP9)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
ICE 114
Title:  ICE 114
Description:  Wedge or 3/4 view (roster shot?) of former ICE GP-9 114 at Rock Island, IL on 1-07-2012. Fellow Geep #103 is coupled to this unit.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 9:03:47 PM
Location:  Rock Island, IL
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ICE 114(GP9)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
CITX 3057
Title:  CITX 3057
Description:  Twilight photo of CITX 3057 and either ICE or DME 6200, headed north through Bettendof, IA on 1-09-2012.
Photo Date:  1/9/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 9:15:37 PM
Location:  Bettendorf, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Night,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CITX 3057(SD40-2)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
DME 4001-conductor's side
Title:  DME 4001-conductor's side
Description:  DME 4001 faces north while idling on the Eldridge Branch, Davenport, IA, on 1-10-2012. There is a single flat car with a load coupled to the front of the unit.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 9:35:40 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  DME 4001(GP40)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
DME 4001-engineer's side
Title:  DME 4001-engineer's side
Description:  DME 4001, the "City of Wall", waits on the Eldridge Branch in Davenport, IA on 1-10-2012. A long coal train had just passed by, powered by a pair of UP GE's.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 9:35:14 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  DME 4001(GP40)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
DME 4001 with train and crew
Title:  DME 4001 with train and crew
Description:  The crew for DME 4001 are about to reboard the engine after a coal train has passed by. The main line is in the foreground, and the branch to Eldridge in the background. Davenport, IA, 1-10-2012. NOTE: this photo was originally taken in a vertical format.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 10:20:42 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  DME 4001(GP40)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
DME 4001-rear view
Title:  DME 4001-rear view
Description:  DME 4001 and a single car wait on the Eldridge Branch, Davenport, IA, on 1-10-2012.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 9:36:29 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  DME 4001(GP40)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
DME 4001-end view
Title:  DME 4001-end view
Description:  DME 4001 with a single flat car waits on the Eldridge Branch in Davenport, IA on 1-10-2012. The actual Davenport water works is behind the train about a half-mile or so, by my estimation.
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 9:41:08 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  DME 4001(GP40)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Switch for the Eldridge Branch, DME/ICE right-of-way
Title:  Switch for the Eldridge Branch, DME/ICE right-of-way
Description:  The Eldridge Branch is the track splitting off to the left. DME 4001 and its single car are about a quarter-mile away in this photo. Davenport, IA: 1-10-2012. Sorry, folks, that's my shadow between the rails, but I was safely on the pavement!
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 10:35:12 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Scenic,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Train meet for UP 6030 and DME 4001
Title:  Train meet for UP 6030 and DME 4001
Description:  Union Pacific AC44CWCTE 6030 and another GE, 6898, lead a coal train south through Davenport, IA, while DME GP40 4001 waits on the Eldridge Branch. Date: January 10, 2012. This kind of meet doesn't happen very often so I am grateful that things worked out this way!
Photo Date:  1/10/2012  Upload Date: 1/11/2012 9:41:51 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6030(AC44CWCTE) DME 4001(GP40) UP 6898(AC4460CW)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
CITX 3057, engineer's side view
Title:  CITX 3057, engineer's side view
Description:  CITX 3057 was the lead unit on a northbound freight rolling through Bettendorf, IA on 1-19-2012.
Photo Date:  1/19/2012  Upload Date: 11/19/2020 12:01:20 AM
Location:  Bettendorf, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CITX 3057(SD40-2)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
CITX 3057
Title:  CITX 3057
Description:  CITX 3057 was leading a freight train northbound through Bettendorf, IA on 1-19-2012. I don't recall if the train was moving or if it had stopped. The "backlit" effect is purely accidental, folks!
Photo Date:  1/19/2012  Upload Date: 11/19/2020 12:01:33 AM
Location:  Bettendorf, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CITX 3057(SD40-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
CITX 3024, conductor's side,
Title:  CITX 3024, conductor's side,
Description:  CITX lends 3000 horsepower to help move this northbound freight through Pleasant Valley, IA, on a cold and snowy Sunday, 1-22-2012. Sharp eyes will notice the square point shovel and broom secured between two of the handrails on the nose.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/23/2012 11:23:17 PM
Location:  Pleasant Valley, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CITX 3024(SD40-2)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
CITX 3170,
Title:  CITX 3170,
Description:  CITX 3170 leads DME 6201 and CITX 3024 north through Pleasant Valley, IA on 1-22-2012.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/23/2012 11:23:34 PM
Location:  Pleasant Valley, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CITX 3170(SD40-2)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
CEFX 3163, conductor's side view
Title:  CEFX 3163, conductor's side view
Description:  CEFX 3163 was the second unit of three, powering a DME/ICE/CP freight through Davenport, IA on 1-28-2012.
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 5:15:55 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CEFX 3163(SD40-2)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
CITX 2796, engineer's side
Title:  CITX 2796, engineer's side
Description:  CITX 2796 was the trailing unit of three, powering a DME/ICE/CP freight southbound through Davenport, IA on 1-28-2012. Even though this unit has been rebuilt, it still had the flared SD45 radiators and it's one of the few SD45-style units I've ever seen. I was glad to grab this photo!
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 5:16:03 PM
Location:  Davenport, IA
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CITX 2796(SD40M-2)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
KCS 4603, engineer's side view
Title:  KCS 4603, engineer's side view
Description:  KCS 4603 was the second unit on a train leaving Galesburg, IL on 1-29-2012. Sorry, couldn't do much about that pole in the middle! Note this unit is still in the basically solid grey scheme with red letters and numbers, and yellow diagonal stripes on the nose.
Photo Date:  1/29/2012  Upload Date: 12/19/2020 2:35:23 PM
Location:  Galesburg, IL
Author:  Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:  Winter,Track,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4603(AC44CW)
Views:  86   Comments: 0


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