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By:Jim Ford
Dates:5/6/2014 - 5/6/2014
Album Info:Not a pretty sight.
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BNSF 8913
Title:  BNSF 8913
Description:  K044 comes down off the Blue Island Sub at about 1415 hours cdt. He may have been the last train for a while.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 6:28:57 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8913(SD70MAC) BNSF 5817(ES44AC)
Views:  340   Comments: 3
1445 cdt
Title:  1445 cdt
Description:  A half hour later, we have a problem. This is from the north at Union Street. The CSX bridge is on the left, CN on the right.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 6:30:06 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  260   Comments: 5
1450 cdt
Title:  1450 cdt
Description:  This is not at all good.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 6:30:43 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  319   Comments: 3
1505 cdt
Title:  1505 cdt
Description:  From the south again, they're on their way to getting it under control. This is going to require some rerouting.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 6:31:33 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  299   Comments: 3
Day Three
Title:  Day Three
Description:  Three days later, the only signs that there was a problem are a bank of floodlights, a couple of slow boards, and a sign reading Walkway Out of Service.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 7:21:45 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
CSXT 702
Title:  CSXT 702
Description:  Q146 picks his way carefully across the bridge. All is well.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 7:22:23 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 702(ES44AC-H) CSX 990(ES44AC-H)
Views:  234   Comments: 5


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