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Title: |
A Pair of GP 16 "Yellow Jackets" |
Description: |
Ambling along near IL 48 were these two GP16s looking like two large yellow jacket wasps humming through the grasslands. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:16 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
PREX 1607(GP16) PREX 1608(GP16) |
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403 Comments: 4 |
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Title: |
A Pair of GP 16 "Yellow Jackets" |
Description: |
Both units were immaculate, not a speck of dust, dirt or grime on them. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:21 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
PREX 1607(GP16) PREX 1608(GP16) |
Views: |
321 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
PREX 1607 - Pioneer Railroad Equipment |
Description: |
The lead unit, #1607, is far from its original home as a Seaboard Air Line loco built by EMD as a GP 9 back in November of 1955. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:24 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
PREX 1607(GP16) |
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437 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Lead "Yellow Jacket" |
Description: |
The striping on the nose definitely makes the yellow jacket allusion real. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:29 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
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109 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Trailing "Yellow Jacket" |
Description: |
PREX 1608 is also far from its original home as Atlantic Coast Line loco. Built by EMD originally as a GP7 in November of 1951, it was later rebuilt to the GP16 standard after serving several rr lines. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:36 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
PREX 1608(GP16) |
Views: |
202 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
A Pair of GP 16 "Yellow Jackets" |
Description: |
The pair of GP16's continue on north with their string of covered grain hoppers. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:41 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
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115 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
The "Yellow Jackets" string |
Description: |
The string of about 35 covered hoppers behind PREX 1607 and 1608 continue north. |
Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/2/2017 10:34:45 AM |
Location: |
Argenta, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
122 Comments: 0 |
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