Yesterday, 10-6-24, me, @IllinoisCentralVideography, and @wrrail went out to the Charleston Sub to shoot job 400 bringing grain loads from Oakland down to the CN in Neoga. I also ran into GP59 5908 in Paris sporting a new P3. Despite living only an hour away from the line, this is my first time ever actually getting the chance to see movement on it. Enjoy this quintet of 2nd gen EMDs roaring up a steep grade with a loaded grain train!

0:00 WAMX GP59 5908 coupling up to WAMX 4234 on job 301 in Paris, IL, sporting a nice new P3 horn.

DREI 400, DREI Charleston Sub:
WAMX 3870 GP38-2 (WSOR Older) NF K5LA
WAMX 4235 SD40M-2 (Watco)
WAMX 3947 GP39-2 (WSOR Newer)
WAMX 3830 GP38-3 (Watco K&O)
WAMX 3871 GP38-2 (WSOR Newer)
*SAAHC Horn Show

0:40 3870 arriving in Charleston, IL from Neoga, light power at the NKP depot.

2:21 400 departs Charleston, IL passing the NKP depot.

4:40 Beginning to climb up the steep grade out of the Embarass River Valley, seen here at the 620 N crossing. Engines wide open in Run 8!

6:00 Cresting the grade at the 500 N crossing, absolutely roaring in Run 8.

9:46 400 passes through Lerna, IL.

11:08 400 passes through Trilla, IL. NKP-era crossing masts still stand guard here, retrofitted nicely with modern but good looking equipment.

15:04 Passing 400 on US-45 north of Neoga, IL

15:13 The train passes a fitting red and gray barn at the 1200 N crossing just north of Neoga, IL. This would end our chase.

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