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  • CN 2865 GE ES44AC

    Canadian National CN 2865 GE ES44AC DPU power to an empty CN coal train is northbound as it passes a loaded BNSF grain train under the old Illinois Central coaling tower in Reevesville, Illinois on January 2, 2021.

    Distributed power (DP) (unit U) is a generic term referring to the physical distribution—at intermediate points throughout the length of a train—of separate motive power groups. Such ‘groups’ may be single units or multiple consists and are remotely controlled from the leading locomotive. The practice allows locomotives to be placed anywhere within the length of a train when standard multiple-unit (MU) operation is impossible or impractical. DP can be achieved by wireless (RF connectivity) or wired (trainlined) means. Wired systems now provided by various suppliers use the cabling already extant throughout an ECP train.

  • BNSF 7859 GE ES44DC

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNSF 7859 GE ES44DC leading a grain train on the CN Centralia subdivision passing under the old Illinois Central coaling tower in Reevesville, Illinois on January 2, 2021.

    Coaling towers were constructed of wood, steel-reinforced concrete, or steel. In almost all cases coaling stations used a gravity-fed method, with one or more large storage bunkers for the coal elevated on columns above the railroad tracks, from which the coal could be released to slide down a chute into the waiting steam locomotive’s coal storage area. The method of lifting the bulk coal into the storage bin varied. The coal usually was dropped from a hopper car into a pit below tracks adjacent to the tower. From the pit a conveyor-type system used a chain of motor-driven buckets to raise the coal to the top of the tower where it would be dumped into the storage bin; a skip-hoist system lifted a single large bin for the same purpose. Some facilities lifted entire railway coal trucks or wagons. Sanding pipes were often mounted on coaling towers to allow simultaneous replenishment of a locomotive’s sandbox.

    As railroads transitioned from the use of steam locomotives to the use of diesel locomotives in the 1950s the need for coaling towers ended. Many reinforced concrete towers remain in place if they do not interfere with operations due to the high cost of demolition incurred with these massive structures. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • CSXT 5478 GE ES40DC

    CSX Transportation CSXT 5478 GE ES40DC leading Q512 a mix freight past this old Chessie System Steel Bay Window Caboose that CSX use for a shoving platform thought town in Evansville, Indiana on January 1, 2021

    The shoving platform may be made from a flat car or a caboose. They provide a safe platform for the crews to stand on when a train is shoved a long distance to an industry.

  • NS 4004 GE AC44C6M

    Norfolk Southern NS 4004 GE AC44C6M The Black mane (Sonic Bonnet) was rebuilt at Altoona, PA. here it is leading NS 224 westbound as it waits for a recrew in Princeton, Indiana on December 12, 2020.

  • CSXT 3380 GE ET44AH

    CSX Transportation CSXT 3380 GE ET44AH leading a mix freight past the old Princeton Depot as Santa gives the crew a friendly wave in Princeton, Indian on December 13, 2020

    Constructed in 1875 and beautifully restored, the Princeton Depot is the only remaining depot structure in Gibson County. Once housing the C&EI and L&N railways, it was the lifeline of commerce and transportation for the county. Passenger service was discontinued from the depot in late 1960. Today the depot stands as a nostalgic reminder of the importance railroads have played in Gibson County’s history.
    The Princeton Train Depot is now home to the Gibson County Visitors Center and features a railway museum with a restored train caboose.

  • NS 4004 GE AC44C6M

    Norfolk Southern NS 4004 GE AC44C6M The Black Sonic Bonnet was rebuilt at Roanoke, VA here it is leading NS 224 westbound through an S curve in Albion, Illinois on December 12, 2020

  • NS 9650 GE C44-9W

    Norfolk Southern NS 9650 GE C44-9W Leading a mixed freight passing TRRA SH tower the tower is long gone but the name lives on as a yard crew puts together a BNSF train at the TRRA Madison yard in Venice, Illinois on November 7, 2020.

  • NS 9546 GE C40-9W

    Norfolk Southern, NS 9546 GE C40-9W leading a mixed freight train with DOD flat cars loaded with tanks passing Lenox tower in Granite City, Illinois on November 7, 2020.

  • NS 9546 GE C40-9W

    Norfolk Southern, NS 9546 GE C40-9W leading a mixed freight train with DOD flat cars loaded with tanks passing Lenox tower in Granite City, Illinois on November 7, 2020.

  • NS 8098 GE ES44AC

    Norfolk Southern, NS 8098 GE ES44AC Conrail Heritage Unit is leading NS-71T Duke Energy/Francisco turn, heading west after loading at the Peabody Energy Francisco Mine back to the Gibson power plant shot taken in Princeton, Indiana on October 23, 2020