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  1. Homewood Illinois

    Homewood Illinois

    Geep power in Homewood: CN 7211 GP9Rm, CN 211 GP9 Slug, and IC 9629 GP38-2 for power. This photo was taken from the Railroad Park viewing platform in town, a Metra electric is at the Homewood passenger station in the background.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  2. IC SD40-2

    IC SD40-2

    One of the few SD40-2's still in IC black, now in the Homewood dead line.
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    • Category: Canadian National
  3. EJ&E 670

    EJ&E 670

    EJ&E SD38-2 670 pushes the Homewood Rail Heritage display train back into Homewood Yard. This year's display had 670, a repainted IC SD40-2, a CN E9 and two business cars. The event seemed to foucs more on the EJ&E this year than anything.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  4. Double EJ&E

    Double EJ&E

    EJ&E SD38-2 672 backs past 670 on display for Homewood Rail Heritage Day.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. EJ&E time at Homewood!

    EJ&E time at Homewood!

    That's what the clock at the railroad park says! EJ&E 673 pulls out of Homewood Yard for headroom.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  6. Something doesn't look right

    Something doesn't look right

    EJ&E SD38-2s 673 and 671 do some switching, but not in Joliet, at Homewood! Hopefully these two beauties remain in service here.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  7. WC 6004

    WC 6004

    WC SD40-2 6004 idles at Homewood on Christmas day. Unfortunatly, 6004 was stored just weeks later.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  8. GTW 6222

    GTW 6222

    GTW GP38-2 6222 switches out Homewood Yard, passing the Homewood Railroad Park.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  9. NSM 1235

    NSM 1235

    Northshore Mining SD38-3 (rebuilt from a SD28) 1235 sits at Homewood Yard. This engine was fresh from the NRE shop at Dixmoor.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  10. CN 9549

    CN 9549

    Freshly repainted CN GP40-2W 9549 leads a southbound local past the Homewood Railroad Park.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. IC Dash 9-44CW

    IC Dash 9-44CW

    IC 2717 and 6128 roll down the Illinois Central past the Homewood Railroad Park. Link for the Homewood Railroad Park: http://www.blackhawknrhs.org/homewood.htm
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    • Category: Canadian National
  12. WC Map Engine 3026

    WC Map Engine 3026

    WC GP40 3026, painted to celebrate Wisconsin's 150th anniversary, sits at Homewood Yard.
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    • Category: Canadian National
  13. NREX 7483

    NREX 7483

    NREX ex-CSX C39-8 7483 and WC SD45 7525 sit in the deadline at Homewood.
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    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  14. WC 3024 departs

    WC 3024 departs

    WC GP40 3024 departs Homewood Yard passing by the new railroad park, still wearing a relatively nice looking WC paint job.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  15. WC 1558 sits at Homewood

    WC 1558 sits at Homewood

    WC SW1500 1558 sits at Homewood yard along with a BNSF warbonnet Dash 9. 1558 is looking quite faded.
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  16. WC 7581 sits at Homewood

    WC 7581 sits at Homewood

    WC SD45 7581 leads the deadline at Homewood. 7581 has recently lost its numberboards.
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  17. WC SD45s 7500 and 7581 as well as GT 5922 sits in the Homewood deadline

    WC SD45s 7500 and 7581 as well as GT 5922 sits in the Homewood deadline

    WC SD45s 7500 and 7581, as well as GTW SD40 #5922, one of the last GTW SD40s, sit in the deadline in Homewood, all with long lines of WC SD45s behind them.
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  18. WC 7518 sits in the deadline at Homewood

    WC 7518 sits in the deadline at Homewood

    WC SD45 #7518 sits in the deadline at Homewood along with CN GMD1 #1414, WC SD40 6001, and DWP SD40 5911. The other 2 DWP SD40s are also stored.
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  19. CN 2457 heads into Homewood

    CN 2457 heads into Homewood

    CN C40-8W #2457 and a IC SD70 lead a northbound stacker into Homewood Yard.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  20. GT 5855 departs Homewood

    GT 5855 departs Homewood

    GT GP38-2 5855 and a IC GP38-2 depart Homewood Yard with a southbound manifest.
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States





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