Y'all,
I also enjoyed seeing 261. I was lucky enough to catch her both days, the
first by pure luck. I was returning from a family shindig Saturday, and just
happened to be "in the right place at the right time" in order to catch her
northbound at speed at Galva, IL. WOW! I've chased many steamers with camera
in hand, and worked behind a few as a car host. It was nice to just stand
there and enjoy the show for a change.
Sunday, a friend and I chased from Galesburg to Galva, giving me the chance
to snap a few shots. We started our photography at the servicing facility.
There was a nice mix of diesels there to add color to the photos, and as
always, the bridge over the yards made for a perfect vantage point. Then we
headed for the south end of the yard. As 261 was being turned, we caught her
coming down onto the Quincy main.
I'll also drop a note when I get these photos back. The rest of the chase, I
was concentrating on pan shots. I'm crossing my fingers that they turn out!
One thing is for sure, seeing ANY steam on the Q is better than nothing. We
were talking this weekend about how lucky we are to live close to so much
action.
Stan
BTW, I'm planning my first trip this weekend via Amtrak on the Q from Macomb
to Chicago. It will be a daylight trip. Are there any railroad points of
interest that I should look out for?
> From: TOM KOCH <tom.koch@a...>
> Reply-To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
> Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 23:06:20 -0500
> To: "'BRHSlist@egroups.com'" <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] Milwaukee 261at Oregon, IL
>
> Rich and others,
>
> I drove down to Montgomery and spent an hour waiting for her to go through
> on Sunday morning with 12 cars in tow. She did look great. We stood where
> the Fox River Branch broke off and watched her go under the signal bridge
> with a full tower of smoke following. Awesome is just not a word that fully
> captures the view you get trackside.
>
> Only one drawback were the idiots that felt it necessary to test their
> resolve to stand on the main line until the Northern was less than 100 yards
> away before giving way. I don't understand the importance of a smashed coin
> over a life, I guess it takes a different mind set.
>
> I only wish that those of you that don't live in the Chicago area could have
> seen what a big 4-8-4 looks like going down the old Q main past the stock
> yards. I guess if you have the ability to remember a Q Northern doing the
> same, you are one step up on me.
>
> If anybody is interested in seeing a shot or two after I get my film
> developed, I will gladly send you a shot or two or post it to the files
> site.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rgortowski@a... [mailto:rgortowski@a...]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 6:40 PM
> To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
> Subject: [BRHSlist] Milwaukee 261at Oregon, IL
>
>
> Gang,
>
> I work in Oregon, IL, just east of the bridge over the Rock River. I got to
>
> see 261 come through and they made a stop at the old Oregon depot on the way
>
> back to the Twin Cities. It looked magnificent and had several nice
> Milwaukee cars, including a Skytop Obs. Very impressive! It just walked
> away effortlessly with its consist as it started back up! It's great to see
>
> large steam under power in a Midwest setting!
>
> Rich
>
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