Those WC units that were supposedly going to be leashed to Indy haven't made much of a presence. Actually, I had the opportunity to get out to Avon almost everyday during the Thanksgiving holiday and a couple days prior, and I didn't see a single unit! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IllianaRR] Some WC info of interest > > > [Forwarded from the RAILROAD list] > > -- > Bob Poortinga (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Bloomington, Indiana USA > > -----Forwarded message from Ray Weart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>----- > > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 20:30:41 -0600 > Sender: The Railroad List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Ray Weart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: WC Leases SD45s and other news items. > > Many and several WC news type items. > > The WC has leased following 10 SD45s to CSXT for 30 Days starting > 11-17-1999. All are on the CSXT at this time: > 7504 6556 6584 6631 6599 6614 6625 6656 7637 7510 > > They are "supposed" to be used in the Indy area, but I'm quite sure they > will roam far and wide on the vastness of the CSXT. This is in addition > to the 21 OTHER SD45s NOT on lease to CSXT that are also roaming far and > wide. > > > New Train Service: > > Effective tonite, a new train will be started at FDL. Symbolled FDIC1T > (FD-Fond du Lac, IC-ICRR Chgo, 1T-1st train of this date under this > symbol) eastbound and ICFD1T westbound, this train will operate FDL to > CC&P (ICRR) Hawthorne Yard Cicero,IL with ALL ICRR Manifest traffic. All > Manifest traffic will be removed from T177/T176 and the WC (In theory) > will NOT get any manifest traffic from the ICRR at Markham Yard like was > done in the past. Only IM traffic (T218/T219 and CN T177/T176) will > operate to Markham Yard anymore. All CN bulk unit trains from the WC to > the CN/IC here in Chicago will also interchange at Hawthorne. > > FDIC1T is scheduled out of FDL at 03:00 and due into Hawthorne at 13:00. > ICFD1T is scheduled out of Hawthorne Yard at 01:00 and due into FDL at > 11:00 the same morning. > > ICFD1T is scheduled to begin operations on Tuseday 11-23 out of > Hawthorne. This is a seven day a week train. > > [snip...] > > Ray Weart > > -----End of forwarded message----- > > ------------------------------------------------------ > This is the Illiana Railroad Discussion List. > For more info visit http://www.railcenter.com/illiana > ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ This is the Illiana Railroad Discussion List. For more info visit http://www.railcenter.com/illiana ------------------------------------------------------
