Monday, April 18, 2011

Famous numbers in the Windy City

Received the following from Kermit Geary, Jr.  Text, photos, and captions are his.

Spent the weekend in the Windy City along the old Milwaukee RR in the Bensonville, IL area. Got the METRA 611 (F40C) . After hearing of the demise of the F40C fleet with those hideous contraptions as replacements, it was REAL nice to get the 611 on a METRA commuter train...Nice Number also...
The 4449 showed up later... Was looking for the 1218, 3985, 3751 but to no avail.

The UP just shows what happens out here if things sit around too long...one of the many reasons I hate cities.

 METRA 611 at Bensonville, IL

 
Soo Line 4449 at Bensonville, IL

 UP 2038 - 2027 at Franklin Park, IL