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Viewing Album:  Homewood, IL
 
By:Robby Gragg
Dates:7/6/2020 - 8/7/2099
Album Info:Photos taken around Homewood at the yard, Metra station, Railroad Park, and other locations.
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EJ&E 671
Title:  EJ&E 671
Description:  671 has had the same change of scenery as the 673. These two no longer call Joliet home, they work here at Homewood. Kinda sad to see the J power kicked off their home rails but they weren't moved too far!
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:07:21 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  The J power has come down to Homewood to show the CN power who's boss! No, these SD38-2s are not retired, they're the new yard switchers here!
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:05:25 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2) CN 2606(C44-9W)
Views:  705   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  Something does for sure not look right in this photo! J power switches the yard at Homewood. 673 and 671 have been reassigned to switch this yard.
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/15/2009 12:01:07 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  673 and 671 switch Homewood Yard. One neat thing, CN replaced black and red with orange and green for their yard switcher! Hopefully they either stay active here or return to Joliet.
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:10:20 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2s 673 and 671 switch Homewood, of all places, where many other engines have met their fate. At least these were operating and moving cars around. Lets hope for a good future for these two.
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/15/2009 12:01:26 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  633   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  673 rests at Homewood, waiting for its next switching move.
Photo Date:  2/15/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:22:24 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  673 sits at Homewood Yard waiting to do some yard duties.
Photo Date:  2/15/2009  Upload Date: 2/15/2009 3:46:31 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
GTW 4927
Title:  GTW 4927
Description:  GTW, IC and EJ&E meet at Homewood near the railroad park.
Photo Date:  2/15/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:22:38 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  GTW 4927(GP38-2) EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
GTW and EJ&E
Title:  GTW and EJ&E
Description:  GTW GP38-2 4927 meets EJ&E SD38-2 673 at Homewood.
Photo Date:  2/15/2009  Upload Date: 2/15/2009 3:45:22 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  GTW 4927(GP38-2) EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  647   Comments: 0
GTW 4927
Title:  GTW 4927
Description:  GTW GP38-2 4927 waits to head south with a local.
Photo Date:  2/15/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:22:57 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  GTW 4927(GP38-2)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
OCRR 1865
Title:  OCRR 1865
Description:  Ottawa Central RS18s 1865 and 1828 sit dead at Homewood. Unfortunatly, they are sitting right where CN scraps power, so it doesn't look good for these two.
Photo Date:  2/15/2009  Upload Date: 2/17/2009 11:23:06 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  OCRR 1865(RS18u) OCRR 1828(RS18u)
Views:  858   Comments: 1
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  673 is still working at Homewood in yard and local service.
Photo Date:  3/5/2009  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 5:35:46 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
EJE 673
Title:  EJE 673
Description:  673 waits for its next move at Homewood yard.
Photo Date:  3/5/2009  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 5:24:33 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
WC 3006
Title:  WC 3006
Description:  WC GP40 3006 sits at Homewood, unfortunatly, one of many victims of the economy right now.
Photo Date:  3/5/2009  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 5:37:15 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  WC 3006(GP40)
Views:  241   Comments: 1
IC 9634
Title:  IC 9634
Description:  Lots of good power sits at Homewood including a WC SW1500, a repainted DM&IR SD40-2 and a IC SW14.
Photo Date:  3/5/2009  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 5:37:28 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9634(GP38-2) GTW 4634(GP9R) IC 1490(SW14) DMIR 406(SD40-3) WC 1560(SW1500)
Views:  1300   Comments: 1
GTW 4927
Title:  GTW 4927
Description:  GTW 4927 switches Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  3/5/2009  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 5:22:34 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 4927(GP38-2)
Views:  517   Comments: 1
AARX 303
Title:  AARX 303
Description:  Arcelor Mittal SW1500 303 sits at Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/14/2009 8:35:38 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  AARX 303(SW1500)
Views:  755   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 673 and repainted GTW GP9R 4611 switch Homewood Yard. 673 and 671 now work separate yard jobs.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/14/2009 5:27:34 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  273   Comments: 2
EJ&E 671
Title:  EJ&E 671
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 671 and a CN GP9 pull out of Homewood Yard with tha Markham local. Meanwhile, EJ&E 673 pulls out of the yard behind 671 while switching.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/14/2009 5:27:44 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2)
Views:  286   Comments: 1
EJ&E 671
Title:  EJ&E 671
Description:  This isn't a meet you'll find many other places. a Metra electric train pulls past EJ&E 671 at Homewood.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/14/2009 5:27:51 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
EJ&E 671
Title:  EJ&E 671
Description:  EJ&E 671 sits at Homewood with tha Markham local, waiting for a signal.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/14/2009 8:35:44 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
EJ&E 673
Title:  EJ&E 673
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 673 waits for the Markham local to clear so it can move up. Coincidentally, the local has EJ&E 671 leading.
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/14/2009 8:35:52 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 673(SD38-2)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
EJ&E 671
Title:  EJ&E 671
Description:  EJ&E SD38-=2 671 meets IC SW4 1506 at Homewood Yard,
Photo Date:  3/20/2009  Upload Date: 3/21/2009 11:24:00 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 671(SD38-2) IC 1506(SW14)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
NBEC 6901
Title:  NBEC 6901
Description:  Sweet! NBEC SD40 leads the deadline at Homewood, but the most noteworthy piece is the M424 third out! Too bad the M424 probably won't make it out of here in one piece.
Photo Date:  3/20/2009  Upload Date: 3/21/2009 11:24:09 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  NBEC 6901(SD40) NBEC 4214(C424)
Views:  452   Comments: 2
NBEC 6901
Title:  NBEC 6901
Description:  NBEC SD40 6901 has been moved in front of the deadline at Homewood with even rarer MLWs behind it.
Photo Date:  3/20/2009  Upload Date: 3/21/2009 11:24:17 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NBEC 6901(SD40) NBEC 4214(C424)
Views:  488   Comments: 1
DM&IR 210
Title:  DM&IR 210
Description:  A few weeks ago DM&IR SD38-2 210 was hauling ore trains. Now, its sitting at Homewood dead, missing its numberboards and waiting for its fate to be determined.
Photo Date:  4/4/2009  Upload Date: 4/4/2009 7:02:23 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 210(SD38-2)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
METX 1604
Title:  METX 1604
Description:  Metra Highliner 1604 heads north into Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/2/2009  Upload Date: 5/19/2009 12:30:31 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  METX 1604(Highliner)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
EJ&E 672
Title:  EJ&E 672
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 672 backs across 183rd street.
Photo Date:  5/2/2009  Upload Date: 5/19/2009 12:30:39 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
EJ&E 672
Title:  EJ&E 672
Description:  672 heads back into the yard past the railroad park.
Photo Date:  5/2/2009  Upload Date: 5/19/2009 12:30:53 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  162   Comments: 1
The orange invasion
Title:  The orange invasion
Description:  Orange SD38-2s take over the south end of Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/17/2009 10:25:50 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2) EJE 670(SD38-2)
Views:  202   Comments: 2
EJ&E 672
Title:  EJ&E 672
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 672 backs into Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/17/2009 10:25:57 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
IC 1506
Title:  IC 1506
Description:  IC SW14 1506 pulls out of Homewood for headroom.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 2:13:09 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  IC 1506(SW14)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
IC 1490
Title:  IC 1490
Description:  IC SW14 1490 heads the pair of 14s back into Homewood Yard.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 2:13:15 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1490(SW14)
Views:  366   Comments: 1
UP 4671
Title:  UP 4671
Description:  UP SD70M 4671 leads a northbound manifest through Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 2:13:25 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4671(SD70M)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
670 is back!
Title:  670 is back!
Description:  After taking a vacation out to Iowa, southern Minnesota and Western Illinois, 670 is back in the Chicago area. It's good to have it back! Here, it comes out of Homewood Yard to be displayed for Homewood Rail Heritage Day.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/17/2009 11:55:03 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
EJ&E 672
Title:  EJ&E 672
Description:  A nice EJ&E/GTW pairing sits at the south end of the yard, waiting to back in.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 2:13:45 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  138   Comments: 1
36 years and still going
Title:  36 years and still going
Description:  Built in May of 1973, 670 is 36 years old this month.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/17/2009 11:59:43 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
EJ&E Heritage
Title:  EJ&E Heritage
Description:  Homewood Rail Heritage Day this year was for sure more geared towards the EJ&E than anything else.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/17/2009 10:26:11 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2) EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  287   Comments: 3
CN 103
Title:  CN 103
Description:  Cn E9 103 arrives into Homewood on a southbound manifest, back from being present at Franklin Park Railroad Daze.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 12:05:34 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 103(E9A)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
CN 2227
Title:  CN 2227
Description:  A interesting consist with a CN GEVO, a IC SD70, a GTW GP9R, two business cars, and CN E9 103 pulls of of Homewood Yard for headroom.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 2:14:00 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  CN 2227(ES44DC)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
EJ&E 670
Title:  EJ&E 670
Description:  Three rarities, a J, which is always a treat, a IC repaint SD40-2 in the 6100s, most of which are stored, and CN E9 102 push back into Homewood Yard. As much as I like the CN Es, I like the leader!
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 12:03:33 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
EJ&E 670
Title:  EJ&E 670
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 670 pushes the equipment display back into Homewood Yard. The EJ&E was quite well represented, even more so than Homewood's hometown railroad, the IC.
Photo Date:  5/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/18/2009 12:01:56 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 670(SD38-2)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
EJ&E 703
Title:  EJ&E 703
Description:  EJ&E's one and only GP38-2, the 703, sits at Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 2:59:44 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
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Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2) IC 3107(GP40R)
Views:  681   Comments: 0
EJ&E 703
Title:  EJ&E 703
Description:  The 703 is tyhe latest engine to find its way to a new assignment with CN. With CN's vast fleet of GP38-2s, this is hardly surprizing.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 2:59:59 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
EJ&E 703
Title:  EJ&E 703
Description:  703 has a new yellow frame stripe on it like the 660 and 322. Here it is seen passing the railroad park at Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 3:00:19 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  926   Comments: 0
CN 7044
Title:  CN 7044
Description:  Reverse this consist and we're in business! CN GP9RM 7044 and EJ&E SD38-2 670 pull out of Homewood Yard for headroom.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 3:00:49 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 7044(GP9RM)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
METX 1539
Title:  METX 1539
Description:  Metra Highliner 1539 pulls out of Homewood as the CN 7044's train continues past.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 3:00:59 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  METX 1539(Highliner)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
J-ball
Title:  J-ball
Description:  This is the first time I've seen a J-ball switching at Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 3:01:09 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
EJ&E 672
Title:  EJ&E 672
Description:  EJ&E SD38-2 672 leads the Markham local southbound through Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 3:01:18 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 672(SD38-2)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
Nice power on the lead job!
Title:  Nice power on the lead job!
Description:  The lead job pulls out for headroom at Homewood with EJ&E 703 (J-ball) and IC 3107 leading.
Photo Date:  5/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 3:01:26 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  505   Comments: 0

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