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CSX and IC at Odin, Illinois

Producer: Big E Locations: Odin Timeframe: 1997 Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Source: Dick Eisfeller The small town of Odin, Illinois is on the Southern part of the state. Two lines cross here. CSX on former B&O. CSX mainline is Cincinnati to St. Louis. The Illinois Central on it’s Centralia to St. Louis line. The […]

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GTW & CSX at Wellsboro

Producer: Big E Locations: Wellsboro Timeframe: 1994 Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Wellsboro, Indiana is in the middle of nowhere for automobile traffic. However, it is a key crossing for Grand Trunk Western and CSX. The latter being ex: Baltimore and Ohio mainline to Chicago. In fact, this GTW main also serves Chicago. Big E […]

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A Last Look at the Cotton Belt

Producer: Dick Eisfeller Locations: Arkansas Timeframe: 1996 Length: 93 minutes Source: Dick Eisfeller Cotton Belt action. Hotspot at Pine Bluff, Arkansas is featured. SP trains from East St. Louis to Memphis, Tennessee. Filmed in September, 1996. Just days after the Union Pacific takeover. A segment shows 24 hours South of Pine Bluff. Big E shows […]