Summerail Trip - 6

Hi, August 6 turned out to be a day devoted to the Evansville & Western.

Before the train, EV1, left Mount Vernon, IN it worked the Indiana Port there (above and below).

After EV1 got out on the mainline and headed for Evansville we caught it at South Mount Vernon (above and two below),

Ford Road, east of Mount Vernon, and

along Creamery Road in St. Philip (above and three below).

The road and the tracks separated after the creamery road shot so, not knowing if we were ahead or behind, we elected to wait for EV1 at the north end of Howell Yard, where the train would enter CSX tracks for interchange. However, before EV1 showed up Q501 passed through the interlocking (above and below).

Finally EV1 was allowed to enter the yard (above and two below).

We then moved to the south end of the yard where the EV1 crew dropped their train.

On the way back to Mount Vernon we again photographed the train along Creamery Road in St. Philip.

As the crew was going in to work the port we checked out a coal train we had spotted earlier at a coal unloader. This time the train was being unloaded and the power was in position for some easy photos. It was our only opportunity to photograph and E&W SD70MAC.

Return to where the crew was dropping cars netted this photo.

A quick move got us to this location at the port's exit.

Here the crew has returned to their train at North Mount Vernon (above and below).

Thanks for looking.