Starting With Saybrook
Somehow, I've never shot west of Gibson City on the Bloomington District. The NS line here is a conglomerate of the NKP and Wabash lines, and I've shot all up and down the Wabash portion quite a bit. Though there's still more there to shoot, visiting the NKP section has been on my list for a good while. I finally had the opportunity to do just that.

NS D09 was racing northbound through Monticello when I got the heads up. I was a fair ways away and didn't catch it until Gibby, making it a race to Saybrook. The elevator in town was the highlight, and the Alliance Grain Co. sign was a particularly nice detail that made the place feel a bit older than it really looks. The Dash 9 duo was really flying as they crested the curve and barreled into town! Chasing them down was a futile gesture, really, and I didn't get back with them until Holder. Quite an outing!
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