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The Bloomer Line
Geeps in the Heartland in Chinese Red
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© 1999 Steve Barry steve@daylightimages.com
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This section was set up on May 19, 1999.
The Bloomer Line operates in northeastern Illinois, serving several grain shippers. Its locomotives are painted in a Chinese Red scheme reminiscent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. The photos in this section were all taken on April 23, 1999.
Bloomer Line 91 leads a southbound train between Collum and Charlotte.
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At Charlotte (pronounced with the accent on the second syllable) we find another train with Bloomer GP10 7561 working the Coop elevator.
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Bloomer GP10 7549 is backed against 7561 at Charlotte, combining the two trains for the southbound run.
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The combined train, with Bloomer's entire roster of Geeps on the point, heads south from Charlotte.
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Geep 91 leads the train as it sweeps along a curve north of Chatsworth.
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