Can anyone tell me where some good spots are to photograph the 3985 on the Illinois side near East St Louis ? I don`t want to travel too far, after having worked all night before.
Would appreciate any information as I`m not familiar with that side for chasing.
James W. Johnson
Steam Fan
Sullivan, MO
If I were you, I would try to get it photographed coming over the MacArthur Bridge near Route 3 in Illinois. Otherwise you will have to do some driving down towards Dupo, IL or something to get some photos. Not a lot of good areas in East St. Louis for pics…
Mark
Thanks for the tip, Mark, and I didnt figure there were too many good spots in East St Louis. Im wondering if it is okay to pull off I-70 to photograph the train crossing the Mac Arthur Bridge or not, as the Illinois State Police get kind of iffy about those things.
I`m also wondering if the Thebes Bridge, where it will cross back into Missouri, would present a good location for a bridge shot.
James
Take the Poplar Street Bridge over the Mississippi into Illinois and take a right onto Route 3 South and pull over on Route 3 somewhere. You can get decent views back up onto the bridge deck from there I would guess. Or catch it on the Missouri side around Ralston Purina by the eastbound approach. Plenty of safe places to park for pics there…
I`ll try the Illinois side Thursday morning, Mark, so the sun will be behind me. I just hate shooting into the sun and the rear of the train. 
that way, I`ll be in better position to give it chase as well.
Thanks again.
James
is it going through soon?
Where is the 3985 headed? What is its final destination?
Check out the dates on the earlier posts in this thread…this thread is a year old