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Former Southern Pacific GS-4 #4449 steams east on former CB&Q rails on a hot July evening near Big Rock, IL. The steam locomotive is on its way to Owosso, MI to partake in Train Festival 2009. It is still mind-blowing to me that this engine made the trip across the country and that I got to witness part of it. It is pretty unlikely something like this will ever happen again.

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Taken in: United States / Illinois / Big Rock Township / Big Rock (show map)

Taken on: July 18, 2009

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 100mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.4 (Windows)
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