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David Terdich

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THE MONON LIVES ON
« on: December 19, 2025, 09:49:57 am »
Good morning, everyone.

I knew NICTD was running test trains this week, so I ventured out last night in the hopes of catching one of the 79mph runs. Here's a southbound (timetable east) blasting through South Hammond and across 173rd Street, heading towards Dyer.

"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"

https://youtu.be/Bh5oa-fqTnc?si=eneRquDdVZa6Q8fG
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Re: THE MONON LIVES ON
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2025, 10:36:01 am »
Thanks for catching these early test trains at speed and posting them here. 
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Re: THE MONON LIVES ON
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2025, 06:14:45 am »
Thanks!
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David Terdich

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Re: THE MONON LIVES ON
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2026, 11:59:09 am »
It was dumb luck that I noticed that an eastbound had a clear signal at 173rd yesterday, so I stopped to see what was up because I haven't seen any posts about daylight testing. Sure enough, a crew qualification train was heading towards Dyer, so I was happy to actually catch a daylight train before revenue service begins. It was a grab shot so the video is a bit shakier than usual.

If that water tower could talk...

https://youtu.be/7FpWuNHR8-I?si=8itcGgEouZ6OrG38
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