ITALIAN ART SOCIETY

CHAMPAIGN, IL

Hanging onto Hayes When M396 had the IC heritage unit 3008 leading it earlier this year, my buddy and I had originally only planned to start our day at Hayes, but we decided to go find it, hence our viewing at Tuscola previously. It was a pretty easy race to Hayes thanks to the speed restrictions in and around Tuscola at the time. Hayes has been my go-to spot on the IC this year it seems like, I think I'm subconsciously making up for missing the old Lodge elevator.

At any rate, the classic Hayes elevator makes a wonderful framing device for CN3008 and CN3219 as they lead M396 north towards Champaign. They'll stop there for yard work, though we didn't follow beyond there. Something else caught our attention to the west after we saw them into town... — Hanging onto Hayes Credit: Leo Blackwelder

The Italian Art Society (IAS) of Champaign, Illinois is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and celebrating Italian culture, art, and history. Founded in 1998, the IAS is committed to providing educational and cultural programming to the local community. The organization is also committed to supporting and encouraging local artists and helping to foster a greater appreciation of Italian art and culture.

The IAS hosts a variety of events throughout the year, ranging from art exhibitions to educational classes, lectures, and film screenings. The IAS also organizes events such as Italian dinners, wine tastings, and cultural trips to Italy. The organization also invites local artists to display their work in their galleries located in Champaign.

The IAS also supports local artists and art students through the IAS Scholarship Program, which provides financial support to students pursuing a degree in art or an art-related field. The IAS also sponsors, organizes, and supports a variety of performing arts events, such as theater, opera, and music performances.

The IAS is open to anyone interested in Italian art and culture, regardless of background or ethnicity. Membership is open to all and provides access to all IAS events, discounts at local businesses, and other benefits. The IAS is committed to preserving and promoting Italian culture and art in the Champaign area and beyond.

ITALIAN ART SOCIETY is a Art Museum in CHAMPAIGN IL. US MID #8401700448

The museum is classed as ART (Art Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

The Little Things NS 50G hauls its Gibson City grain loads south past the old Wabash H5 dwarf at Lodge, IL. These dwarf signals were installed originally as just the single H5 head on the ground, but later on were retrofitted with the HC-33 lamp atop it. This allowed the signal to display a lunar, making some very interesting indications you can still see today - though not commonly. Today, it's dark as nothing is on the siding, but it's a wonderful piece of Wabash history on this old line.

Lost Connection CN A407 is still very consistently handled by the former IC SD70s, and that was no exception when I happened upon them in Tolono. I was on the search for roadrailers that day, in actual fact, but I couldn't resist another opportunity to snatch some more Illinois Central power. IC1038 and IC1036 have the honours today. Our sightline here is from the now cut CN-NS connector at Tolono. NS still stuffs cars on these tracks sometimes, but no longer can either company transfer cars or power using this connection. It's been like this for a while now, but it's always a shame to see infrastructure get torn up. Even though traffic doesn't necessitate the connector now, maybe one day in the future it will. Who knows.

Second Choice Hayes old grain elevator makes for an interesting sight beside the CN 8952, the Grand Trunk heritage unit. This elevator hasn't been used in many decades, but still manages to stand proudly in the fields. It's a treat to still be able to shoot it.

Originally, our plan with 8952 and E271 was to shoot it at Pesotum, however thanks to its work in Champaign, long shadows were eclipsing our shot. Not ideal, so we bailed on that and decided to go for Hayes. I toyed with various angles at the elevator, but finding something I was happy with was a struggle, though I've got ideas for future shots here for sure. The tight frame may not be the best for this spot, but I decided to give it a go anyway. Good learning experience here anyways.

End in Sight Just north of Bement, the final and southernmost searchlight on the Bloomington District can be found right beside a crossing. Based on some older track charts, this signal used to be located about a quarter mile to the south and had previously been two masts, one on each side of the track. These, installed back in 1959, were moved and apparently combined into the single-mast intermediate we know here today as the Bement Intermediate during the signal updates in the early 2000s, around 2003-04 for signals south of Mills including this. All of the intermediates remaining on this line saw similar changes around the same period.

Snapping a shot of this signal can be a tough one for southbounds thanks to how close it is to the crossing. But, careful timing and a little crop can work wonders to make sure no remnants of the crossing signals remains in-frame.

NS D36, led by 3395 and 6936, comes flying down the last miles of the Bloomington District. They'll rejoin the Lafayette District in Bement itself and head on to Decatur, where they will be done for the day.

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Misty Eyed IC1026 and IC1004 have A407 moving out of Leverett. There's little at Leverett to begin with, but some farm equipment and even the occasional MOW equipment does find its way there and hangs out a while. Earlier stormclouds have turned to a misting rain, making chasing for any other shots not quite as enticing of a plan. Good to know when to pack it in sometimes.

Tangled Up Getting from Goembel to my car is a great way to remind me I really should work out. Not as quick on my feet as I used to be, suffice to say... Made catching back up to D36 a little more of a challenge, especially with juuust enough &quot;traffic&quot; to slow me just that much more. Not a huge margin for error with following D36, but that's the way it goes in many places.

Conveniently, I arrived at Lodge just as D36 was coasting in. Speed restriction was still in place since the snowy day out a few weeks prior, so while I couldn't snap a photo with the dwarf like I had wanted to, I did sneak ahead just enough to snap a quick shot through the old codeline. The poles are in decent shape here considering their age and how most codeline has been treated, though cabling is strewn around pretty much everywhere. Have to watch your feet, don't want to get tangled up in it!

NS3395, a former Conrail SD40-2, leads its SD60E partner south through the Lodge-Mills siding on train D36. It was nice to try a different angle at Lodge, and I think I'll have to give this spot another whirl at some point. Some fun to be had here!

Terminating the Terminal NS 1072 leads the 256 Roadrailer through Sadorus. To my surprise, the thing had slowed right on down. I had been expecting to have to really put my foot down to stay ahead for another shot or two, but then it wasn't really necessary. Turns out 32N was stopped just ahead of it, and CN had revoked NS control of the Tolono diamond just minutes after giving it to them. They just kept lining CN trains through the diamond for ages and got 256 and 32N stuck for quite some time. Got a chance for some long distance glamour shots though, so that was fun. Wacky day out!

Back Like That Another day, another D36. Sometimes I feel like I shoot and post about the Bloomington District and its signals too much, but also, SD40-2s and vintage searchlights in 2024 are a pretty sweet thing. I just can't help but keep coming back!

A lot of the D36s in recent months have been getting out of Gibson City late, when darkness has fallen too much for me to get a satisfactory shot (or a shot at all!), so it's a very nice thing when one of them gets underway in good light. Thankfully, they do spend so much time up in Gibby that it makes getting into position plenty easy. CP Goembel is the trickier signal of the Osman-Goembel siding to get into position for (and by tricky I mean not very tricky, just a little bit more walking than Osman) so that extra time is nice, and doing something with that time is nicer.

Goembel has some fun angles to try, but this spot is a classic. Also a nice change of pace to get some sun finally! Always seems to be overcast, but not today. Polite day, fair weather, good light, power, and signals. What's not to love?

NS3395 / NS6936, NS D36 @ Goembel, IL.

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ITALIAN ART SOCIETY
404 S WILLIS AVE
CHAMPAIGN
IL
61821-3920

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MID #	8401700448
Name	ITALIAN ART SOCIETY
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Classification	Art Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	262209330
NTEECC	A51
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	40.110342, -88.276038
CODES	FIPS State Code: 17 FIPS County Code: 019 US Census Tract: 001100 US Census Block: 3001