Hennepin, IL: Marquis Energy Ethanol Plant

At least some ethanol plants are still working in this time of low gas prices. It probably helps that we have had bumper crops of corn and the cost of corn is also low. Robert Jordan caught these pictures on 2/17/2016 on the Kankakee Belt.

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Mark Baker posted two photos with the comment:

May 14 at 11:21 AMMarquis Energy at Hennepin, Illinois. Along the dark silhouette of mostly black tank cars during an overcast period on May 13, 2019 was the outline of a switching locomotive. Cropped image from a telephoto shot shows the Marquis corporate logo and what appears to be reporting marks; MVPX 1791 (?). Curious about the specifics of this unit. Anyone have further info? Of course, this and a few other industries are served by the NS at the West end of what was the NYC's "Kankakee Belt".

Alex Moon Former SP SW1500, but with the trucks swapped. Neat find!

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Marquis Energy at Hennepin, Illinois. Along the dark silhouette of mostly black tank cars during an overcast period on May 13, 2019 was the outline of a switching locomotive.

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Cropped image from a telephoto shot shows the Marquis corporate logo and what appears to be reporting marks; MVPX 1791 (?). Curious about the specifics of this unit. Anyone have further info? Of course, this and a few other industries are served by the NS at the West end of what was the NYC's "Kankakee Belt".