Canadian National No. 6789 idles at the depot with an excursion train bound for downtown Monticello. The engine is coupled to CN No 15421, a steam generator. Both were built for CN, the FPA-4 in... (more)
Electric MU's coming and going. AMT 949 is approaching Mont-Royal station at left, while AMT 950 slips into the Mount Royal tunnel in the distance. Both trains are composed of Bombardier-bu... (more)
A westbound empty coal train slams across the BNSF Aurora Sub at Rochelle. The signal gang is working on updating the signals at this busy diamond. On the BNSF side the signals are in but not oper... (more)
A Blue Island, IL, to Portland, OR, vehicle train races west on the Aurora Sub. Here the train splits a set of ABS signals near the Savanna Army Park, about 12 miles north of Savanna.
BNSF is busy installing CTC on their double track section of the Aurora Sub between Graf near LaCrosse, and CP 1462 near Savanna. Alot of this section of the railroad is still TWC/ABS territory, w... (more)