A pair of shiny GEVO's lead a pair of old BN workhorses on a westbound Z train bound for South Seattle, WA.
A pair of WC's create a never-to-be-repeated scene as they near the end of their trip in Waterloo. Both of these have been retired; WC 7514 is the only SD45 left in operation.
A westbound BNSF coal train enjoys the last rays of sunlight, not to mention getting to cross from main 1 to 2 to get around an outbound Metra.
An IHB transfer from State Line Yard to the South Shore freight yard in Burnham swings around the wye; note the catenary for CSS&SB passenger trains in the background.
WSOR sits under a vintage Milwaukee signal bridge while awaiting other traffic and their counterpart before heading for America's Dairyland.
A pair of BNSF newest roster additions lead a train east on the CSX, they're awaiting the clearance of a stack train before leaving Chicago.
A BNSF ACe leads an old green & cream as they await a crew on the near southwest side of Chicago.
A "non-Quality" Conrail C39-8 is solo blast power on this stack train heading north on the IHB. What a treat indeed!!
A trio of WSOR's sharp looking SD40-2s await the call to head north on the CP mainline to Rondout, then to Janesville.
A pair of TFM AC44's are a bit out of place on the old MoPac in south Chicagoland.
A not-so-common consist, these three GE's are providing the backup-power for the move from the connection at Blue Island; note the FRED.
A burst of color has popped out from under the IC, with a modern-day "stealth" on the point.
I was distracted by something new and shiny...one of CSX's newest roster additions leads a southbound on the MoPac.
This train blocked this crossing for almost an hour when the CN wouldn't take the train. Eventually they had to back the whole thing back down to the CSX.
Late in the night, one of the first of BNSF's legion of C44-9Ws sits awaiting a crew to head for Galesburg.
