An outbound "Q" train hasn't escaped Chicagoland yet, but is already flying at full speed.
213 was a Santa Fe symbol for this Conrail run through to KC.
Rebuilt in 1991 by Morrison-Knudsen, SP 7113 leads an SP freight on the ex-GM&O line toward Joliet, where it will hit home rails toward St. Louis.
A snowy and brutally-cold morning couldn't keep me from getting some good snow shots. But I did spend most of the time in the car with the heater on.
Temperature nearly zero.
ATSF 540 heads west with a "Q" train through Lemont, having just begun its journey.
Even in 1992, it became increasingly unusual to catch a solid set of Yellowbonnets on this high-speed, high density line. Outbound from Chicago, ATSF 3833 is trailed by a GP40X and another GP50 c... (more)
Relatively new and exciting in 1992, 3 GP60Ms lead a Q train out of Chicago.
The Illinois Central local, complete with caboose, moves southwest through Lemont, IL.
Bitter cold, but still good weather to catch a warbonnet in the snow.
J.B. Hunt train.
Eastbound SP manifest train comes down into the EJ&E's interchange yard in Joliet Illinois.
A Wisconsin Central SD45 leads stacks toward the summit of Edelstein hill.
