The last rays of light illuminate a UP manifest as it cruises past an NS transfer awaiting a fresh crew.
Classic EMD power leads a freight south on the UP main as it approaches Villa Grove.
A pair of catfish lead a mixed freight west on the NS main. The train will then take the connection at Sidney and head south on the UP.
An NS freight rolls south toward Villa Grove where it awaits a UP crew.
An old SD40-2W still wearing its zebra stripes leads a freight south through Pesotum on the ex-IC mainline.
A pair of IC SD70s lead a short manifest south through the open fields of Illinois.
An ex-BN SD40 waits for the green to head east on the old Grand Trunk main.
An NS C40-9W running solo blast leads an auto parts train west on the IHB main.
A single catfish leads a manifest east on the es-Wabash main as storm clouds roll in overhead.
A local led by a geep 38AC arrives in Mendota to do some switching.
This high hood posed nicely in the sun as the conductor detrained to protect a reverse shove move into the CSX yard.
A high hood SD40 leads a cut of tank cars from the ADM soy plant to be interchanged with CSX.
A westbound auto parts train rolls over scenic Lake Decatur as it approaches the yard limit.
Southern serves the South, and the south side of Chicago.
A DME SD40 leads two ICE SD40s on a westbound manifest. The train detoured on the Indiana Harbor Belt from Clearing Yard to reach CP tracks due to trackwork on the Belt Railway of Chicago.