Eastbound ICE ethanol loads are about to cross Salt Creek behind two ex-CP and one DME SD40-2.
A pair of old soldiers from opposite ends of the country sit under an intriguing sky.
The big dipper makes for a nice backdrop against these endangered ATSF searchlights.
Under catenary isn't where one usually finds an ATSF painted B40-8; not to mention the WC "Map Unit", GP40-2 #3026, is second out.
One of CN's finest, adorned with Santa Clause and a festive engineer, swings around a nice curve north of Honey Creek.
Canadian Cab 2510 leads a southbound through some of the nicer landscapes of Chicago's north suburbs on the Wisconsin Central.
WC 7524 and 7506 lean into a reverse curve west of Dubuque as they begin the sprint to Waterloo.
A UP 9043MAC leads an unpatched SP AC44 at sunset.
The WC's waste no time flying past rural Iowa landscapes, the train was doing almost 60 the entire way to Waterloo.
WC 7502 departs Lena after meeting WC 7524 and 7506 on M337. The train is just clearing the siding, passing the town signs and co-op, and a little Christmas decor along the tracks.
The pair have arrived in Dubuque and pass a pair of GTW GP38s just north of the yard.
WC 7524 and 7506 are screaming in run 8 doing near 60mph as they thunder through the small town of Earlville, IA.
WC 7524 and 7506 waste no time getting up to track speed as they pass some typical midwest farms, complete with grazing cattle.
WC 7524 and 7506 thunder past WC 7502 with a grain train in the siding. I never thought I'd shoot two, let alone 3, WC's on different trains passing eachother in 2006. What an unexpected surpris... (more)
WC 7524 swings around the sharp curve past the historic depot in downtown Galena.
