A CEFX 90MAC leads a BN paint 70MAC west with coal empties as the sun gets ready to call it a day.
Look closely and you will see NS C40-9Ws, WC and HLCX SD45s, a Milwaukee "Bandit" MP15, a CN SD70I, UP and CN SD40-2s, a UP SD38, UP SD70Ms, UP C40-8Ws, and a B&P GP9.
A Soo "Candy Apple" SD60 is in charge for a change with this hot CP auto train bound for Chicago.
An old IMRL SD40-2 leads two painted ICE sisters east through the Chicago back roads at 0745. Those 3 SD40-2s had 7500ft of train in tow, rather large for an ICE train.
A fresh CP GEVo leads an eastbound through B-12. The new connector tracks are on the left, and two Soo GP's switch Bensenville in the background.
With the flick of the lantern and a slight bump, two hopper cars are sent off into the classification tracks on a cool Chicago evening.
Two SP SD45T-2s make a heck of a consist while idling this chilly night away under rural Indiana stars. I know CEFX owns them, but with no reporting marks, theyre still SP, right?
A beautiful Chicagoland afternoon greets three SD40-2s hustling west with tonnage for Huron, South Dakota.
CSX C40-8W 7361 has its train slowing for Crawfordsville as it passes an old Monon 3-color signal; note the red aspect is on top as opposed to the usual bottom position.
4 EMD's cruise through downtown Crawfordville, splitting one of two sets of Monon blades in town.
9 engines haul heavy tonnage south through Indiana at 60mph, and are about to split the Monon blades in Romney.
A CSX C40-8W thunders south with 8 engines and about 80 cars in tow on the old Monon, complete with a friendly wave from the engineer.
A UP SD60M leads a C40-8W and SD40-2 on a work train headed south for Proviso.
2 WSOR SD40-2's sandwich a pair of SD20s. They're awaiting a signal to continue out of Chicago toward Janesville. This is the first time in a couple years the SD20s have come to Chicago.
A Conrail, well, NS, SD70 leads an empty coke train on the old Nickel Plate Road east into Valparaiso.
