UP 1995, UP 2001 & UP 1988 all lead a short high priority intermodal west through Wheaton

Starting up from Redbrick Rd. as its stop and go getting out of Illinois today.

Starting up from the Dixon curve as a C&NW hopper carries the marker on the eastbounder.

Nice light as the 1995 heads west under the tower.

UP SD70ACe 1995, the CNW heritage unit, and the CNW Dash 9-44CW's 8646 and 8701 highball through Cortland, headed for Proviso with MCBPR.

The "C&NW Trio" makes another trip home to Chicago. The DeKalb coaling tower in the back ground is approx 2 miles away from my vantage point.

UP 1995 displays the CNW colors beautifully in the late afternoon light nearing Rochelle.

UP 1995 slips past Global 3 as seen from the front yard of an abandoned farm.

UP 1995 leads a detouring MPRCB over the IC&E. Here is passes an IC&E MCCHU train awaiting a crew.

UP 1995 leads a detouring MPRCB over the IC&E. It's caught in Mount Carroll cruising along at a leisurely 30mph.

UP 1995 leads a detouring MPRCB over the IC&E. Here it's seen passing the Oregon Nuke Plant, conveniently meeting the sun on the way.

UP 1995 leads a detouring MPRCB over the IC&E. Here it's making a brief stop to get a past a red absolute at ESS Davis Jct.

CNW 1995 graces the drawbridge at Sabula, crossing from Illinois into Iowa in filtered sunlight.

UP 1995 detouring on the IC&E drops down the hill at Red Barn, beginning a decent into the Mississippi River valley at Savanna. As far as I know there is no actual town of "Red Barn", the name da... (more)

CNW goes where the fallen flags of MILW & CGW once flew, Byron, IL., on a detour move over today's IC&E.