A manifest bound for the NS in Chicago cruises through the cross-overs with a B23-7/GP38-2 combo... only on the BNSF...
The set of SD40-2's swing around Menard's curve throttling up on the approach to BRC Clearing.
A fairly late MHUCC, powered by a power house of EMD fun, finally arrives Chicagoland enroute to BRC Clearing Yard.
Number 3 ontime out of the city blasts through suburban Berwyn as the local nut case crossing guard waves intently.
Chicago-South Seattle blasts off through the LaVergne plant making the move from 3 to 1 for their westbound journey.
Stack South Seattle power cruises through the LaVergne plant enroute to the engine house after yarding their train while Loram RG319 awaits action on the Ceeco Steel lead.
An extra out of Battle Creek, MI switches Hawthorne yard, pulling over the BNSF race track for head room.
The trio of steamers high ball out of Colona and cross the scenic Rock River.
The mighty steam loco's power down and deccelerate for the BNSF crossing at Colona.
The steamers pull into Geneseo on their return trip to detrain particular passengars and water the loco's.
With Milwaukee Road 261's single chime Leslie air horn blaring... the triple header thunders around a curve leading into the town of Tiskilwa.
After wying the trainset on the Peoria Branch, IAIS 6988 heads back west toward the Quad Cities passing under an historic RI cantilever signal.
A pair of black IC SD40-2's led by class unit 6000 roars into town with a fairly late M348 through a mini blizzard off of Lake Michigan.
A warbonnet 75M leads a GP60 and a former ATSF C44-9W, if the latter of the 3 wasn't repainted, we'd have a delightful ATSF consist on hour hands... still not too shabby.
The Microsoft Train Simulator loco heads west leading a string of brand new hoppers bound for the Powder River for loading.