BNSF 5331 East, near Chana, IL, 10/25/13

Eastbound BNSF grain train G-CRKBRC rolls through Chana, IL on BNSF's Aurora Subdivision led by an ex-Seaboard SD40-2 and two C40-8Ws.

Burlington Northern train 43 growls out of the siding at Chana, Illinois, after meeting train 2 on the sunny spring day of April 6, 1991. On the point is EMD GP20C No. 2003, along with sister Cat ... (more)

BNSF Warbonnet 734 leads the BRCNTW West through Chana.

Burlington Northern “Expediter” piggyback train 42 flies through the Illinois countryside east of Chana on April 6, 1991. The train is led by GP20C No. 2003, one of BN’s unique Caterpillar-p... (more)

BN still lives! BNSF 1922, an SD40-2 still sporting its Cascade Green paint scheme, leads BNSF local R-CHI472 past the towering grain elevators in the small community of Chana, IL, a few miles eas... (more)

Growling Cat through Chana
Burlington Northern GP20C No. 2009 leads “Expediter” piggyback train 42 through the Illinois countryside east of Chana on April 6, 1991. BN had ten of the... (more)

8,800 horsepower charges past one horse. BNSF 7903 leads a high priority intermodal train towards Chicago, IL.

After a snowless Christmas, BN 8094 hustles a Q train through Chana, IL, just west of Rochelle on the former CB&Q mainline to the Twin Cities. The Santa Fe Dash 8 is the give away that this is now... (more)

Eastbound stacks

A CREX GEVO leads a warbonnet through Chana, Illinois.

Up and over the hill, doing every bit of 70mph...

Well after a early nap I happened to wake up at 12:30 AM and looked at the ATCS and saw a train waiting for two trains at Morad siding had a hunch it was the NS 8025. So I get up went too setup in... (more)

BNSF SD70ACe 9003 leads the westbound Chicago to Dayton's Bluff vehicle train through Chana. Big changes are coming to the remaining searchlights on the old C&I.

Westbound empty crude oil train U-CXPMNU0 68T off the CSXT in Chicago dashes past the control point at West Chana, still guarded by some CB&Q searchlights, on BNSF's Aurora Subdivision headed by a... (more)