On May 20, 1990, Burlington Northern 2nd 107 cruises west along the pole line at Shabbona, Illinois, on the C&I line between Aurora and Savanna.

UPY 700 leads the Troy Grove Job over Sleepy Hollow Road.

After waiting for one Eastbound train, UPY 700 has just crossed the BNSF Aurora Sub, and is continuing the trek to Troy Grove.

UPY 700 & UP 4203 lead the LPJ05 train to Troy Grove, Illinois across the diamond with the BNSF Aurora Sub here in Shabbona, Illinois.

LPJ05 rounds the bend, at a snails pace, as it approaches a red signal for the BNSF Aurora Sub diamond.

Corn Cribs, Windmills and GEVO’s

In the very last light of day, a westbound BNSF grain train rolls past a crumbling set of farm structures west of Shabbona, Illinois. This area is ... (more)

UPY 730 leads an empty sand train south on the Troy Grove branch.

UPY 709 is in charge of the Troy Grove local as it heads south just outside of Shabbona, IL. A few seconds after this shot was taken, the conductor would throw something out the window. I ran towa... (more)

A BNSF SD70ACe leads the BRC to Northtown manifest past the CB&Q searchlights in shabbona. With replacements on sight, these signals days are limted as they will fall to PTC soon..

The Troy Grove job heads south out of Shabbona

BNSF 7430 meet's BNSF 9929 at Shabbona, IL in a gentile snowfall in the wee hour's of the morning.

A crude oil sits in the siding at Shabbona, IL waiting on two westbounds to pass through on the BNSF Aurora Sub.

A uncommon leader consist must have put together by a railfan. SP 335 lead's a hopper through Shabbona, IL westbound on it's way to Jamestown, ND

UPY 715 rip's through the plowed crossing at Mcgirr Rd. Shabbona, IL on the Troy Grove Sub. 2-3-15

Eastbound oil can with a rare leader BNSF patched SD60-M as it races through Shabbona, IL on it's way to Chicago.