UPY 709 leads the troy grove local past the Earlville drive-in. What a classic, throwback scene...

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)

With the winter sun almost down, the Union Pacific Troy Grove local heads south through Elva, IL.

CNW 8701 roll's through Creston, IL as it makes it's way to G-3 in Rochelle, IL.

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

UP Troy Grove job run's into a snow drift that was 200 yards long and 5 FT deep.

After running around it's train, UPY 721 heads back north for DeKalb and Proviso.

The Troy Grove train pauses briefly to flag a crossing while one of many stopped coal trains on the Mendota Sub sits at the Control Point.

The sometimes-daily Troy Grove train rolls through Triumph after a fresh snowfall.

The Troy Grove job blasts through a pile of snow that was pushed a little too close to the tracks.