Train 271 (old MBEMC) makes its way west on the Mason City Subdivision with seven blue and yelow engines today.
Engineer Denny takes a couple notches as the eastbound NACC cruises thru rural Illinois.
The four EMD's emerge from the massive Milwaukee Road steel span bridge in Byron, IL as they bounce and sway down the un-maintained jointed rail.
Railroad Daze gets a little less attention as the ICE moves eastward.
Breaking away from the Bike Rally in Sturgis, I came across this southbound ICE locomotive leading a freight down Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern track.