UP 9099 west showed up just as the clouds gave away to the sun for a minute.

An unpatched CNW leads east thru Fostoria

A extremely rare sight in 2005. Two of the remaining 8 CNWs sit together waiting for their assignment on IG2G3.

CNW 8575 leads MSSPR east at Elk Mound.

CNW 8575 sits outside the Proviso Locomotive Shop.

One of the last two remaining CNW C40-8's await the Jenks Hostler to head to Jenks to be repainted. It was scheduled to be repainted on 12/27/04

Finally, I caught a C&NW in perfect sun.

CNW 8575 splits the coal tower while leading stacks and a few boxcars to Global III intermodal facility at Rochelle, IL.

CNW 8575 leading MPRPB west in the morning. I tried to cut the backlighting down!

Two CNW engines accompany the UP leader eastbound west of Rochelle.

Bay Area foamers were lucky to get two unpatched Chicago & North Western locomotives on the San Jose to Roseville manifest with CNW8564 and CNW8603 leading up front. The UP freight holds for Amtra... (more)

Westbound auto racks approaching St. Marks, Indiana, about an hour before sunset. This train was shot earlier in the Louisville area by E. M. Bell. Nikon D100, 250mm focal length