BN 2938 on an eastbound freight heads into Rochelle, IL at dusk making for the final shot of a snowless December day in northern Illlinois. The BNSF is just over 3 months old, but looks like the ... (more)

BNSF 5141 leads a intermodal west under the since-fallen Q signal bridge and its replacement west of the diamonds in Rochelle.

The CNW-BN diamond is dominated for a few minutes by BN with westbound BN 7218 meeting an eastbound stack train in downtown Rochelle. Meantime, BN 1977 and its caboose have finished some switching... (more)

The daily Elkhart, Indiana to Northtown Yard(Minneapolis, MN) manifest heads passed the Railroad Park.

Westbound coal empties head passed the Park.

DPUs on a westbound stack train duck under the signal bridge at Rochelle.

A scene to never be repeated, UP 8495 leads a westbound empty coal drag under the now gone C&NW signal bridge. Also behind the SD70ACe is SP 343, which was repainted at Jenks not to long ago.

The Sterling Job passes the pull-down at the west end of Global 3.

UP 6748 leads a stack train under a since-removed CNW signal bridge in Rochelle.

A Ex-SP AC4400 is on DPU service of a westbound intermodal as it passes under the now gone CNW searchlights

A thunderstorm is rolling in over Northern Illinois as the Rio Grande heritage unit pulls the IG2G2 passed the global 3 intermodal facility, where it will shove its train into the yard due to trac... (more)

On a rather cloudy day, the sun breaks through the clouds just as UP 1995 comes flying around the corner and passes under the CNW signal bridge that is due to fall soon. We have the CNW heritage u... (more)

A brand new and freshly delivered UP SD70AH number 9026 leads a hotshot intermodal west outside of Rochelle, IL on the UP Geneva Sub.

UP 1989 "Rio Grande" and UP 2001 sit on display at Rochelle Railroad Days 2016

One of the hottest Zs on the line fly's westbound with a brand new SD70AH leading. Not far behind is MELNP with its headlights visible in the distance.