Santa Fe's last summer. Based on the shadows and # of locomotives (hp/ton), I'd guess this is the QNYLA, the hottest of the hots.
An eastbound pig train decends Edelstein hill as seen from Santa Fe Road.
A westbound stack train rolls around Sequoia Curve as it climbs out of the Illinois River valley.
The fall colors on Sequoia Curve are beginning to show as this BNSF stack train with a solid NS lashup heads west into the setting sun.
A BNSF Z-train races into the sunset at about 70mph.
These two units are working hard as the pull 58 cars up the grade.
These three EMD's sound great climbing the hill
Westbound Autorack meets an eastbound at the top of the hill.
Slowly cresting Edelstein Hill, this BNSF train is all-eastern power headed to Galesburg, Il. Canon EOS Digital Rebel w/ 75-300mm lens. 1/500 sec @ F/7.1. B&W in PS CS.
UP 7105 brings up the rear of an empty coal train headed north on the Peoria sub.
How many unrepainted former BN SD40-2s have received these nose heralds? Fuji Astia 100, Olympus OM-4, Zuiko 85mm f2
A westbound intermodal train accelerates around Houlihan's Curve and begins the climb up Edelstein Hill.
