ICG local heads north out of South Joliet Yard.
Westbound piggyback approaches the crossing of the Rock Island.
Train #17, “The Plug”, awaits departure from Union Station.
BN commuter train passes under the classic searchlight signal bridge as it arrives at its Aurora destination.
Eastbound piggyback train nears its destination at Bensenville Yard.
Westbound Train #91 reaches the top of the grade on the climb out of the Mississippi River Valley.
Paducah rebuilt GP-10 works the yard in Mexico, MO.
Eastbound ballast train heads east past the restored Nashville depot.
An eastbound double stack heads east on the Lafayette Sub.
Normally UP LSH, the lime train, heads north using trackage rights on the BNSF River Sub. However, due to flooding on the Mississippi River LSH departs south on the former Missouri & Illinois.
A northbound passes former Cotton Belt searchlight signals as it enters Main 2 at Ancell.
The engineer has gotten a green signal and accelerates east on Track 2 of the Jeff City Sub.
Class 1 branch line operation seems to be an anachronism, but the UP Local 59 heads east on the remnant of the Creve Coeur Branch.
Class 1 branch line operation seems to be an anachronism, but the UP Local 59 works the remnant of the Creve Coeur Branch.
The Bloomington-Venice freight has completed its work at Ridgely Yard and is waiting for a new crew as the storm clears.
