Eastbound through "The Prairie"...
CEFX 104 heads south through Caledonia. My first pic in the database!
Time-sensitive Train from St. Paul, MN - Chicago, IL heads east with the lead engine shut down due to a broken crankshaft. Good thing two EMD locomotives were in the engine consist to push the GE... (more)
A Gevo - Duce power pack have just punched thru the "Cheddar Curtain" from Wisconsin into Illinois.
Fresh paint stands out in all the brown as the heat distortion overtakes both sides of the train.
A short 288 rolls under Hwy 165.
Arriving at Bensenville in just a few short minutes from here.
Looks good with the old school Duce up front.
Eastbound one unit wonder... at least the tonage is small enough for one unit this time.
With 4700+' of train on track 2, CP's Watertown sub comes to life after Amtrak 8 passes. This is the first of 3 eastbounds I'd see in short order.
A pure autotrain cuts down the UP.