Q-118 eases south through the new B-12 configuration and onto the IHB mainline.
Returning from their first shift pull to Eola, the Illinois Railnet crew heads back west/south light to Ottawa to ready the second shift for pull to Eola later in the day.
After meeting CSXT 651 with the H-CSXPAS train, NS 2549 glides easily out of the east end of the Shabbona siding.
An NS SD70 leads the Grand Forks-Belt Railway manifest into Lee on a beautiful Sunday morning.
Another GEVO leads a westbound stacker into Coal City at 70mph. The last visible well-car at the front of the train bottomed out on the crossing. Quite the loud kaboom.
After dumping rock up to Belmont, the rock train pours on the coals as it picks up the pace westbound.
A local from Rochelle to Eola slams east through Lee. To make a long story short, the crew of this train was less than thrilled to see us.
On their only day off, DM&E 4004 and IC&E 4206 sit idle on the east leg of the DJ wye.
Being my home territory, it was awesome to see the 2816 stomp onto the old MILW First Sub.
CP 2816 flys through Mars on it's way west to Franklin Park.
CP 9520 leads an eastbound to the BRC at Cicero.
After a long day on the Monon, CSX 226 is the last train to split the South Romney blades as we call it quits.
CSX 8426 splits the South Romney blades.
Quite the perfect little transfer. (Bensenville-Clearing-Bensenville)
Metra Southwest 839 sits awaiting it's departure time as a Metra MP36 403 heads out of Union Station with a BNSF train.
