Cruising west towards Chillicothe, a pair of former ATSF locomotives power this baretable train destined for storage.
Former Santa Fe Super Fleet Warbonnet on Conroe local. BNSF came back to Conroe June 5th 2007
Later in the afternoon, the McCook-Galesburg local screams through The DesPlaines Valley Forest Preserve at track speed.
A nice set of power, a GP60M, GP30, and GP40-2, hustle a decent local west through this ATSF span over the Ship Canal; shot taken from 10' up a phone pole.
The hottest of the hot ones, QNYLA, makes an appearance at Ancona.
342 had to meet 301 before continuing South.
A great place to view the entire train from front to end.
Followed 342 home today. Tchula was a nice spot to grab some of the Spring color before it fades to Summer.
Irving local switcher with a perfect pair of warbonnets (BNSF 106 & 153)
Southbound Irving local switcher with two warbonnets (BNSF 153) about to enter Gribble siding.
A GP60M leads a stack train to the harbor, passing through W. Thenard.
This one was nice. BNSF H2 GP60M 138, a Santa Fe Warbonnet GP60M and a BNSF H1 GP60B highball westward at about 60 MPH. The conductor gives us a nice, friendly wave.
Westbound rolling past rural crossing east of Mazon IL.
A clean set of four GP60Ms curves off the Cal Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, bound for Joliet, KC, Belen, and on to the west coast.
Broadside of westbounder about to cross the S&S canal for the first of two times as it leaves Chicagoland.
