After taking 3 hours to travel about 5 miles UP 1996 crosses over the Fox River in Geneva, IL....
MCCHU says hello to the town of Sabula, IA as he pokes out of the Mississippi River Bridge in town....
Another wonderful UP detour heads west on the ICE for the connection back with his own rails in Clinton, IA....
Summertime....
Idling through the yard at Savanna....
Coasting along downgrade into Savanna...
Slowing for a crew change at Red Barn....
Headin' West....
The daily westbound...
Classic Rock Island searchlights still in place on Metra's Rock Island district....
The OLS special waits for the arrival of UP 2958 east on MITBU before he can depart to Altoona, WI.
The southbound MITBU crawls through Necedah along a small lake.
A UP trackage rights train on CN's Valley Sub. heads south to South Necedah to connect back with the UP's Wyeville Sub and head east.
Departure. The 11:00 AM OLS special leaves Adams for Necedah.
The 9:00AM departure from Adams returns to Adams after making a stop and switching ends at Necedah.
