With about five minutes of usable sunlight left, I was able to grab one last frame of the Troy Grove job.
The Troy Grove job rolls through the barren farm fields of North Central Illinois.
Given the right landscape, a train can look pretty insignificant.
UP Y708 and company have left the main line and are now cruising along on the Troy Grove Sub.
The Troy Grove job rolls West on the main line with stellar power, like usual.
The Troy Grove job heads west towards Dekalb where it will head south on the Troy Grove sub to Troy Grove.
The local sand train LPJ04 heading south on the Troy Grove Sub. passing by Shabbona Grove on a Sunny afternoon.
The Troy grove Sub needed the tracks to be plowed from Drifts and plow lines Due a Blizzard that dumped 14 inches of snow on 02/01/2015. They cleared the line with just the power before they could... (more)