Bound for the west coast, 3 EMDs along with a GE scream under the former CA&E Bridge in Wheaton, IL.

A Fresh Tier 4 Gevo hauls through Glen Ellyn, IL bound for Oakland, CA, as it passes the old C&NW Depot, now a Metra Station.

Westbound under the C&NW coal tower.

UP 2654 leads ZG2OA west into the setting sun as they pass Union Pacific's Global 3 intermodal facility.

Jet skier's below observe America's progress passing right above them.

Under the CNW signals

One of the hottest Zs on the line fly's westbound with a brand new SD70AH leading. Not far behind is MELNP with its headlights visible in the distance.

A UP Z-Train from Global 2 Chicago, IL - Oakland, CA makes its way west through Sacramento, on a slightly chilly but clear and crisp California winter day

"The Bird"

One of the hotter UP trains on the schedule, ZG2OA charges through Lombard on a 2° day.

Fresh from a repaint, UP 7676 passes the famous Crockett C&H Sugar plant.

UP's hot-shot Oakland Z-train cruises through Glenshire, soon to start its battle against the eastbound grade.

In the late afternoon hours of the day, Uncle Pete's ZG2OA hustles around the edge of the San Pablo Bay, trying its hardest to mimic a Santa Fe Super Z with the trailers up front.

The hot ZG2OA with UPS traffic rounds the bend at Floriston on Track 2 with a short Sunday train. It will be an easy trip over Donner Pass for this crew with five GEVOs leading six double stacks.

Notched-nose SD70M 5231 leads the day's valuables past the bay-side oil refineries of Rodeo.

Valuable payloads race down the Cal P in Richmond, on the home stretch to Oakland under the afternoon sun.