Burlington Northern Expediter train 42 crosses the Rock River and curves away from Oregon, Illinois, on April 1, 1989.
I know, the weather is crappy and it’s “stick” season in the Midwest—so why am I out photographing trains? Hey, when you’re working full time, you can’t always wait until the weather is nice on weekends. Besides, powering the long piggyback train is venerable BN EMD GP40 No. 3000, still working hard, complete with a nice dent in the nose. Originally built for CB&Q in December 1966 as their No. 170, the locomotive will be taken out of service shortly after this photo and remanufactured into a GP40M by June 21, 1989.
