The sun finally breaks through the clouds as BNSF 1457 leads the 105 west into Kernan, Illinois. 1457 still wears its Burlington Northern paint scheme.
The pair of BN SD60M's shine in the late evening sunlight as they slowly roll through Kernan. The crew left Joliet with 92 cars and have another stop at Chillicothe, before heading to Galesburg.
A pair of horses pass Kernan, headed west towards the west coast.
Having cleared Streator, this ES44DC is throttling up as it enters Kernan.
Just clear of Kernan, this eastbound will be barreling through Ransom in a couple minutes as it continues its trip towards Chicago.
Stacks out of LPC make their way down the Southern Transcon, just east of Kernan.
BNSF 7262 scares up a few birds as it barrels into Kernan, headed east.
BNSF 7527 leads an eastbound manifest through Kernan.
With a mean looking plow, BNSF 4898 highballs an eastbound Z train through Kernan.
After a meet with an eastbound Z train, BNSF 7584 heads west into Kernan.
Bound for the west coast, these two ES44AC's have their stack train under control, as they highball through the small town of Kernan.
BNSF 7601 is rolling right along, as it leads a westbound through the western edges of Kernan.
Three BNSF GEVO's and a Dash 9 lead this Willow Springs, IL. originated Z train towards Los Angeles, highballing through rural Kernan.
Long day for this crew as they wait out the sunset.
The sun sets along the BNSF Chillicothe Sub in Kernan, as an eastbound stack train waits for the signal.
