One of the last trains of 2015, Miss Katy heads west on the old CNW mainline
473 climbs the hill outside of Genoa en-route to Nahant yard in Davenport, Iowa
IAIS 514 awaits its new crew to take it east to Chicago
The fall colors excursion rounds the curve in Brook Park.
IAIS 502 pulls the CBBI east through Moline past the old Williams White & Co building with fellow RP.net contributor Rafter Vandriessche
Busy times on the IAIS as two trains are meeting with the yard job on another track! CBBI with the 502 pulls into the yard as BICB with the 150 awaits its turn to leave.
With two freshly rebuilt NS SD60Es, CP 473 heads west towards Savanna. There had just been a pretty big snowfall in are area and that resulted in a 10ft high snow mound next to the tracks! climbed... (more)
One of the new, well for at least NS, SD75Ms lead a roadrailer train south. These roadrailer trains are about to become a blast from the past as in the next coming months roadrailer service will b... (more)
Two outbounds race out of Elmhurst after they both made pickups. Due to one of the trains being late they ended up racing each other the whole way! made for a very interesting show!
A little overhead shot of the "Bird"
Blasting through the small town of Ashton, blaring its K5LLA, UP 8810 leads UP 2200 a SD60 and Dakota and Iowa 2502 a GP9u. A faint rainbow can be seen in the distance.
BNSF 3178 leads the Rochelle local under the endangered CB&Q searchlights at the Railroad Park.
Over the government bridge...