A UP stack train out of Global 2 (Proviso) waits access to the BNSF Chillicothe Sub at the new connection at Edelstein. This train is powered with 4 shiny SD70ACe's.
A short train of stacks makes short work of Edelstein Hill as they work their way under Santa Fe Rd.
BNSF eastbound double stacks cross back over to Main 2 at Edelstein under a classic Santa Fe signal bridge.
BNSF double stacks meet at Edelstein, IL.
An EB stacktrain passes CP 139.5, the new connection with Union Pacific's Peoria Subdivision.
A pair of Santa Fe SD40-2's prepare to descend Edelstein hill & into the Illinois River valley.
BNSF stack train accelerating out of the crossovers at Edelstein behind ex-ATSF #724. This stack train has distributed power with one more unit on the rear.
Westbound Z rolls by with a nice set of power. (except for the primer on the second motor)
Loaded UP vehicle train makes its way up the hill.
BNSF work train distributes ties 1 mile west of Edelstein.
Warbonnets cresting the hill at Edelstein as seen from the Santa Fe Rd. overpass. Many a Santa Fe train photo has been taken here over the generations.
York Canyon coal empties cycle back west.
A westbound manifest crosses over to track one at Edlestein, Illinois.
Santa Fe's last summer. Based on the shadows and # of locomotives (hp/ton), I'd guess this is the QNYLA, the hottest of the hots.
An eastbound pig train decends Edelstein hill as seen from Santa Fe Road.
