Its not everyday you see a hot Z train with two ex ATSF SD40-2's in the lead. BNSF 6900 and fellow snoot nose 6771 lead today's Chicago to Seattle Z train past a row of vibrant fall colors.
Second unit is Swoosh SD40-2 6839, last unit still has C&S markings above the number boards
A new Swoosh gets out of the way of a loaded coal train just in time as to not ruin my shot. Not that you can tell from up here, but this was a H3+H1+H2 lashup.
The old CB&Q signal bridge at Hinsdale, IL.
9048 throttles up, passing Old Glory and the nice foliage (surprisingly not dead with this drought) at the Hinsdale Metra station.
Gah! Where's the fans?! :)
Two GP60's haul a doublestack through Hinsdale - The double stacked containers barely get two feet of clearance under the wood bridge!
145 and 154 pull the CZ west past a patch of flowers.
Freshly picked H3 pumpkin ripe and ready to go!
METX 404 flies eastbound in reverse towards Chicago with a midday dinky.
