The ICE fall color special heads back north to Dubuque. The overcast skies were a mixed blessing, allowing for some shots that would be horribly backlit on a sunny day.
An outbound Metra crosses Hickory Creek as it covers the final few miles of its trip to Joliet on a beautiful fall day. This shot required some creative trailblazing through the woods.
Iowa Interstate's Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight waits for the Metra rush to end before it proceeds west. The SD38s are finally making their way to Chicagoland.