A "classic" Heritage I Wedgie (with ATSF plow to boot) leads today's high priority IM train bound for Portland.

A fairly clean Gevo leads a now veteran BN SD70MAC on a westbound coal empty.

A repainted ATSF B40 leads an old school combo (insert NS SD40-2 and BNSF GP7u) westbound under an eastbound CN M348 (overhead).

A pair of CN's finest ::ends sarcasm:: leads this BNSF manifest bound for Kansas City, Kansas.

Metra races eastbound as the sun sets, with another Metra inbound not far behind.

A pair of clean IC SD70s have pulled up just as the sun begins to set.

A repainted IC SD40-2 leads a former KCS SD40-3 Sub-lettered for GTW on today's 337 train bound for Waterloo, IA.

This 70MAC is far from home hauling coal trains in Mid-West America, instead hauling a heavy manifest out of Chicago.

Finally an over/under at Lavergne. CN local R953 strolls west light power over BNSF M CNIKCK (CN 6011) while BNSF Z CHCSSE (BNSF 5505) makes up his train in the background.

An MRL 258 on long term lease to the BNSF leads a former ATSF SD40-2 on a Stack Bedford Park, IL to Tacolma, WA (Blair Terminal) train.

A pair of BNSF units sandwich a trio of former Santa Fe's making this all EMD lash-up quite the colorful train.

An old former BN SD40-2 leads todays Stack Chicago-South Seattle as Z South Seattle Chicago just clears in time.

A pair of executive 70's high ball West through the LaVergne plant, heat waves from the EMD's distort the Sears Tower in the backgorund.

As the Metra rush begins, the day ends as the sun sets bringing an end to a bitterly cold day of railfanning along the race track.

CN 5529 leads a foriegn visitor BNSF 127 on the daily M357 manifest over the BNSF Chicago Sub.