UP 5661 Heads West towards UP's Global 3 Intermodal Yard in Rochelle
UP SD70M 4242 leads a UP MP15DC switcher, an Oakway SD60 and an IC&E SD40-2 through Rochelle. Quite the consist.
UP SD70ACe 8386 leads a eastbound stack train through Rochelle.
W. F. Hall Printing Co. Whitcomb loco looks good after some TLC. By the way, the rail park was packed ... no parking spots left.
a duo of BNSF GP60 #8717 and GP60M #160 in "swoosh" paint drop off a solid train of empty tank cars at the BP Oil fuel terminal in Rochelle.
One of the highlights on my trip to Illinois was seeing this nice ex-ATSF GP30 in BNSF's yard at Rochelle.
Local power slumbers under the stars in Rochelle.
Sun and rain and corn. And a rainbow ... nice to see it after a weekend of seeing flood damage.
High priority stacks bound for the Pacific Northwest pull up alongside a bunch of ratty NS hoppers in the rain. Both (and one ahead) will wait for UP traffic to clear before proceeding through th... (more)
A GP15-1/SD40-2 combo switches the west end of Global 3. That young corn is about to get a nice drink of rain.
The sun is shining and it's raining ... a refreshing little afternoon squall hits NS 7537 as it waits in line to cross the UP diamonds a few miles ahead. The headlight visible in the distance is ... (more)
Tied down along Steam Plant Rd. The building and cross are familiar to many who visit Rochelle.
A westbound UP mixed freight heads by UP's Global III intermodal yard as another train slowly pulls out of the yard for head room to double its train.
Staring into the low sun, UP 8545 ducks past the eastward home signals at Rochelle.