Four BNSF Dash 9's have this Z train rolling west through the countryside, at the track speed of 70 MPH.
For my money there's not much better than a high speed stacker rolling under a classic Santa Fe cantilever and into some sweet late afternoon light on the transcon.
BNSF GEVO 7561 charges past the signal bridge & cantilever late in the afternoon shortly before sunset at Toluca, Illinois. Minutes later, the rain storm set in for the rest of the evening.
A westbound manifest train races into the sunset under the former Santa Fe signal bridges in Toluca.
An eastbound stack train is seen running left hand main as it prepares to overtake a slower manifest near Ancona.
NS 2546 leads a stack train west past some classic Santa Fe signals
Another shooter heads west on the transcon.
Ahhh...rural railroading!
Coldest day of the year, the wind chill is about -18 in this shot, though making for a brilliant sunset out on the transcon under a classic ATSF cantilever signal
Three NS Dash 9's, the first being #9250 (Operation Lifesaver unit), highball M-IHBGAL down the Transcon.
UP 3854 leads AGBPX west through Toluca.
UP 4104 leads AGBMI west through Toluca.
A pair of UP SD70M's and a UP SD70ACe highball through the countryside.
P-WSPLAC heads west through Toluca with an NS Dash 9 doing the honors.
A BNSF GEVO heads west with an intermodal train.
