CB&Q/CRI&P wreck. For details of this wreck see: http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=23180
CB&Q/CRI&P wreck. First train through the next morning on Sheep Yard lead track passing the combined Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr and Royal Zephyr's baggage car. For details of this wreck see: http://railf... (more)
The car to the left is DRG&W Diner "Silver Gorge" the other is CB&Q Slumber Coach "Silver Crag". Both are California Zephyr cars. For details of this wreck see: http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives... (more)
Second unit is probably 117B an F3B. Third unit is probably an F7A. CB&Q broke their FTs and F3s ABCDs in half and usually added an F7A to each half to make a three unit lashup.
Crossing over at sunset.
The 2nd section of the usually once-daily train passes over Route 25 and the Fox River, headed from Ottawa, IL to BNSF's Eola Yard. All of the Illinois Railway's lines are old BNSF/BN/CBQ branches... (more)
Returning from their first shift pull to Eola, the Illinois Railnet crew heads back west/south light to Ottawa to ready the second shift for pull to Eola later in the day.
Amtrak 202 leads train #5, the outbound California Zephyr down the BNSF Mendota Subdivision, passing under a CB&Q signal bridge in Montgomery, heading for its next stop in Princeton.
Shortly after exiting the BNSF Chicago Subdivison, BNSF 9877 is now traveling west down the BNSF Mendota Subdivision in Montgomery, with a second SD70MAC (Executive) trailing.
The daily Illinois Railnet turn from Ottawa jumps onto the BNSF in Montgomery for the sprint to Eola with a pair of pooled Camas Prairie Railnet B23-7's sandwiching a leased LLPX GP15.
Conrail SD50 5428 and a Conrail C40-8W are in full throttle as they roll through Montgomery. Seeing two Conrails together in 2007 was really nice!
3 GEVos are making their first revenue run west on the BNSF.
Two New EMD SD70MACs making their first revenue run hauling empties westbound on New Years Eve. The train is making the turn West, passing the Caterpillar Tractor plant with Detroit Edison coal ho... (more)
