Even at night, Villa Grove is a busy place. The only thing at rest is the yard switcher. On the far track, a westbound is getting quickly re-crewed, while an eastbound drops off some engines for t... (more)

A crossbuck on the Pana Sub stands tall against a beautiful evening sky, which goes from orange to yellow to blue to purple.

Thank God for America, yard switchers, and homemade cable releases. The Villa Grove yard switcher finished up its duties and tied up just in time for the grand finale of Villa Grove's firew... (more)

The Villa Grove yard switcher lays over for the night (left) whilst an eastbound freight sits awaiting a new crew, though it appeared as if they were in no hurry to recrew on this holiday. Taken l... (more)

A westbound grain train stops for only a few minutes to change crews between the Villa Grove and Pana Subs. In the background, twilight has ended and the remaining light in the sky balances out ju... (more)

24 hours a day Seven minutes before the 14th of June, the just on-duty crewman of this eastbound UP Manifest prepares to make cut so that the train can go pick up a car from north of the ya... (more)

"Dow Safety Train".

UP Engineering Special SYCPB-16 arrives in Villa Grove, IL only minutes off its scheduled time.

This is not a normal holding point for UP freights, but CSXT 7878's train has gone into emergency, causing it to stop just before this crossing outside Villa Grove. Red filter applied in post-proc... (more)

Easing toward a stop for a change of crews.

The last rays of light illuminate a UP manifest as it cruises past an NS transfer awaiting a fresh crew.

MPRAS 30 waits at the south end of Villa Grove for the MCHNL to Clear. The unit was ex CNW 8577.

On the QHOCH meeting the ZYCMQ 30 at Villa Grove