That's about 17,600 horses dashing through the snow.

One of the newest additions to the BNSF roster leads a westbound manifest, not exactly the service this engine was designed for; a nice change for a leader though.

A CEFX 90MAC leads a BN paint 70MAC west with coal empties as the sun gets ready to call it a day.

A pair of predecessor schemes cross over I-294 as seen from Chicago Avenue. This westbound empty had 3 coal loads mid-train for an unknown reason.

A KCS SD40-2 leads 3 other units (KCS SD50, UP AC44, BNSF GP) east past the new Western Springs Depot.

A former BN SD40-2 leads another CSX SD40-2 east into Western Springs with a BNSF Z-train bound for Cicero.

A BNSF GEVo leads an old BN SD40-2 east through Western Springs and past the new depot.

A first sight for me, a manifest BNSF has kicked out in the middle of the evening Metra commuter rush. Consist was CSX SD70MAC, BNSF C44-9W, NREX SD45-2, ATSF SD40-2.

With a bit of cropping, one can completely erase any trace of the ugly new signal bridge at Western Springs. M-GALNSI heads east with another Catfish, Bluebonnet GP50, and Spartan-cab SD70.

Whoever designs the new signal bridges obviously has had no education in the aesthetics area of study. In fact, the only word that comes to mind when compared with the classic Q is monstrosity.

2 hours after the new monstrosity has been erected in Western Springs. Say good-bye to the proud heritage of the CB&Q. This was a sad day in Western Springs.

An old CN SD leads a WC SD45 and another loco west past the Western Springs water tower and the CB&Q signals in downtown Western Springs.

On a cold, haze free evening, the sun sets over the old BN "racetrack" at the start of another Metra rush hour.

One of the daily UP intermodal trains that use BNSF trackage rights cruises past the new Western Springs Metra depot.

A nice surprise in the form of a KCS AC leads a westbound coal train through Western Springs. Might be the last time these Q searchlights guide the way for a KCS locomotive.