NS 21Z rolls past Pettisville Grain on the NS Chicago line. The train went into emergency not far past me due to running extremely low on fuel.
A bad bet, one up then one down. A short trailer train meets W6A (Autorack extra off of 36A) at the foot of the OC Ramps.
There was some color to be seen on the West Slope in mid October, but 2008 seems to have been a much better year for fall foliage.
Crossing the St. johns under the watchful eye of the competition.
ATDA crosses Pearson Rd. into the limits of the KCS East Jackson Yard.
This Atlanta-to-Dallas Intermodal creeps into High Oak Yard as the sun shows it's last bit of light.
Steel slab train 67Z heads west!
A hot & dry summer day and fresh loads off the Delorme Branch make for very dusty conditions along the Pokey as a mine run heads toward Williamson at track speed.
The control stand of the NS 9684.
NSfd1T-19 prepares to depart Schiller Park.
The view of Junction 19 from the cab of NS 9684