UP 1996, the Southern Pacific heritage unit leads some black diamonds towards Oak Creek, Wisconsin under the class CNW signals in Nelson on the UP Geneva Sub.

After holding under the coaling tower to let a loaded coal drag clear onto the Peoria Sub, UP 1996 is seen storming out of Nelson with empties for North Antelope Mine.

Running the opposite main (In C&NW territory at least), a Union Pacific intermodal train flies underneath the final Chicago & North Western searchlight signal bridge standing on the UP Geneva Subd... (more)

UP 2746 leads a manifest west past the CNW searchlights and coal chute in Nelson.

UP 6824 leads a westbound manifest

An EMD leads 2 GEs lead a Z-Train on beautiful cloudless morning under some C&NW Memorabilia.

A pair of GP15s, endangered locomotives, haul LPG04 under C&NW Searchlights & Coaling Tower on a beautiful winter morning.

Well afters sunset a Westbound stack train clears the west signal bridge at Nelson.

Shortly before sunset a Westbound stack train clears the west signal bridge at Nelson.

Stuff around Nelson on the UP's Geneva Sub still looks like the old days of the CNW. Cool ex-CNW style signals and a coaling tower liter this area few miles east of Sterling. Here a tiny Council B... (more)

Stuff around Nelson on the UP's Geneva Sub still looks like the old days of the CNW. Cool ex-CNW style signals and a coaling tower liter this area few miles east of Sterling. Here a Long Beach, CA... (more)

UP 4014 rolls under the former C&NW coaling tower at Nelson, IL.

A pair of Aces fly under the Ex-C&NW Searchlights & Coaling Tower in Nelson.

It's rolling history as Big Boy 4-8-8-4 #4014 heads west under the Nelson coaling tower, bound for a layover in Cedar Rapids, IA.