Union Pacific – Troy Grove Local southbound on the Troy Grove Branch The Union Pacific Troy Grove job goes on duty at West Chicago, IL yards and uses the East West Main line to reach De Kalb,... (more)

Troy Grove local switched at Triumph on way to Troy Grove

Troy grove local passes a group of fans near Shabbona state park

The crew use a shovel, broom and a blower to clean off packed snow picked up from battling drifts on the line from DeKalb. After clearing the cab, the will make a pickup and continue to the san... (more)

The UP's Troy Grove Local heads south, about to cross the former BN main at "BX Xing."

Leap Day railfanning: UP's Troy Grove local has to wait for two BNSF coal trains to clear the diamond before the BNSF dispatcher allows it to proceed south.