A southbound coal train passes the unique cement grain elevator at Maeystown, Illinois. This is the UP Chester Subdivision.
A southbound manifest on the Chester Sub at Maeystown, Illinois.
A pair of typically grungy UP units leads a southbound down the Chester Sub.
A heavyweight SD70AH leads a massive manifest with mid-train DPU southbound on the UP Chester Sub near Maeystown, Illinois. The heavy version of the SD70ACe is ballasted to 428,000 lbs (vs. 420,0... (more)
A southbound UP manifest passes one of the classic cement grain silos in southern Illinois.
A high priority southbound train at Maeystown, Illinois.
An empty coal train headed south at Maeystown, Illinois. There are a handful of small coal mines in southern Illinois where UP picks up coal.
The southbound number one track was cleared for this high priority UPS train, seen here at Stringtown Road near Maeystown, Illinois.
A UP manifest rolls south at Stringtown Road on the UP Chester Sub near Maeystown, Illinois. In about a month the corn will block this shot.
A pair of BNSF Dash 9s pull a nice looking freight out of Valley Junction on UP rails near Maeystown, Illinois.
Southbound at Ziebold Road on the UP Chester Sub.
This high priority train consisting of seven locomotives pulling only 30 cars was nearing 60 mph cruising south on the UP Chester Sub.
A CN oil train on the UP Chester sub is passing one of the cement grain elevators in the area.
This oil train is headed south on the UP Chester Sub near Maeystown.
A 60 mph south bounder on the UP Chester Sub passing one of the cement grain elevators in the area.
