Southbound intermodal with a cut of racks on the front end

As twilight comes to an end, and the night slowly creeps in, this UP stack train roars past AKBASX 25 just outside of Dupo, IL.

As the moon sets over the Illinois farmland, illuminating a dense fog, the rythmic chant of EMD 645 prime movers on AMXAS 14 can be heard echoing through the night.

A Pair of old soldiers (SD40-2) head south on the UP Chester Subdivision with QASLI 19.

A dense bank of fog has decended on the Mississippi River Valley tonight, so dense visibility was down to about 700ft! This means that roll-by inspections such as this one must be done with the br... (more)

At around 0100 the conductor on 2214 steps off his locomotive to perform a roll-by inspection of the passing manifest. Train was QDYAS 12.

Northbound freight in the early moring sun under a rainbow

Northbound freight

UP coal drag COVAT9 16 mingles with new corn sproutes, that will soon completely obscure the tracks, while waiting for MPIEW 22 to pass.

In a holdover from the past, the brakeman of 4958 (ASHASX 24) disembarks from his steed to perform a roll-by inspection of the passing train, this as a crew member from the passing train is prepar... (more)

Southbound freight

Three big ACs lead this long GSAINT 14 out of Dupo, and will cross from 2 to 1 at "ICG."

A motley assortment of UP power on southbound MASNL 15 greets the power on a hot northbound intermodal as they pass.

Southbound coal drag CATOV9 11 passes a northbound mainfest with a nice leader, stupid UP shield . . .

Mick treats us to a SD90 with "wings", which I believe is not too common.