273 is moving right along, as its six units slide down the hill in Monroe Center.
A "Skittles" lash-up rounds the Milepost 99 curve in Leaf River, continuing its journey towards Savanna and ultimately, Nahant Yard.
Four SD40-2's, an SD60M and an SD60 bounce down the jointed rail in Forreston, with 122 cars reported from the nearby defect detector.
At a brisk 40 MPH, six units lead their lengthy 273 train by the Stillman Valley grain elevators.
A sweet lash-up heads west through Leaf River along Route 72.
A delightful six pack of assorted EMD's thunder out of Davis Junction with the 273 train.
Under the cover of darkness, train 273 blasts through Itasca with on of the best looking paint schemes for a leaser.
273's train waits for a new crew at Savanna while the sun begins to peak over the bluff and glint off the auto racks.
SOO SD60 #6024 and CEFX AC4400CW #1046 lead CP 273 westbound out of CP's Bensenville Yard
The last IMRL painted locomotive prepares to depart BRC Clearing right behind the outbound WSOR.
CP 273 heads west past MP 41 as it heads over the UP Belvidere Sub.
Passing Crocker Hill Road
A class leader on the CEFX front AC4400 lines, CEFX 1001 leads 3 other CP GE's westbound with 96 cars for Coquitlam.
Three toasters lead a short 78 car mixed west of Marathon
