M CHIGAL heads west through Lockport, IL with a pair of BN SD60M's, 8114 and 8117. After about an hour's work of switching in Joliet up ahead, it would be on to Galesburg.
The green machines lead the 102 west through Lemont on the 4th of July.
The green machines make another run west through Lockport on the 102 local.
The pair of SD60M's thunder west out of Coal City, not wasting any time headed to Galesburg.
L CHI102 begins its journey, westward. On this sunny afternoon, it's powered by a pair of classic Burlington Northern SD60M's.
L CHI102 slowly rolls west out of Ransom. A hot Z train is a few miles back, playing catch up and would run around the local at Ancona.
The pair of BN SD60M's shine in the late evening sunlight as they slowly roll through Kernan. The crew left Joliet with 92 cars and have another stop at Chillicothe, before heading to Galesburg.
On a hot evening, the green machines highball under the ATSF searchlights in Verona. The remaining searchlights on the Chillicothe Sub are slated to be replaced later this year.
The mean green machines are back on the 102 as they duck under Leon Cook Road in Hodgkins.
The Chicago to Galesburg manifest takes off from Hodgkins with a pair of cascade green triclops units in charge.
Pair of BNSF SD60M's with Gevos trailing leading the CHI-GAL local under the Old Santa Fe Cantilevers in Verona.
A pair of former BN SD60M's charge eastbound on the point of the 101 job out of Galesburg. The elevator complex at Monica provides a nice backdrop for the train on its trek to GM Yard in Willow S... (more)
CHIGAL pulls out of the Joliet Yard for headroom, sporting its pair of BN SD60M's.
The BN SD60M duo cranks it into run 8 as it departs west for Joliet, and eventually Galesburg.