To end a great day, as the light fades, two BNSF H1 C44-9Ws lead an H2 southbound, through Savanna.
At about 9:00AM, UP 3051 leads a manifest east through Turner Jct. A GP40-2 is 4th out.
IC (x-BN) 6260 leads four other units westbound with M337. The train was doing the track speed of 50MPH. Man, was that a scary sight.
IC SD70 1032 rocks and rolls westbound through Bloomingdale, past the walk.
149 hauls, and I mean HAULS an express through Wheaton.
127 inches forward as it leaves Wheaton and all of it's passengers behind.
The excitement continued as this GEVO lead an eastbound Z-train slowly past the depot at La Grange Rd.
UP (SP) 6332 plays DPU on a coal train, on the EJ&E.
4208 and 4203 glide east along the IC&E mainline.
DM&E 6071 glides downgrade into Pingree Grove.
UP 6473 leads a Commonwealth coal-drag eastbound on the EJ&E.
4115 leads three other C44-9Ws through Preston Heights. 1009, the H1 unit, looked great with it's clean paintjob.
BNSF 4622 hauls an intermodel through Western Springs at speed.
UP 4078 slowly leads this auto train into LaFox.
193 pulls hard out of Fairview Ave. station.