Not a bad start to the day: at 0715, a pair of good ol' BN SD40-2s lead an eastbound manifest into the rising sun.
The H3 delight leads this outbound Z train under classic CB&Q signals.
After picking up the previous day's CCHU train in Green Island, the 5 SD40-2s hustle north toward Bellevue.
An old-painted DME SD40-2 leads a sister EMD over the Mighty Mississippi on its way into Iowa.
A nice looking Santa Fe GE pops into the sun briefly on its way east out of Savanna.
An extra Herzog rock train rumbles south on the Monon, splitting a set of century-old semaphores that once saw Alco Centuries and F-units.
This one-of-a-kind engine is the last thing I thought I'd ever find in Lafayette on the connection between the KB&S and NS.
A quartet of IAIS's handsome GP's hustle a coal train north of Sparland.
Iowa's Bureau switcher takes a cut of cars from the north side of town to the yard as their day of switching draws to a close.
Soo Mike #1003 enjoys some pre-4th of July fireworks.
Pere Marquette 1225 passes some rural Michigan scenery on its way back to Owosso.
WSOR 4003 leads an SD20 and 2 CSX 70MAC's on a rock train from Madison to the CSX in Chicago, seen passing nice rural Wisconsin scenery.
WSOR 3801 takes 16 grain hoppers west toward Horicon on a beautiful Satruday afternoon.
An ex-CNW SD40-2 leads a long IC westbound out of Byron, destined for Savannah and points northwest.
