UP 5228, and two UP Geeps lead a speedy manifest down past Gorham, IL on the UP double mainline from St. Louis. It was a sunny and a great day to be out railfanning.

Southbound GECX(hand painted logo) train at Oakwood bottom road crossing near Gorham.

Southbound UP train at Oakwood Bottom road crossing near Gorham.

Northbound UP Train getting on the Mt. Vernon Sub with an unpatched Rio Grande SD50

Southbound NS comes off the Mt. Vernon Sub. onto the Chester Sub as UP 9178 waits for his turn. This would be the 3rd and final train 9178 has to wait on before he can head North.

UP 4604 heads North on the UP Mt. Vernon Sub.

UP 9178 heads North on the UP Mt. Vernon Sub. - Checkout the different number plates.

UP 4604 heads North on the UP Mt. Vernon Sub. - He is the 2nd of 3 to go on North on the Mt. Vernon Sub. in a half an hour period.

UP 9178 finally gets his turn and heads North on the UP Mt. Vernon Sub. - He is 1 of 3 to go on North on the Mt. Vernon Sub. in a half an hour period.

Dumping ballast by GPS @ 17 MPH!

Northbound UP entering the Mt. Vernon Sub heading towards Murphysboro.

NS 8616 on the Mt. Vernon Sub approaching the Chester Sub.

UP Northbound Freight Train at Gorham, Illinois on UP'S Chester Sub

UP southbound freight train at Gorham, IL, coming off of UP's Mt. Vernon Sub and onto the UP Chester Sub with a UP C40-8 leading a D&RGW SD40T-2, an SP SD40M-2 and an SP SD40T-2.