Here's one of the best lashups I've seen in a while. A Dash 8-40B and an SD40-2, both in H1 colors. Unfortuneatly, I was informed that I missed a GEVO that went through earlier this day.

An eastbound UP train crawls towards Chicago, passing a very "neighborly" farmsteader's driveway.

Class unit! This B40-8 is leading BNSF SD40-2 7837.

The Southwest Chief crests the hill with a private car on the rear. It was a very nicely done GM&O 6-axle car with a rear obs.

The outbound CA Zephyr has a Horizon class coah just behind the P42s, but lacks any freight...

Light engines passing through the "Christmas-ified" downtown. Notice the wreaths on the lightpoles.

I don't know why the F40 looks all cartoony and kinda squashed, but I like how it looks...The sign to the right, from the DG police, basically says "don't even think about crossing while the gates... (more)

Light engine move showing off the colors of BNSF, BN, CN, CSX, and NS.

A grain local thunders on by the grain elevator in the small town of Chana. Made sure to get the flag in the shot in honor of Veteran's Day.

Here's a good lashup. ATSF Dash 9, NS Horsehead Dash 9, and a BNSF GP60B. 5 NS locos went through today...

AAPRCO special exits downtown Aurora and passes the location of the old depot, it's yard tracks long since removed.

The engineer of the Illinois Zephyr gave us a lot of waves and horn as he pulled out from his stop at Naperville. A getting ever-rarer Phase 3 (with a big dent in the front) pulls it today.

The tiny bridge over a pedestrian underpass withstands the weight of half a Dash 9. They even decked out the lightpoles here with Christmas cheer.

With GP60B 342. Here they are in LaCrosse on Saturday, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=67783. Saw these two units two days in a row! Happy Birthday America!

An eastbound grain train rumbles by some Sunday morning sledders. I wish that ACe had been leading - a black locomotive was not what I needed!