Roaring past the coach yard at Aurora, heading west

Some fun Illinois Railway power, B23-7, GP7, GP15, B23-7, lead a short train bound for Ottawa out of the Chicago suburbs.

Waiting to head back downtown after rush hour to cover the late trains through the burbs...

BNSF Warbonnet B40-8W 573 holds with a westbound manifest, while BNSF AC4400CW 5611 pulls up with the westbound M-CSXPAS.

Santa Fe Bluebonnet GP50 3192 prepares to head back into the yard with its cut of cars. Meanwhile, Metra 189 leads its outbound towards the Aurora Transportation Center.

Crews swap on BN Cascade green SD40-2 7837 at Eola. BNSF H1 SD40-2 7185 is passing by on the left. Santa Fe Bluebonnet GP30 2405 can also be seen off to the left.

BNSF new logoed ES44DC GEVO 7791, a BNSF C40-8W and a BNSF Dash 9 lead this westbound stack train under a nice CB&Q signal bridge.

Twins from birth. Beginning life as Southern Rwy. GP30s 2591 and 2592, and rebuilt in December 1991 as GP39Es, BN 2778/2773 work in Aurora.

NS GEVO 7574, the leader of today's M-BRCGAL, sits off to the left while the outbound Southwest Chief passes by, lead by Amtrak 14.

Nice Santa Fe Bluebonnet GP50 3192 and a BN Cascade green BN GP28M switch the Eola Yard.

BNSF 5210, a good looking Santa Fe Warbonnet and a second BNSF Dash 9 back into the yard with an empty ore train.

BNSF 7640, a good looking new logoed GEVO, a Santa Fe Warbonnet Dash 9 and a Ferromex GEVO lead this westbound intermodal. These Ferromex's look real nice. I'm still looking forward to seeing one ... (more)

BNSF Heritage 1 GP38 2272 and Santa Fe Bluebonnet GP39-2 2839 wait to depart the yard with a CN interchange train. BNSF Warbonnet B40-8W 573 is off to the right awaiting a new crew. Right in the m... (more)

A patched BN SD70MAC leads westbound coal empties through Aurora.

M-BRCGAL pulls out of the yard to make a set out. It has a real nice lash-up as usual. NS GEVO ES40DC 7574, an NS Dash 9, a BNSF Dash 9, a Santa Fe Bluebonnet SD40-2 and a second BNSF Dash 9 is th... (more)