I've always wanted a shot with the Sears tower in the background. Well this past Sunday, I finally got a chance at it. Earlier in the day Amtrak 42 led Amtrak 8 into Chicago. As luck would have it... (more)
Amtrak 83 sits outside Amtraks shops in Chicago, IL while the Sears tower looks on.
BNSF 8465 shoves on the rear of an eastbound crude oil on the BNSF Barstow Sub just outside of Cleveland, IL.
UP 7515 heads westbound on a hot shot intermodal.
An eastbound BNSF intermodal glides across the Media Trestle just east of Media, IL. Soon this bridge will be a memory as it will soon be replaced.
METX 196 shoves on the rear of an inbound Metra train.
UP 1442 shoves on the rear of the cross town local, as they cross over what used to be the Rock River in Janesville, WI.
WAMX 4178 sits dead awaiting a new crew to take it back to Janesville, WI.
CP 2294 meets the Veterans memorial in Buffalo, IA.
UP 3016 & 3027 head west just outside of Rochelle, IL.
A SD40 leading an intermodal train? I wish, this is UP's Global 3 pull down job. UP 1818 and sister unit 1822 have a GEVO with them as they shove a cut of cars back into the facility.
UP 3016 and 3027 highball westbound after getting the green.
UP 3016 and 3027 shine in the mid day sun as they await a passing train. These things were so fresh, you could smell the paint.
UP 1950 rests before making the trek to Chicago, IL.
UP 1950 waits to take some empty sand cars south towards Chicago, IL.