A portrait of the transcon in the heartland.
Amtrak No. 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, crosses the trestle at Media.
A single Dash 9 leads an eastbound stack train across the trestle at Media.
Midnight in Media: An eastbound BNSF intermodal train flies high over the giant Media trestle, bound for Chicago on the Chillicothe Subdivision under a bright full moon.
A "pre merger, post merger" lashup leads an eastbound stack train across Media Trestle.
Amtrak Pepsi cans rush the 'Chief eastward over Media trestle.
A westbound 'shooter' has just slammed into a boom truck at track speed and pushed it about a mile down the track before coming to a stop. The two men in the truck jumped to safety shortly before... (more)
Santa Fe 9528 is back in blue after a kodachrome dip in the '80s. She leads an eastbound consist across Media trestle on Memorial Day. 4th back is EMD demonstrator SD60 8301, back in the EMD fle... (more)
A BNSF westbound crosses the high trestle at Media,Illinois in late evening light.
With the last minutes of the days sun diffused by some thin clouds we catch the 4104 West rolling right along over the Media trestle.
The Southwest Chief cruises west at track speed over the bridge at Media, IL on the Chilli Sub.
An eastbound SP train crosses Media trestle.
The famous (locally, at least) Media trestle.
The eastbound Q-train soars over Media Trestle.
Who needs Daytona in February when you have the Santa Fe & sunshine in Illinois?