The sun, filtered through a thin band of cirrus clouds, is about to set almost directly down the Illinois Railway's Ottawa line, just after its last train of the day has headed down it.
The 2nd section of the usually once-daily train passes over Route 25 and the Fox River, headed from Ottawa, IL to BNSF's Eola Yard. All of the Illinois Railway's lines are old BNSF/BN/CBQ branches... (more)
Illinois Railway's power returns west to Ottawa for the night. Three of their B23-7s are down so they have leased this LLPX GP15 and an NS GP38. 10 minutes later, the sun set nearly directly down ... (more)