Another of the many gems found at IRM.
The Daylight finds a little hole in the clouds as she takes her train towards Chicagoland.
Sportin the old school paint well...
From this angle it looks like BN country, including the "Q" caboose on the left, HOWEVER, C&NW was the road of honor this weekend.
"4"s run wild on a quite Sunday morning. See Joel Hinkhouse's pic for a better view of these units Railroad: Soo LineLocomotive: EMD GP38-2Location: Bensenville, Illinois, USALocomotive #: SOO 4430Train ID: Yard goatPhoto Date: November 05, 2006
With a load of lumber in tow, the 1538 "climbs the grade" toward Division St.
Predawn light begins to brighten the sky over the Daylight steamer.
Two sets of Highliners pass north of the platform.
"Unpatched" ex-Frisco unit
Frosted trees, sun burning off the fog, same ol' cabbage I've been getting for pic's.
METX 147 nears the end of her day as the 177 is early into another shove back to Chicago as train #62.
Why can't they all look like this?
Hiawatha service train heads east towards Chicago.
Glint shot of the blue bonnet switcher on the siding at the LaPorte Co-Op.
Returning light after delivering two cars to Peerless.