A westbound with a pair of Warbonnets waits with a 7000+ foot stack train at Old Mazon Road. BNSF was single-tracking through Verona and this train had to wait for eastbounds to clear.

An eastbound reflects in the sheet of ice created when the flooded fields from recent heavy rains froze.

The EB squared (Eastbound Empire Builder) arrives in the Dells exactly on time at 12:09PM.

The wreaths still adorn the light poles the night after Christmas.

"Can you hear me now?" "No, there's a train following me down the street!"

Backing into Finkl Steel with flags flying overhead.

Traffic jam! The train sat blocking Cortland Street for several minutes while a switch was thrown, and once the train retreated, the vehicular floodgates were opened.

As Metra leaves the station, the MARS light illuminates the signal bridge and the tinted windows and marker lights leave a Christmas-y trail.

A minute later, it was sunny! Notice Mike Wnek hiding in the corner.

A pair of pumpkins kick up a snowstorm on their way west with M-BRCGAL (RCHI450) in tow.

An eastbound grain train rumbles by some Sunday morning sledders. I wish that ACe had been leading - a black locomotive was not what I needed!

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)

What's better than one Warbonnet GP60M? Two, of course!

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)

"Stay outta here!" However, BNSF allows railfans to park off of McClure Road at the west end of Eola Yard here, just stay on this side of the signs!