In an act of superiority, BNSF 9723 overtakes Metra 205 as it storms west. Third out was Grand Trunk GP9R 4630.
One of the many UP detours traverses the Elgin Sub on it's way west.
After dropping their train and making up their new one at Spaulding in record time, the IC&E LDS-1 headed by DM&E 4004 heads west into the sunset.
An untouched BN SD70MAC leads a westbound empty hopper train through Aurora as loads wait for him to clear. In the distance, M-BRCGAL is also getting ready to head west.
UP 4812 brings a westbound stacker through the coaling tower and past a ballast train in the siding.
UP 3061 highballs west on the IC&E mainline.
CP 4522 puts two CP boxcars into the Daily Herald building as the caboose and two empties sit on the team track.
As UP's E9 951 rests at the Franklin Park Railroad Dayz, Metra 417 puts the hammer down out of the depot.
A UP Z-train rolls eastbound in the early morning sun.
An exciting C44-9W leads GALCNI through La Grange on this bueatiful April morning. Unfortunitally, CN power can't even lead a train to the CN. Oh well......
Now, for the real excitement. BNSF SD60M 9259 zips by the depot with a short stack train.
The excitement continued as this GEVO lead an eastbound Z-train slowly past the depot at La Grange Rd.
TPW 3830 leads an ex-SP SD45T-2 out of Remington on it's way to Hoosier Lift Yard.
The Fayette Coal Turn heads south through Deming Park with two of Indiana Rail Road's finest pointing.
Two veteran BNSF SD40-2s lead South Seattle-Chicago through Downers in run 8.
