The GP40s and SD40 work very hard to bring their 73 cars up the steep hill into Monroe Center; Davis Jct's well-known water tower is in the background.
A pair of GP40s lead an SD40 on a rare manifest from Davis Jct to Bensenville, ducking the CNIC Freeport Sub in Genoa.
The DME trio traverses the sharp curve just west of Leaf River, the Oregon Nuclear Power Plant makes for a nice background.
A nice pair of DME SD40-2s lean through the reverse curve before heading into single track territory and out of Chicagoland.
A trio of DME SD40-2s lean into the superelevation just west of the diamonds in Davis Jct.
A pair of DME SD40-2s hustle through Genoa, complete with dual-flashing ditchlights...very neat.
A pure BN 70MAC sits at Western Avenue awaiting a better color to take its empties west.
The ICE local has a 40-2 in charge and passes old Milwaukee signals and town sign as it heads past YL Pingree Grove and onto the high iron.
Who says a stack train cant be colorful? BNSF H1, Ferromex SD40-2 in a 45 carbody, and many colorful containers crest the "Hollywood Hill".
A pair of WSOR SD40-2s lead a slow-moving freight toward Janesville, the leader obviously ex-UP, has already received a horn transplant, and is now equipped with e beautiful-sounding RS-5T.
Stopping at Burger King on a late night at work, I grabbed this shot of borrowed UP power since our SW was down for maintenance.
A pair of good old IC GP38-2s take their time coming onto the IHB at Broadview, passing an ancient IC Style G signal on their way.
An SD40-2 quartet kicks up some fresh powder as they fly through the hamlet of Leaf River.
A trio of SD40-2s lug westbound "Brick-Gal" past the pieces of history that call Highlands home.
Typical of the many impatient people us railroader's encounter every day, this moron doesnt, and never did, look at the train. Lucky for him it was departing and not doing track speed.
