BN SD40-2, MRL SD40-2, NREX (ATSF) SD45-2. Neat set of power.
A Central Kansas GP leads a sister as it heads for the Chicago Rail Link engine house after a day of switching.
A CSX powered coal train sits crewless at the north end of Indiana Harbor Belt mainline.
WC 7524 and 7506 waste no time getting up to track speed as they pass some typical midwest farms, complete with grazing cattle.
A unique CSX GP15, painted in stealth but having a yellow nose without a nose decal. Also note the stuffed animal wedged in above the horn.
The big dipper makes for a nice backdrop against these endangered ATSF searchlights.
A Conrail, well, NS, SD70 leads an empty coke train on the old Nickel Plate Road east into Valparaiso.
Metra's last two F40Cs enjoy a haze free sunset in late March on a cool Chicago evening.
A tired GP40 sits in the sun. Its nice to know the engineer...then they park stuff in good places for ya.
A southbound CN on the ex-WC plws through a drift at the crossing.
Milwaukee 261 cruises at 40 through some nice rural countryside.
UP 951 brings up the rear as the Operation Lifesaver Special heads out of West Chicago bound for Belvidere and return.
Two SP SD45T-2s make a heck of a consist while idling this chilly night away under rural Indiana stars. I know CEFX owns them, but with no reporting marks, theyre still SP, right?
The two Chinese QJ 2-10-2's are literally rolling along at 35mph. The engines and tenders were bouncing all over the place, making quite a sight.
A UP manifest rolls through north of town.