U{ 1417 leads the Troy Grove local South out of De Kalb.
-30 windchills didn’t stop myself and countless others from going out in cold weather to follow Union Pacific’s Troy Grove Job. All the blowing snow and intense winds over the past weekend had... (more)
UP GP40-2 1417 leads the Troy Grove local South near Shabbona, IL, busting some nice drifts at Duffy Road.
In some very low visibility fog, after waiting for Amtrak 4 to clear the diamond, UP’s Troy Grove Job is back underway as they head south out of Earlville.
The UP Troy Grove Job arrives at it’s destination of Troy Grove as they prepare to head under the I-39/US-51 overpass heading into town. With not much options left for photos in the chase, this ... (more)
2 - 3” inches of snow and 50 MPH winds over the Christmas Holiday weekend have scattered snow drifts all over the Union Pacific’s Troy Grove Subdivision. The Troy Grove Job has made it’s fir... (more)
The Troy Grove local continues south through Elva, Ill.
The Troy Grove local continues south through Afton Township, Ill.
The Troy Grove Local has just switched off of the Geneva Sub and onto the Troy Grove Sub in DeKalb, Illinois with a GP40-2 in the lead.
The Troy Grove local heads southwest near McGirr, through the open farm-fields of Northern Illinois. UP GP40-2 1417 leads the way, followed by UP SD70M 4804 and a whopping two cars for Troy Grove.
It is last light on the Troy Grove Sub. UP 1038 and crew have made it across the BNSF diamond in Earlville. Here, the train is crossing Highway 34 as they bust through yet another plow line.
The Troy Grove job has left Rollo behind as they bomb towards Earlville.
UP 1038 leads the Troy Grove job through a plow line at Chicago Road, just Northeast of Rollo.
A small Troy Grove turn rolls across the freshly snow coated Illinois landscape.
UP 1038 busts through the plow line at Elva Road.
