Stuff around Nelson on the UP's Geneva Sub still looks like the old days of the CNW. Cool ex-CNW style signals and a coaling tower liter this area few miles east of Sterling. Here a tiny Council B... (more)

Some might think getting trains on the UP East-West main at sunset might be easy, well most days it isn't, but today I lucked out to have this eastbound Council Bluffs to Proviso freight train rol... (more)

Some might think getting trains on the UP East-West main at sunset might be easy, well most days it isn't, but today I lucked out to have this eastbound Council Bluffs to Proviso freight train rol... (more)

UP 2002 holds up at Finley Road for an eastbound suburban to pass on track 1 before heading into Proviso.

A trio of UP SD70M's slowly roll east through La Fox, bound for Proviso.

UP 7605 leads the MCBPR east through La Fox. Surprisingly, this train had a DPUed GEVO at the rear!

A pair of UP C40-8's, 9090 and 9094, lead SSW GP60 9647 through Elburn with the eastbound MCBPR (Council Bluffs to Proviso manifest).

A pair of UP C40-8's and an SSW GP60 lead the daily Council Bluffs, IA to Proviso manifest through Elburn.

A very special MCBPR runs under speed even with clear signals all the way through Turner Junction. Two C40-8's and a very very rare Cotton Belt GP60!!! SSW 9647. I like'd seeing all the heritage u... (more)

Talk about a sweet lashup! CNW 8701 leads a UP C40-8, two ex. CNW's, and a rare UPY GP15AC!

The MPRCB roars through the town of West Chicago with UP 2001, 3300 (favorite paint scheme), 1995, and UPY 735.

UP SD70ACe 1995, the CNW heritage unit, and the CNW Dash 9-44CW's 8646 and 8701 highball through Cortland, headed for Proviso with MCBPR.

UP 1995 was trailing, but the leader was a good consolation prize! Might this turn out to be the last time this famous trio ran together? CNW 8701 was involved in a collision at Proviso the next... (more)

Racing back to the other side of Geneva, we were helped by 1995 being slowed by a train in front of him.

From atop the DuPage County Courthouse and Fairgrounds parking garage, we shoot the UP 2001, 3300, and 1995 for the first time. We almost got skunked by the westbound train, which was going very s... (more)