A westbound freight train has just passed thru the small town of Somonauk on BNSF Mendota Sub. Somonauk is located at MP 59, around 16 miles west of Aurora.
Photos showing the railroad pole lines. The pole line used four basic electrical circuits - telegraph, telephone, signaling, and power. Modern technologies of fiber optics, microwave, radio, satellite, and computers have been replacing the pole lines.