A stack train waits for clearance.

The snow has temporarily abated, and BNSF 4088 is crossing Sawmill Creek eastbound as it slows down to a stop in order to await entrance to Willow Springs Yard.

A 2.5 mile hike(worth every step) brought me down to the tracks on this cold, snowy day. BNSF 4172 is leading this stack train east into Willow Springs yard through a snow storm.

Local traffic around Willow Springs and Lemont once warranted a yard here at the end of the Argonne Branch. However, the decline of local traffic and the building of nearby Willow Springs yard mos... (more)

Usually, the Transcon is a place of speed, especially its intermodals. Unfortunately, today, a dark signal at MP 23.1 has forced BNSF 4859 to slow down as it crosses Sawmill Creek. B&W mode w/ ora... (more)