#145 slides out of the Pass at Dalton after meeting D2M with a very ratty-looking SD70 on the point.
#145's crew stretches their legs while they wait in the Pass at Chapin for local D31 to complete their work at Bluffs and Naples and head back east toward Springfield.
Work finished at Bluffs, NS #398 climbs up out of the Illinois River valley as the train approaches Dalton. 33J is patiently waiting for #398 in the Pass at Chapin.
NS D31 starts its descent into the Illinois River Valley as it exits the passing siding at Chapin after meeting #398.
An eastbound manifest clears in the siding at Chapin, allowing an OCS special to get by in orderly fashion.
