With time for the crew running thin, UPs Clinton, IA to Proviso, IL manifest rumbles towards Metra territory, where they'd park up for a relief. Todays train was the talk of the town with a former... (more)
An outbound Metra transitions from 3 to 1 at Peck near Geneva, Illinois as it leaves behind the rural Fox River Valley for the big city.
An SD9043MAC trio strolls through Meredith, approaching the Elburn Co-Op.
In evening light, UP 7696 picks up speed westbound, nearing Meredith.
An eastbound UP train crawls towards Chicago, passing a very "neighborly" farmsteader's driveway.
CNW Trio heads east through Meredith, 20 miles from its destination at Proviso Yard.
The UP United Way engine leads a mixed freight past the Elburn CO-OP at Meredith, IL on a beautiful summer morning.
An Eastbound loaded coal drag passes the Elburn CO-OP on a blazing hot July morning.
An interesting consist heads east with manifest over the fresh snow at Meredith crossovers.
The CNW Trio heads east on Main 2 past the Elburn Co-op and under the IL-38 overpass at Meredith.
CNW 8701 gets rolling once again after stopping at MP 46. Here is the head on off the overpass on Route 38. 300mm zoom
An extremely rare sight for 2005. 3 of the remaining 7 untouched CNWs lead an intermodal train into Elburn.