Rolling through Sandwich, Illinois on October 01, 1959 a westbound Burlington freight is propelled by a trio of Chinese Red high-nose SD24's on the point. Here U.S. Route 34 parallels the CB&Q m... (more)

Former BN executive SD70MAC 9650 holds in Sandwich with the U-FCLEOC.

The Westbound California Zephyr races through Sandwich, passing the local library.

A Dash 9 and a GEVO cruise west through Sandwich, IL. on the Mendota Subdivision.

Running at speed.

BNSF6064 and its manifest train heads West under the CB&Q signal bridge at Sandy Bluff Road just East of Sandwich.

The second eastbound coal train in a row passes one of the most interesting signal configurations as the Mendota sub converts signals in preparation for PTC. See Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Sandwich, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 9321
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 10, 2010

BN E8A 9969 leads two UP E unit boosters westbound on the San Francisco Zephyr into the setting sun on the old CB&Q Aurora to Galesburg mainline.

Chicago Burlington and Quincy E5A 9915B leads the Galesburg Local (Train #2) at 9:45 a.m. (9 minutes late) at Sandwich, Illinois (56 miles west of Chicago--due there at 10:45) on July 5, 1963. EMD... (more)

7 Light Engines

The eastbound Southwest Chief streaks past a crossing gate just outside of Sandwich. Between the Amtraks and a maintenance crew, the dispatcher had quite a day trying to move freight trains over t... (more)