Waiting at MP 18 for track & time work schedule on the tracks to expire.
A very nice set of EMDs are power on tonight's intermodal stack train from Cicero Yard to Tacoma, WA.
The great lash-ups on stack trains continues through La Crosse!
An EMD swoosh leaves the low clouds behind as it crawls through St. Cloud waiting for traffic to clear on main 1.
A pair of BNSF's finest make good time west with double stacks from Cicero Yard in Chicago.
Double Stacks from Chicago, IL to Tacoma, WA.
Intermodal Stack Train from Chicago, IL (Cicero Yard) - Tacoma, WA heads west through La Crosse.
Intermodal Stack Train from Chicago, IL (Cicero Yard) - Tacoma, WA with a large assortment of power. The last three engines were set out at La Crosse.
Late in the day, a westbound stack train cruises past the rebuilt depot at Quincy.
Intermodal Stack Train from Chicago, IL (Cicero Yard) - Tacoma, WA running on Main 2 due to a tie gang on Main 1. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Intermodal Stack Train from Chicago, IL (Cicero Yard) - Tacoma, WA. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
An ex-BN SD40-2 leads a UP counterpart over a country crossing at the far west end of Aurora.
A pair of SD 40's lead stacks south in early morning light