IC&E's Davis Turn arrives back home. The crew begins switching out their inbound cars and prepares to take the westbound freight they picked up at Genoa further west.
IC&E's Davis Turn heads west through the northern Illinois countryside where the corn is ready to be harvested and most of the fall foliage is past peak.
IC&E's Davis Turn heads west past the east siding switch and block signal. The local crew will switch the train in Davis Jct and continue west with just the trailing SD40-2s and west traffic.
IC&E's Davis Turn ducks under CN's ex-CCP Iowa Division and crosses the Kishwaukee River with a dead westbound freight in tow. This used to be the double track mainline of the Milwaukee Road.
IC&E's Davis Turn is instructed to pick up the dead westbound freight tied down in the siding at Genoa and to take it "as far west as you can." As you can image, the crew was thrilled to hear thi... (more)
IC&E's Davis Turn heads west for Davis Jct after switching Spaulding with a pair of GP40-2s. This used to be a high-speed double track mainline featuring UP's City trains back in the Milwaukee Ro... (more)