Northbound UP 8188 is coming off the causeway over Lake Moredock on the UP Chester Sub. They have a high and wide load a few cars back and it's been slow going, stopping to let other trains pass.
A massive UP manifest makes its way north to St. Louis at Lake Mordock on the Chester Sub. The train is moving slowly as it crosses from Main 1 to Main 2 at Val.
The snow covered bluffs provide the back drop for UP train CIMNA9 15 as it rolls north toward Dupo Illinois, passing one of the many snow covered corn fields in Southern Illinois.