Eastbound oil train U-PEMNSB0-40T rolls along the Mississippi River just north of Savanna. The train has BNSF 6615, 5006, and 7240 in DP. The train is bound for the NS in Chicago for furtherance t... (more)
Skirting along the western edge of Illinois at sunset, the Z Portland accelerates out of Savanna and begins its 150 mile trek along the river to its first crew change point at La Crosse, WI.
BNSF 6615 leads the last northbound train over Tehachapi Pass before a long work window. Here the four GEs work hard to hold back stacks as they descend towards Caliente.