UP's Rochelle Local prepares to shove east back onto the mainline after interchanging cars with the City of Rochelle (BJRY) railroad. The crew will return to Global III, just west of town.
UP 1417, a GP40-2 of SP heritage, leads the LPG04 local from the BJRY interchange in Rochelle with a whopping 2 cars, hustling through Ashton, IL on the way back to Sterling.
-30 windchills didn’t stop myself and countless others from going out in cold weather to follow Union Pacific’s Troy Grove Job. All the blowing snow and intense winds over the past weekend had... (more)
In some very low visibility fog, after waiting for Amtrak 4 to clear the diamond, UP’s Troy Grove Job is back underway as they head south out of Earlville.
The UP Troy Grove Job arrives at it’s destination of Troy Grove as they prepare to head under the I-39/US-51 overpass heading into town. With not much options left for photos in the chase, this ... (more)
2 - 3” inches of snow and 50 MPH winds over the Christmas Holiday weekend have scattered snow drifts all over the Union Pacific’s Troy Grove Subdivision. The Troy Grove Job has made it’s fir... (more)