A DWP SD40 leads a manifest through historic downtown Galena.
Christmas bells are ringing in Scales Mound as DWP 5911 leads the daily westbound manifest on a beautiful winter afternoon.
DWP 5911 rolls west across the Galena River.
A rare DWP SD40 throttles up as it pulls out of the siding at Scales Mound after meeting 338.
Welcome to Galena, IL. What a sight it is.
Oh ya, gotta love the through-truss bridge in the middle of nowhere-land.
Christmas is afoot in Scales Mound. (Thanks to Matt Kooi for the idea.)
For an hour, the train sat in the siding. Finally, around noon, the crew reboarded. Having left Hawthorne Yard at 2:30A.M, M337 is making a rare early appearence. DWP 5911 has the honors of leadin... (more)
One of three remaining DWP SD40s slowly snakes through Galena, passing the historic depot along the riverfront.
One of three DWP units left not in CN paint coasts downhill toward Galena while winding through the northwest Illinois Mississippi River area bluffs.
Unusual power leading the CN Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)
Unusual power leading the CN Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
The highest-numbered of six remaining DWP SD40 engines leads the CNIC freight train west through Galena, IL.