A pair of GP38-2s rest at Rices Point Yard while the 1,000-footer Edwin H. Gott of the Great Lakes Fleet rests during winter lay-up at the Port Terminal.
The Hill Job is on it's way back from Barin's quarry, but before heading back to the yard, they switch at a local foundry that makes automotive brake parts.
CSX's Rockdale local sits for the night as numerous stars blur by overhead with the clouds. This was at one time the Rock Island's busy double track Chicago to Omaha mainline.