Union Pacific #6068 and mixed freight awaiting a new crew in the Union Pacific Dupo, IL yard on a beautiful, clear February morning--Nikon D200

Union Pacific #805 moving a cut of stack train cars through the UP Dupo yard on a beautiful sunny late February morning

MPIPB has finally made it into Dupo at 2:00 am, here in the dense fog, it sets out bad orders at the south end of Dupo Yard.

The Mopac and Katy heritage units take a break as a carman looks them over.

A quiet night in Dupo tonight, there isn't much activity in the yard as this coal drag waits for a new crew not far from the yard tower. Canon 350D.

With night beginning to take the place of day, the crew of the YDU50 waits for a signal at the north end of Dupo yard at sunset, on a cold winter day. Canon 350D.

Two yard units, a GP38 and a GP60 rock back-and-forth as they make their way down the east auxilary track in Dupo Yard. Canon 350D.

805 backing up under remote control in Dupo yard.

Just pulling out of Dupo headed south.

ILADU makes its way under the IL Route 3 bridge and slowly heads into the golden setting sun after getting a lunar signal into the yard. Canon 350D.

The engineer puts on a show as he throttles up after getting a signal to the yard tower where it will change crews. The second unit is a former Rio Grande tunnel motor. Canon 350D.

UP 776 waits for a call

How would you like to see this in your front yard? Well the people who live on Railroad St. in Dupo see it every day. Today is special though, as 1982 and 1988 show up on their southbound trek. Ca... (more)

Both the Mo-Pac and Katy heritage units get some special attention from the Dupo car forman. Canon 350D.

Late at night, 1988 and 1982 sit in Dupo yard while their new crew gets ready to do some switching in the yard. Canon 350D.