A gevo-n-geep combo lead CP train 281 down Metra's Elgin Sub at Galewood on Chicago's far west-northwest side, headed for the C&M Sub via Tower A-5. Behind is the Mars Chocolate plant, served in rush hours by its own Metra stop- until commuter flights to the red planet become a thing, it's the only place you'll ever hear the announcement "the next station is.. Mars"!
Deep in the Tennessee Valley, a northbound ethanol train glides to a stop next to a parked helper set. Much like this day's setting sun, the two KCS "Belles" will too soon be nothing more than a fading memory in the minds of those who were lucky enough to witness them
"On top of the world. For a little while..."
A long Southern Pacific freight has conquered the loop at Glendenning, Colorado, but now must survive the 2.2% descent into the canyons below.