An eastbound BNSF coal train speeds through on the old CB&Q mainline a little west of Mendota, Illinois. An SD74I/SD70MAC combo lead 116 loads of coal over the detector at milepost 85.5 (the audio of which you can hear in our sounds library).
| Time and Date: 2:23 PM, Friday, December 31, 2004 | |
| Mendota, LaSalle, Illinois | |
| Approximate Latitude: 41° 31′ 7″ N (41.51877° ) | |
| Approximate Longitude: 89° 10′ 1″ W (-89.16708° ) | |
| Railroad: BNSF Rwy Co. [BNSF] | |
| Subdivision: Mendota | Approximate Milepost: 85.5 |
| Camera Make: Canon | Camera Model: Canon EOS Digital Rebel |
| Shutter: 1/1250 sec | Aperture: F5.6 |
| ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 28.0 mm |
| White Balance: Sunny | Lens Range: 28-80mm |
| Exposure Mode: Manual | Focus Mode: AI Focus |
