Railfanning UP Geneva Sub 08-11-2025: Awesome Day with Via Rail Delivery Move Plus Many More

This is the last set of videos of my Illinois trip and no I didn't catch anything on the way back. But here is the fast action that day and everything was better than expected. And yes I forgot the outro again but it's alright.

0:16 (To Skip Intro) An EB Manifest kicks off with an AC44 pair.

UP C44ACM #5678-NewShield
UP AC44CW #6337-Wings

1:51 An EB Short Port Stack Intermodal flies through with an SD40N 3rd out.

UP ET44AH #2676-Flags
UP C45AH #8170-Flags
UP SD40N #1726-Shield

2:26 A good bit later, UP ZG2LT appears with another Tier 4 leader.

UP ET44AH #2591-Flags
UP C45AH #8176-Flags
UP SD70ACe #8335-NewShield
UP ES44AC #5255-Flags (Mid-DPU)
UP C44ACM #5907-NewShield (Mid-DPU)

3:53 Shortly after, it's counterpart ZLTG2 goes by with yet another Tier 4 leader.

UP ET44AH #2667-Flags
UP C44ACM #5907-NewShield
UP SD70ACe #8495-Flags
UP SD70ACe #8516-NewShield
UP C45ACCTE #7516-Flags (Mid-DPU)
UP AC44CW #7230-Flags (Mid-DPU)

6:05 MG3G3 goes to grab it's cars
UP SD70M #5036-Flags

6:27 A WB Ethanol Train then appears with a nose-numberboard AC44 leader.

UP AC44CW #6797-Flags
UP C44ACM #9833-NewShield

7:42 Then the ZLCG2 shows up with a newer UP GEVO leader

UP C45AH #2562-Flags
UP ET44AH #2661-Flags
UP SD70AH-T4 #3053-Flags
UP AC44CW #6223-Flags
UP C45ACCTE #7993-Flags

8:53 Then a monster EB UP Manifest shows up with a rebuilt UP Dash 9 leader.

UP C44ACM #9788-NewShield
UP C45ACCTE #7354-Flags (Mid-DPU)
UP C45ACCTE #8009-Flags (End-DPU)

14:16 MG3G3 returns this time with cars.

UP SD70M #5036-Flags

15:44 SFLCH goes by with a Wing UP SD70ACe delivering a Via Rail Train set to Canada (Chicago for this particular run where either CPKC or CN will pick up and take it to Canada). This was the biggest surprise of the trip (Sorry about the foam)

UP SD70ACe #8576-Flags
Via SCV-42 #2230-ViaCanada (DIT)
Via SCV-42 #2331-ViaCanada (DIT)

16:28 Then ZG2BR Flies past with a UP SD70AH-T4 leader and a mostly EMD lashup

UP SD70AH-T4 #3018-Flags
UP SD70AH #9061-Flags
UP SD70ACe #8333-Flags (End-DPU)
UP ET44AH #2604-Flags (End-DPU)

18:08 Then MPRNP goes by with a rebuilt AC60 leader.

UP C44ACM #6899-NewShield
UP ET44AH #2710-Flags (End-DPU)

20:20 Then a monster NNPPR goes by with an NS leader and Mid-DPU and friendly crew.

NS ES44AC #8166-HH-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
NS AC44C6M #4847-HH (Mid-DPU)
UP AC44CW #6777-Flags (Mid-DPU)

26:00 Then the AMICX goes by with a solo rebuilt AC44 and more friendly crew.

UP C44ACM #5761-NewShield-Sick Narrow Font K3LA Horn

28:56 Then a WB Manifest shows up with another nose-numberboard AC44 leader and another friendly engineer

UP AC44CW #7100-Flags-Raised Letter K3LA Horn
UP C45AH #8257-Flags

31:35 Then an EB Empty rack races by with a solo older UP GEVO

UP ES44AC #5256-Flags

33:41 An EB Intermodal concludes the day with a GEVO leading an ACe with the engineer laying on the horn as an idiot bicyclist (@ 33:35 to your right) played with death and attempted to cross even as the gates are already down)

UP C45AH #8202-Flags
UP SD70ACe #8411-Flags







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