CN 4028 pulls away from the CN Freeport, IL Yard while heading Eastbound into Rockford.
The daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train has just finished the work at Freeport and now pumps air to leave. Today's M337 is running about 12 hours late due to congestion at Kirk ya... (more)
The class Grand Trunk Western logo lives on in 2013.
I never thought I would see this lashup again.
Crew members chat, while preparing to make another trip up the line. The SC&S runs on a segement of the old Milwaukee Road Line know as the "Southwestern". Which ran from Savanna Il. (Kitteridge) ... (more)
The D&RGW Ski Train leaves Freeport behind on its trip east.
Canadian National's brand new rail evaluation test car idles in the Freeport yard after a long day of work.
The sound of EMD at work on the railroad may be disappearing slowly but at least today the worn & weary geep is providing faithful service, drilling the yard in Freeport.
Due to chasing the IC&E on the Chicago Subdivision during the afternoon, I missed getting this engine in daylight. Thankfully the fuel man parked and worked on the other side of the engine while ... (more)
M337 has just pulled into Freeport on the siding. They are going to setout the rear 27 cars before heading west again. There is a L566 local that came out of Cedar Rapids sitting on the main at Fr... (more)
Strange power shows up on M338 these days! Today's version had the BNSF 120, BNSF 9736, BNSF 326.
A M338 crewman grabs for his travel bag, as the Freeport local sits idle in the background.
Three relics, one shot.
Note the shifted lumber load on the last car, as IC 6071, the original SD40, couples to the grain hopper to get it ready for pick up.
A CN extra Westbound manifest is at Wallace Yard doing work. The conductor in the foreground is actually the Freeport Local conductor. The IC 6059 is the Freeport Local engine.