The NS Virginian Heritage unit leads 219 west across Illinois as a recent snow slowly melts away.

A birds eye view of IC 1005 and IC 1017 leading the CN L509 through Plainfield on the former EJE River Line.

IC 1028 leads the CN L509 to Morris for some switching work. A DAIR GP9 will be set out at Motive Power Resources in Minooka Illinois further down the line.

An interesting consist makes up the CPKC 247 on this Valentines Day 2024. KCS 4844, BNSF 9783 and SOO 4448. Guess this would count as a fallen flag locomotive consist.

Iowa Interstate GP38-2 was built by EMD in August 1972 as Penn Central 8020. With the formation of Conrail in 1976, this diesel became CR 8020. It was later sold back to EMD, which placed it in ... (more)

A wore out former TFM unit (TFM 2665) KCSM 4565 and KCS 5016 will be on the outbound CPKC 180 later in the evening.

Dead locomotives waits out their last days in Chicago Heights with their fate already sealed by the cutting torch.

CSX train I007, the hot intermodal train from from North Bergen, NJ to Rose Lake Yard in East St. Louis, IL, is arriving on the "mail track" to unload its cargo.

The local has finished its work in Greenville, Il and is headed back to its home base at Rose Lake Yard in East St. Louis, IL.

Just Like Old Times. On a perfect afternoon in Joliet, a pair of EJ&E SD38-2's are in charge of train L521, a local freight from Kirk Yard in Gary, IN. EJ&E power rarely makes it to Joliet ... (more)

Metra 104, the Chicago unit, leads a outbound train into Bensenville, passing Tower B17.

Metra 505 shoves a inbound train out of Bensenville, passing Tower B17.

Passing under the Canadian National bridge as they back onto their train are BNSF Railway ES44DC 7437, ES44C4 8079, Dash 9-44CW 5074, Dash 9-44CW 5488, Dash 9-44CW 994 and ES44DC 7651. Before lon... (more)

A duo of KCSM Gray Ghost AC44s lead CPKC 249 West through Elmwood Park

IC SD70 1028 leads CN L509 South through Shorewood. A DAIR GP9 in third out.