The lead engine is pulling all her sisters to a point north of Streator, here all will sadly be cut up. This will be the last trip over live rail for this sextuplets of former Southern Ge's. At le... (more)

The median "L" was opened in 1969. The elevated opened in 1907 as the Englewood extension. But the houses and the church predate them all, going back to the 1870s. A NB Green line train has sl... (more)

Illinois Railway's Job 107 rolls slowly across Indian Creek while switching sand cars on s Sunday afternoon in Wedron, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Having just started their day in South Beloit. A short Iowa Chicago and Eastern local crosses the mighty Rock River and heads south towards Rockford to do some work. Once their work in Rockford is... (more)

The engineer of Job 107, the Illinois Railway's road freight between Ottawa and Eola, Illinois, flashes the peace sign as he slowly rolls 53 sand empties across the Fox River bridge on Mothers Day... (more)

After entering the Land of Lincoln, Illinois, UP 2010 accelerates to track speed and crosses an old MoPac bridge.

Two SD70ACe's cross over Taylor Avenue on a bright sunny morning.

Union Pacific 5799 and 6454 with DPU 7176 slowly go over the bridge and into Cora after switching tracks to go by the maintenance of way.

BN green 6523 leads NP painted 6402 eastbound over the river bridge at Riverside.

The Illinois Railway's Eola Job returns from BNSF's Eola Yard light engines. Since being bought by OmniTrax, the IR has significantly upgraded their power, although their 2 SD50s are in HBR paint.

The inbound Saluki hits the hump in the St. Charles Air Line that helps it clear Canal Street, which in turn is over the Canal Street Wye. Below, a Metra train awaits the afternoon rush.

An eclectic lashup pulls M337 over the bridge at Bridgeport Junction. Note the remains of the catwalk at the top of the bridge where the tower that once controlled the interlocking here stood long... (more)

Lafayette bound KBS 704 & sisters are ducking under the KBS former Milwaukee Road line to Danville, IL.

NS freight flies across the campus of Millikin University.