Y-JOL202 crosses the Rock Island at Joliet Union Station with a former Santa Fe SD40-2 leading the way.

As Y JOL201 waits to depart Joliet Yard with a pair of SD40-2's, the Lemont Trader makes a convenient appearance as it makes way down the Des Plaines River. The Joliet Correctional Center, which w... (more)

Santa Fe all the way! SD40-2's 1614 and 1786, the leader still sporting ATSF blue/yellow, cross the Des Plaines River as they depart Joliet with the Y JOL201. This job switches industries west of ... (more)

Elimination of Rock Island passenger trains and shortage of working freight units has a pair of E8As leading an eastbound freight.

Built as the SLSF (Frisco) 439 in August of 1974, BNSF H1 GP38-2 #2294 shoves L CHI105 into Joliet Yard as the crew prepares to go about the local switching duties.

All EMD's congregate together on a nice sunny morning in Joliet as the crew prepares for the days work on the L509.

Former UP E9(A) 659 leads an ABBBA lash-up on an intermodal train through Joliet. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

While checking some trains out around the area, I was quite surprised to see a quad of SD40N's working the south end of Global IV. Led by snoot #1558, the classic EMD's are seen shoving hard on a ... (more)

With three CP SD40-2s dead in tow, CN L509 heads south through Caton Farm.

Dirty and grimy, a trio of IC EMDs leads a coal train through Joliet. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of IC EMDs leads a short intermodal train under the semaphores at Joliet. Tom Golden photo.

A bad ordered bilevel car was ready for pick-up at Joliet's Washington Street Coach Yard and NIRC 3 got the call to head west from 47th Street to retrieve it. The old Milwaukee Road veteran slows ... (more)

ATSF 999243 brings up the rear of a string of intermodal trailers as they pass under the semaphores at Joliet. Tom Golden photo.