The Leader Of The Pack. It was a long day for the crew that worked the transfer job from East Chicago to Blue Island on Indiana Harbor Belt 3861 (SD38-2) and 3801 (GP38-2) on January 31, 20... (more)

TZPR's Pekin Job passes construction along the hill after receiving the go-ahead from the foreman in charge.

Running through the Red Oak Nature Center between Aurora and Batavia, BNSFs West Chicago job crawls north with the only active smurf on the roster, and one of the three active ATSF warbonnet paint... (more)

BNSFs West Chicago branchline, a branchline that can only handle 4-axle power, sees a big train on a cold Monday morning. 15 cars pulled by Eola’s dynamic duo.

BNSF’s “West Chicago Job”, although it doesn't travel that far anymore, it does go as far as Batavia. Here is said job crawling into Batavia with a Smurf & Warbonnet B40-8W for power.

UP 815 leads Y-PR60B past the Chicago Tribune complex with a former CNW caboose trailing right behind. 1/5/24

NS 8105 leads M-G3AH at Wheaton

NS 8105 leads M-ALG3 at Wadsworth

Norfolk Southern TripleCrown Roadrailer Train 255 crosses over Lake Decatur into Decatur, IL.

Every visit to Chicagoland often ended along the "Racetrack" in Cicero for the last relaxing images before boarding the plane back home and almost every visit was disrupted by something ... (more)

After sitting in the city all night, coal empties from NS highball west along the Mendota sub, with a cab light 70mac rebuild taking the charge.

The last of its kind left on an active BNSF roster, along with one of roughly seven left active, having a “smurf” and warbonnet 4-axle dash 8 paired up, and running on the mainline, was quite ... (more)

Still new to the Chicago area, one of the many new Metra SD70MACHs is seen here ducking under the famed CP Morgan signal set as it heads west for Elgin.

NS 8105 leads M-G3AH over the Fox River in Geneva Illinois. 1/6/24

Another pair of IC SD70's lead CN train A408 southbound through Alma, IL.