As the sun sets, a stack train bound for Seattle crosses a picturesque little creek on its way into rural Illinois.

CTA M.U. # 2432, still in CTA's older paint scheme with the red and blue front end, leads a 4 car M.U. set. If you look closely enough you could see the reflection of the CTA train off the buildin... (more)

A rare CN coal train (C71691-3-21) into St. Louis, with a matched pair of IC SD70s, waits for a crew at IL RT. 157 on the St. Louis Division. The coal is from a recently re-opened mine in central ... (more)

A CN train from the BRC is about to swing onto the ex-WC as it crosses the new bridge over the DesPlaines River.

One of three DWP units left not in CN paint coasts downhill toward Galena while winding through the northwest Illinois Mississippi River area bluffs.

Unusual power leading the CN Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)

The tiny bridge over a pedestrian underpass withstands the weight of half a Dash 9. They even decked out the lightpoles here with Christmas cheer.

Empty BNSF Grain Train heading west across the CN Mississippi River Bridge with a CN crew on board. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

The trio of unpatched CNW units arrives back in Chicago with a manifest from the Twin Cities.

Danville job crossing the North Fork of the Vermillion River.

A faded pumpkin leads a stack train over Crow Creek in Toluca.

Southbound Freight

The e/b Southwest Chief races across the DuPage River.

Eastbound

A pair of UP's make their way across the Big Muddy River.