They may not be the prettiest SD40-2's on the rails, but in 2011, a pair of SD40's is a pair of SD40's. 276 is cruisung right along through Des Plaines, headed south to Bensenville Yard. ICE 6214 ... (more)

ICE 6102 Ex IMRL, NEE MRL sits in the west end of Lambton after being set off the previous day from 667 and will taken back to Toronto Yard because something went wrong with the unit and will be r... (more)

With welded rail put down on most of the Chicago Subdivision, it doesn't take much for this trio of SD40's to maintain 40 MPH. 589 roars into Kingston, headed west.

Behind an ICE/SOO duo, K223 takes the west siding at South Deshler on a mild Halloween evening.

Headed west down its former namesake mainline, IC&E 6436 has honors on 589 today. It's nearing the town of Genoa.

Looking good, CP 589 (Bensenville to Savanna) is westbound at Wood Dale, behind a pair of ICE SD40-2's sandwiching a DME.

Foreign power leads ethanol through Suman and past slow order boards, only a few hours outside Chicago.

A loaded ethanol train blast out of Milwaukee bound for Chicago on the CP C&M Sub. Here the train passes KK Bridge, MP 83.4. The train is starting to climb the grade out of Union Sation towards th... (more)

CP 589 hits the diamond at Davis Junction, behind a trio of blue and golds.

Three SD40-2s and an AC4400 lead 282 east...nice color all around.

K632's pair of EMD's let out a little exhaust as they charge through the crossovers at West Standley in the golden light of an autumn sunset.

276 rolls south down the UP's Milwaukee Subdivision, behind a duo of Iowa, Chicago & Eastern SD40-2's. After switching in Milwaukee, it was a straight shot to Bensenville.

A loaded ethanol train from the CP arrives at the Rockwell Yard seen here from the Kedzie Ave overpass.

CP 282 heads rolls outs its final mile as it passes Edgington just east of Bensenville.

After turning the corner in Deshler, K223 throttles up just a few moments after the RM Dispatcher told them they had a clear path to Garrett. Who said anything about candy on Halloween? I'll take ... (more)