A standard cab leader rattles the diamonds in Marion on an early spring evening. A few years back 117 was a reliable late afternoon/early evening mixed freight that often had good leaders.
IC 1027 takes the afternoon off on a beautiful fall day.
Running on an inverted schedule, the southbound B&LE ore train makes an appearance at Russelton shortly after sunrise. This would be one of the last runs with the IC trio before the big CN DPU pow... (more)
Power for the L509 is tied up for the day at Joliet Yard.
CN A40891 rolls south into Mattoon, IL with a matching set of IC painted EMD SD70's as it passes in front of the Mattoon Amtrak station that still proudly displays the Illinois Central name.
A 1993-built standard cab SD70 is passing under the PA Route 72 twin bridges in Lebanon. Note the "bloody bucket" symbol to the left of the locomotive, incorporated into the design of t... (more)
Spartan Cab SD70 number 2568 leads an eastbound on the Gulf Curve at Little Falls NY.
A trio of Illinois Central SD70's lead a loaded ore train south on the CN Bessemer Sub, passing through the MD North control point near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. This control point features a u... (more)
Illinois Central SD70 number 1025 and CN SD60 number 5447 sit in CSX's Goodman Street yard awaiting pickup by the Rochester & Southern to take them to AMP in Dansville for servicing.
A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound ore past the searchlight at the 115.2 on the former B&LE mainline.
A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound ore across the viaduct at Osgood, PA as Fall colors start to work into western Pennsylvania
A trio of Illinois Central SD70s prepare to double the ore loads for departure from the ore docks on Lake Erie at Conneaut.
A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound B&LE ore train at Queen Jct, PA on a beautiful Fall afternoon.
IC 1003 works a cut of tank cars while IC 1036 waits for it's next assignment on the first day of Fall.
