All of Wilton Iowa comes out to see steam in action as Iowa Interstate puts on a good show supporting the Wilton Fire Department.
Iowa Interstate steam rolls through the cornfields of eastern Iowa on a beautiful day for a good cause supporting our first responders.
Guess someone has finally decided that this is supposed to be a KCS locomotive after all and spray painted on the rightful owner initials.
A rare GTW GP9r works a cut of cars on the north end of Markham Yard.
Power sits in Joliet Yard waiting for the next assignment on a hot and humid summer afternoon.
BNSF 167 arrives in Joliet Yard to begin its work as a barge sails northbound up the Des Plaines River toward the former EJ&E lift bridge. The Statesville Prison can be seen in the distance where ... (more)
This has been sitting at this location for years. Not sure what the future holds for it....
The crew on the L509 is getting ready for the run to Morris as UP coal train power stands by in the distance. Looks like the same disgruntled employee tagged the UP 2657, "UP Loves Layoffs" as thi... (more)
Power from a coal train that went up to the Will County Generating Station rests in the former EJ&E yard on a beautiful spring morning. Some disgruntled employee took the time to include "UP Greed... (more)
The Chicagoland area is still the place to go to see a number of IC SD70's still in service.
A few more locomotives sit around the shop area including what looks like perhaps a former BRC GP7 or 9.
A string of GATX GP38-2's sits outside of the Motive Power Resources shop in Minooka Illinois.
Its a hot day along the smelly and nasty Des Plains River as we see the BNSF Chicago to Galesburg local depart Joliet Yard.
A pair of IC SD70's rest in the former EJ&E Joliet Yard waiting for the next assignment on a nice summer morning. This yard looks more like a ghost town most of the time with not much going on mos... (more)
Three IC "deathstar" SD70's rest in the yard on this nice summer afternoon. On this day, six black IC SD70's were assigned to the yard.
