Doing a track speed of 60 mph, 5259 blows through the small town of Maple Park, IL on it's way to Rochelle's Global 3 yard.

The UP/CSX Salad Bowl Express pounds the IHB diamonds at State Line Junction in Hammond. This train was featured a couple of weeks ago on History Channel's Extreme Trains.

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Farewell to Chicago's Outer Belt Railway, The J, as of December 24th the official STB ruling has approved the CN/EJE merger that so many suburbs have fought for the last 8 months Railroad: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD38-2
Location: West Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: EJE 663
Train ID: N-21
Photo Date: September 21, 2008

The showers gave up and the sun came out just as ICE 6412 was rolling into the yard.

With a company consisting of only 3 employees including the owner it can be hard work on this terminal road and with the cold, wet rain, days like today make it even harder. Railroad: Iowa Traction
Locomotive: Baldwin-Westinghouse Steeplecab
Location: Mason City, Iowa, USA
Locomotive #: IATR 54
Train ID: IATR
Photo Date: October 24, 2008

Just another 70M in Uncle Pete's wonderful armor yellow paint comes to life with a flash/exposure combo as it rolls through the City of Boone, Ia. Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70M
Location: Boone, Iowa, USA
Locomotive #: UP 4259
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 25, 2008

JS 8419 lets out a stream of steam for the photographers of the BSVRR first annual night photography train.

Trains and Grain in the Golden hour!

The WSOR Business Special headed by an E9 A-B-A consist curves out of Janesville over the Rock River on it's trip to Chicago to pick up Customers. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTq_2zAc-... (more)

Three WSOR E's wait for the METX 2605 out of Grayslake to pass before they can continue on it's business trip to Chicago. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTq_2zAc-Kg

An 8 unit consist from Chicago Clearing rolls by Green Island Road on it's way to Dubuque, IA.

Highballing out of Barrington

A short potash train from Canada rumbles into Franklin Park.

A UP light power move with CSX GE AC4400CW framed nice with a budding red crabapple tree.