A loaded oil train swings off the Waukesha Sub onto the Leighton Sub at Mundelein. This connection was a big deal for CN as this is the start of the EJ&E trackage for trains to bypass Chicago prop... (more)

The town of Warren shows off its heritage of the Stagecoach Trail on its water tower. The Trail is a historic route through northwest Illinois that connected Lena with Galena. The trail was a part... (more)

A 2nd 260 is rolling south on the Marquette Sub towards the next crew change at Marquette. The CPKC's specially painted unit for the Canadian Air Force and a CPKC AC4400 that is in DP mode on the ... (more)

A rail train is done dumping rail north of Kains siding on the Marquette Sub. Now begins 200 plans on what to do next! Amazing how no one really knew what needed to be done and how long that would... (more)

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)

These Roadrailer trains are pretty cool. Here 256 pulls into the siding at Tolono to meet 2 west on the NS Lafayette District. Amazing how long this service has hung on. Guessing the equipment agi... (more)

NS train 121 is doubling into the yard at Decatur. The train takes head room at WABIC to make the double. The train will get a new crew, power, and double before heading for St. Louis.

The D03 local has 12 cars for the Decatur and Eastern. Here they make the back and forth moves needed to get over to the south side at WABIC. In the foreground the the 1901 built Wabash Railroad S... (more)

The eastbound Roadrailer #256 slowly pulls into Decatur for a crew change. The train is seen here between Moser and Wabic. The train has been chasing 20T across the Springfield Sub, but passed him... (more)

Central Illinois isn't the pretty countryside in the world, its like a ride thru Nebraska! Luckily there are some odds and ends things to add to the photo, unfortunately it isn't the old Wabash si... (more)

An empty bottle train works back towards East Chicago. The train just came out of the ArcelorMittal steel-making plant in Riverdale, These bottle trains are loaded at 3 different blast furnaces in... (more)

This bottle train popped out from behind the BNSF empty auto racker pulling into Gibson. Both jobs are about to cross the NS line to Ft. Wayne near the Illinois-Indiana Stateline. The bottle train... (more)

Westbound Metra West Line train #37 is off from their station stop at the UP shops. The train dropped off a bunch of employees. The group will grab 10 units to the left and head downtown to pick u... (more)

Over 13 parked train sets can be seen here from this view at the Metra Aurora yard over the weekend. There are plenty more sets out of site around the curve. Crazy to see all these train waiting o... (more)