Yard jobs at Clearing yard.

Pulling out another long cut.

3862 one of IHB's 2 sd38-2's on the roster waits for traffic to clear before proceeding into Gibson yard with a transfer.

A transfer makes its way out of Riverdale yard with a SD38-2 and SD20 through the west end of Dolton interlocking. The conductor has to throw all the switches manually due to signal upgrades that ... (more)

In what may be the last photo of a J engine, or at least the #666 under the "EJE" banner, the #666 drills the yard in sweet early morning light. This morning the EJE was officially merged into the... (more)

UP hump set goes about shoving their cut as the power for UP Train MKCSJ 20, including SP 9721, waits for its late evening departure.

I feel very lucky to be able to shoot Missabe maroon in 2012, 8 years after one of the greatest railroads was merged into... well the CN.

Right after reading an article in the July Trains Magazine today about Bryon Hill, WI with a photo of the EJ&E 666, The 666 makes an appearance at the Joliet Yard.

What a sound!

EJE 669 splits the coaling towers at the north end of Gilman on its way back to Champaign.

The simplified paint scheme is not as nice as the earlier one but this unit looks well maintained and that's always pleasing.

The 215 and mate have replaced the slug set as yard goats for Proctor. Here they are shuttling 86 cars around. Nice running into missabefan and kmad on the bridge.

Not in Kansas anymore Built for The J in 1970 and usually seen roaming around Lake Michigan, this fine product from EMD now finds itself miles from its former home in Illinois and as one o... (more)

KSW1 approaches Van Loon, behind the "J-Ball" 662 and the "Top Bananna" 446.