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.
EJ&E 673 leads the eastbound, State Line coal train through Mokena, along the Eastern Subdivision back in 2008. It's now April 27th, 2012 and the CN has been in control for a little over three yea... (more)
EJE 662 gets pulled back into Kirk Yard by EJE 675 this is the last J Ball unit on an SD38-2.
CN has its own "heritage" fleet if you consider all its merger road paint schemes still represented in every day action. Here DM&IR 215 works the north end of Proctor yard.
On a perfect spring afternoon, the DM&IR 215 and DM&IR 212 work switching duties in the yard at Proctor. Not long ago they were running ore trains up and down the Missabe Subdivision pulling those... (more)
The old KSW1 is on the approach to Ivanhoe, headed west from Kirk Yard. EJ&E 662, one of the last two J-Balls on the roster and EJ&E 446, the last remaining yellow switcher, have the honors. CN wh... (more)
With a few minutes before sunset EJ&E 671 is about to duck into the siding to do it's local job
Tom Golden photo.
Matching clean paint has the attention of a number of railfans on Good Friday.
A solo former Conrail SD38-2 works a Conway yard job as NS 227 departs westbound for Detroit.
Two railroad greats, the Elgin Joliet & Eastern and the Illinois Central, lead a freight to Curtis Yard for interchange with the CSX. IC 9628, the trailing unit, is the last of its kind in deathst... (more)
