The westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight prepares to depart in the twilight hour.

Rock Island 665 (E9A) and commuter train at 119th Street, Blue Island, Illinois along the Suburban Branch. Verne Brummel (photographer) / Dave Cramer (photo editing). Visit our websites at - more)

A CSX wide cab leads this stack train down the IHB, headed south through the Blue Island Junction. A CSX standard cab follows.

CSX ran an OCS from Indianapolis to Chicago on the morning of March 3. After dropping the passengers in Bedford Park, the train deadheaded back south, pictured here through Blue Island Junction.

A clean UP ES44AC leads a southbound ethanol train through the Blue Island Junction.

A northbound CN manifest makes its way through the Blue Island Junction, powered by a pair of CN Dash 9's.

A trio of CN widecab GE's lead a northbound manifest through the Blue Island Junction.

Iowa Interstate 512 heads west with a mixed consist after receiving the signal at Blue island Station

Young ladies on bicycles await this unique ALCO product to clear the Vermont Street crossing in Blue Island IL. The Rocks 10 C415's were assigned to the Chicago Terminal Division during their ent... (more)

A southbound vehicle train passes through the Blue Island Junction.