CP transfer job I41 (formerly G41) heads for the UP at Proviso as it traverses the north end of the IHB through Franklin Park, IL.

Power for the outbound Midwest Mexican Express CPKC 180.

KCSM 4544 leads the CPKC 247 through Franklin Park on a beautiful fall morning.

A mixture of KCS and CP power sits at the ready tracks at Bensenville Yard on a beautiful morning on the first day of Fall 2023.

NS 1003 leads a transfer from CPKC Bensenville Yard back to The NS.

Taco Belle KCSM 4748 takes a rest while waiting for its next assignment at Bensenville Yard.

A mixture of KCS and CP power sits at the ready tracks at Bensenville Yard on a beautiful morning on the first day of Fall 2023.

KCS 4857 leads a manifest West through Franklin Park.

METX 9 a former Cotton Belt unit (SSW 2590) works a ballast train used to dump rock at the Edgington Street grade crossing rebuild project in Franklin Park.

The power for the Midwest Mexican Express waits on the south end of Bensenville Yard prior to departure later in the evening.

METX 9 a former Cotton Belt unit (SSW 2590) works a ballast train used to dump rock at the Edgington Street grade crossing rebuild project in Franklin Park.

METX 123 shoves an inbound train to the city after making a station stop at Franklin Park.

The transition period is well under way as a mix of KCS and CP power takes a rest while taking on fuel at CPKC Bensonville Yard in Franklin Park.

Its a beautiful sunny morning as KCS 4150 brings up the rear of a westbound intermodal train at Tower B12.

Breaking the late night silence around Franklin Park, the I41 transfer job out of Bensenville Yard departs for It’s short trip down the IHB to Proviso Yard in Northlake. At the helm is a duo of ... (more)