The Wisconsin Central heritage unit is looking good as it leads northbound train Q117 over Bridge 198 in Joliet. The classic Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (EJ&E) lift bridge was built in 1934 and sees a... (more)

With CN's Wisconsin Central heritage unit in charge, Q117 does the loop at Matteson as it makes its way off the CN Chicago Sub (former IC) and onto the former EJ&E, now the CN Matteson Sub.

CN Q117 makes its southbound departure from Markham Yard with the Wisconsin Central heritage unit in charge. It's seen passing the Homewood railfan platform. From here, the train will continue sou... (more)

The J is reborn! ET44AC #3023, specially painted in EJ&E paint, holds on the CN Calumet Spur in East Chicago, IN. In charge of pet coke that was picked up at the nearby BP plant, the train will co... (more)

After making a pickup and a setout at the Port of Chicago (Iroquois Landing), the "Short Line" makes the short trip back to its yard just a few blocks away. SW1500 #31 leads two bay wind... (more)

After working Hawthorne Yard, M337 heads west through North Riverside, IL as it crosses the Des Plaines River on a cold afternoon. Leading the way is IC C40-8W #2460. Built as the LMS 733 in Octob... (more)

On a foggy morning, the silence is broken in the small town of Sheldon as a southbound KB&S grain train makes way to Lafayette, IN.

If you're looking for solid EMD consists on the BNSF in Chicagoland, the L CHI105/M CHIGAL trains (along with their counterparts) are usually a solid bet. SD60M #1463 leads the way on 105 today as... (more)

A refreshing sight heads west through Joliet in the form of a Heritage 1 Dash 9. BNSF 967 is in charge of V BLUKCK (vehicle train from Blue Island, IL to Kansas City, KS) as it passes Joliet Union... (more)

A treasure around the Illinois/Indiana border is the South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway, which was known as the Chicago Short Line until 2003. SCIH 30, 31 and 28 make a pickup at ArcelorMittal... (more)

Done with their work at the Nestle Chocolate plant, the crew of CN L504 prepares to shove back to the Waukesha Sub mainline in Burlington. With EJE 703 and CN 9530 for power, the train's ultimate ... (more)

After switching the Nestle Chocolate plant in Burlington, L504 hustles north across Echo Lake with the EJ&E 703 in charge. For years, the 703 has stood as the only EJ&E GP38-2 remaining and one of... (more)

A trio of Wisconsin & Southern's finest lead T4 through Milton, WI on a cold and cloudy fall afternoon. T4 runs from Horicon to Janesville.

Heading north through the small town of Grand Ridge, OMLX 1019 leads a cut of coal cars out of storage at a steady 10 MPH. Numerous crossings along the line were flagged to ensure that they were i... (more)

OMLX GP38-3 #1019 leads a string of empty BNSF coal cars to Ottawa, as some fall colors hang on in mid October. Heading north across a little bridge just south of town, this is the last of the coa... (more)