A NS High Hood GP38-2 leading the NS D49 train across the Mackinaw River bridge just West of the town of Congerville, IL on the former NKP. This line sees very seldom traffic.

After picking up a delivery of two cars from the CN, MSC 49-5601 heads for the plant to make its own delivery. Built in 1954, the classic SW900 was looking good on this sunny morning.

B40-8W #552 is seen on the point of L CHI105, heading west across the Kankakee River in Wilmington on a gloomy evening. It looks quite tired in faded Warbonnet paint.

As a piggyback train departs the yard westbound, an eastbound Santa Fe freight led by EMD GP20 No. 3017 crosses West 38th Street overpass into Corwith Yard at Chicago, Illinois, on August 30, 1986... (more)

Sometimes, the best catches are the ones that come unexpectedly. NIRC #3, an SW1200 that was built in 1954 as the Milwaukee Road 2048, leads three cars over the 1919-built St. Charles Airline lift... (more)

CN 2129 and two widecab sisters lead CN U704 east over the Fox river in South Elgin.

Villa Grove is a town in Central Illinois known for flooding. As much as it becomes a pain sometimes, there is really nothing our town can control about it. That’s how it has been since the town... (more)

The South Chicago & Indiana Harbor (Chicago Short Line for short) shoves east on the NS at CP 509, making way through the impressive lift bridges near the IL/IN border. SW1500 31 and SW1001 28 are... (more)

IHB 2923 leads a pulldown out of IHB's Blue Island Yard. The 2923 is one of three SD20's left on the IHB roster and has been confirmed as being retired as soon as IHB's new four axles arrive.

A bridge that once saw NYC passenger & Conrail freights is seen here crossing over the I-57 highway. The KBSR is seen here heading back towards Iroquois with a single tank car in tow.

Bound for Chicago and a few hours behind schedule, Texas Eagle #22 heads north across the Kankakee River in Wilmington. A UP GE leads the way, followed by Phase III P42 #822.

Approaching the River Sub in Plainfield, the Joliet-East Morris L509 crosses the Duper (better known as the DuPage River) with a pair of Illinois Central deathstars.

South Shore's pair of former Iowa Interstate SD38-2's are notched out as they lead the Belt Job towards BRC's Commercial Avenue Yard in Chicago.

After returning home from The National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, MO, CTA 6711 & 6712 have been restored to service and are seen crossing the North Shore Channel during the CTA Employee... (more)

Freighter of Canadian National Railway with EMD SD70 locomotive No.1015 Illinois Central in front moves quickly through the BNSF racetrack, originally part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Ra... (more)