NS 3547 & then 3 more NS SD40-2’s lead the NS D36 South through Lodge, IL. The Bloomington District is a line stuck back in previous times for the most part & the small town of Lodge is a prime ... (more)

IC 1025 leading CN train L536 past the Chicago 16th St Tower. They had to wait for a handful of Amtrak & Metra trains out of Chicago before they could cross at 18th Street & then make it to here. ... (more)

IC 1025 leading the CN L536 South through Chicago past the Kensington Tower. This was my first time shooting the popular L536 job w/ the IC deathstars. It was only fitting to shoot it past the als... (more)

The most stereotypical farm scene available. The BLOL 7591 leads a loaded NS grain train past a grain bin & grain auger seen from across a farm field. Hello Illinois!

BLOL 7591 leads a LTEX motor w/ half loaded NS grain cars down the scale track in Sibley, IL. This is where they’ll finish their loading before taking the train to home base in Gibson City.

L-CHI105 making it’s run to BNSF Galesburg Yard as they cross the Kankakee River at Lorenzo. Today’s train featured a BN & BNSF SD40-2, HLCX GP38-2, & an ATSF SD40-2.

One of 11 former Clinchfield SD40’s on the CSX roster leads a Northbound ethanol from Jacksonville, FL to Blue Island, IL through Ottawa, Ohio on the Toledo Sub.

Two Motive Rail GP10s putting together the Illinois Terminal Belt grain train for the Canadian National in Clinton, IL.

A trio of EMD veterans leading a loaded grain train South on the former IC Charter Branch to Clinton, IL. In Clinton the ITB will leave this train for the Canadian National to pick up.

The Bloomer Line passing an old depot in Chatsworth on their Northern branch that they acquired from the IC. The town of Chatsworth features the BLOL & TP&W. They do little interchange here.

BLOL 7591 & a LTEX GP38-2 leading some NS grain loads out of the town of Chatsworth, IL as they head through a small S Curve just South of town.

The newly put together Illinois Terminal Belt Railroad passing the Tate & Lyle elevator in Wapella, IL on the former ICG.

Two GP10’s & a MP15AC work a loaded grain train for the Canadian National up the hill into the small 600 resident town of Wapella, IL on the former IC Charter Line. The Illinois Terminal Belt ow... (more)

The newest unit to the Iowa Interstate fleet leading a morning Eastbound out through the CSX Rockdale Yard on the former Rock Island. IAIS 519 is dedicated to Paul Banner. Third out of this consis... (more)

A total of six EMD’s lead the L-CHI105 West across the Santa Fe. This SD40-2 was originally built for the BN in 1979.