UP 1158, in its original Cotton Belt paint scheme, leads the LPR49 local south through Des Plaines.

Southbound Waukegan local sweeps around the corner at Norma on its way to Bryn Mawr.

Patched Cotton Belt GP60 1158 leads a local south through Des Plaines.

UP 1158, an ex-Cotton Belt GP60, still in its original paint, rests in Waukegan yard overnight.

The LSB54 local makes its return trip toward Villa Grove with a severe storm looming in the background.

UP 1158, with its Cotton Belt logo showing proudly on the nose, sits paired with UP 1133 on the engine lead at Villa Grove.

Patched Cotton Belt GP60 1158 leads the LFS54 north across the Kankakee River in Wilmington.

Patched Cotton Belt GP60 1158 trails on a light LSF54 in Wilmington.

UP 1158 still in its Cotton Belt livery leads LSF54 north over the Kankakee River.

Welcome back! After spending some time further south in St. Louis, the patched Cotton Belt GP60 that's served the North/South locals out of Bloomington for years has returned to the area. With the... (more)

Patched Cotton Belt GP60 1158 leads LSF54 north through the countryside just south of Dwight.

After setting out a unit and wying at Global 4, Patched Cotton Belt 1158 (formerly 1943) leads the local back south at Arsenal Rd north of Elwood.

A former Cotton Belt veteran brings the North local across the Kankakee River in Wilmington.