In the golden hour, EJ&E 671 heads north through Crest Hill. With heat indexes peaking 110, a 25 MPH heat restriction was enforced on the entire line today.
EJ&E 671 has received the signal and is heading north out of Joliet, the rear of its train about to clear "Ruff" in the background.
EJ&E SD38-2 671 leads a Eola-bound local north through Crest Hill. Nice reminder of the good old days here!
With a few minutes before sunset EJ&E 671 is about to duck into the siding to do it's local job
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What used to be the norm... The EJ&E road train crosses the CP/Metra mains to deliver cars to the CP yard, at dusk, 7:52 pm.
EJE 671 shoves a cut of autoracks back into Markham Yard.
A nice EJE SD38-2 pulls down out of Markham with a long cut of autoracks past the platform in Homewood.
Chicago Classics A EJE SD38-2 shoves past a IC SD70 at the south end of Markham Yard.
EJ&E orange leads a late AXS1 (L519) through Crest Hill.
EJ&E 671 doing flat switching duties at the south end of the former EJ&E Joliet Yard. Soon a new signal bridge will go up thanks to the CN.
It's a frigged New Years morning with temps around zero but the EJE 671 has no problem working in the cold on the trim job just south of Markham Yard.
The EJ&E 671 on the north end of the yard as the sun starts to rise
Done with their work at Smurfit Stone, the EJ&E 671 and 675 head for home.
L516 prepares to head west, home to Joliet Yard. EJ&E 671 and 675 have the honors today, as they prepare to head back to the rest of their train, at Smurfit Stone.