After arriving Madison Yard with the 101 transfer from Luther Yard in St. Louis, TRRA 2006, 2010, 4002 and 4001 take headroom at the south end of the yard.

A pair of TRRA SD40-2's slowly shove back to the Madison Yard hump as they pass a gaggle of EMD's parked on the RIP track.

With the Gateway Arch and St. Louis skyline in the distance, ALS SD40N #2044 works a hump job at Gateway Yard. Along with the two Alton & Southern SD60's, this is currently the only SD40N painted ... (more)

On a sunny afternoon in St. Louis, TRRA 101 has just recently departed Luther Yard and is passing the P.D. George Company on Talcott Avenue with a pair of GP38-2's and a pair of SD60I's.

It was a happening morning at Alton & Southern's Gateway Yard as SD60's 2204 and 2205 build a train along Third Rail Road in Alorton, while UP 3019 is on hold, waiting for an available track to ya... (more)

With the pair of Alton & Southern SD60's in charge, UP train MBNAS (Bloomington, IL to Gateway Yard in East Saint Louis, IL) prepares its departure out of the Bloomington Yard. Clouds were heavy i... (more)

On a sunny afternoon along the Mississippi River, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis' train 101 crosses the Merchants Bridge. The railroad's sharp pair of SD60I's provide the power on ... (more)

METX #509, one of Metra's new SD70MACH's, passes Tower A2 on its way out of the windy city.

After realigning the derail and picking up the conductor, IC 6250 looks great on the point of CN L512 as it makes its way through the back alleys of Chicago's south side.

L512 departs the Illinois International Port in Chicago with IC 6250 and CN 5323. 6250 still wears Deathstar paint, while 5323 wears the CN North America scheme. To the left is EJ&E Bridge #710, a... (more)

A pair of former CREX ES44AC's, now officially owned by CN, lead a northbound train of tankers over the Des Plaines River in Plainfield.

IC 1033 and 1017, both Deathstar SD70's, lead CN L503 south through Blue Island Junction as ominous clouds swirl overhead. L503 is a BRC Clearing Yard to CN Kirk Yard train and is utilizing the fo... (more)

A 7 hour+ late City of New Orleans makes its shove move to Union Station as it passes the Amtrak facilities at 18th Street. I've seen some pretty cool units lead Amtrak trains in the past, but an ... (more)

It's hard to get much more Illinois Central than this. After an equipment failure in route with one of the trailing Amtrak Chargers, IC SD70 #1027 was sent to the rescue on this 7+ hour late City ... (more)

On a sunny Saturday morning in Dolton, the Bottle train slowly rolls east on the CSX Barr Subdivision, preparing to hop onto the IHB Main at the switch up ahead. The bottles are bound for Clevelan... (more)