This is sad.... a GTW SD40 and several WC SD45s sit parked on the deadline awaiting their date with the scrapper.

The J local rumbles through Griffith as it works its way west toward Joliet.

Four units in three different paint schemes lead an intermodal train west as it wraps around famed Houlihan's Curve.

A westbound stack train rolls around Sequoia Curve as it climbs out of the Illinois River valley.

I was finally able to catch the elusive TP&W. Here a pair of geep 40s head toward Galesburg to interchange with the BNSF. The bulldozers on the flatcars were manufactured in Peoria by Caterpillar.

A less than exciting consist leads a stack train west on the Geneva Sub.

Number 6000 brings up the rear of a loaded coal train headed east under the old coaling tower in De Kalb.

Spring is in full bloom as the UP E units roll west through De Kalb with the special.

A Tazewell and Peoria freight rumbles down the Peoria riverfront and past one of my favorite restaurants with a cut of grain cars from Iowa Interstate. And yes, the hot wings were delicious.

A CN freight out of Peoria rolls past an ADM facility along the Illinois River.

Three GTW geeps head south after picking up their train from the Tazewell and Peoria yard.

A trio of EMD units running Southern style prepare to lead a freight out of Good Yard. The first few cars are carrying brand new Caterpillar equipment manufactured in Peoria.

A GEVO leads a stack train with mostly K-Line containers south through the junction.

A single SD38 leads a freight across Broadway.

A manifest off the NS main throttles up after taking the connection to head south on the UP main.