BN GP39-2 #2730, a ATSF Bluebonnet GP30, and a EMDX GP38-2 lead a short local west through Coal City.

The westbound L-CHI1021 rolls through Coal City with a sweet lash-up consisting of Santa Fe Bluebonnet GP35 2521, very rare BN GP9B 1701 (one of three) and EMDX GP38-2 753.

Nice, clean GEVO 7669 rolls westbound through Coal City, accompanied by a green BN SD40-2.

CEFX 7092 in BN paint leads an H1 SD40-2 westbound through Coal City.

We signaled that a train was approaching to a motorist as he was approaching. He started to cross the tracks, and then knew he had to stop. He saw the train coming, put it into reverse, and missed... (more)

Remote control equipped BN 6928 leads a second BN SD40-2 on the westbound M-IHBKCK at Coal City.

M-IHBKCK heads west with a sweet pair of BN SD40-2's, the first being a remote control equipped unit.

A westbound bare table train highballs through Coal City with a nice pair of BN green SD40-2's. Nothing like a little old power to make a cold trip worthwhile (wind chill 20 below!).

A pair of UP SD70M's and a UP C40-8 slowly lead the westbound IBPCI stacker into the setting sun.

Brrrr! It's -20 degrees (with the wind chill) while this westbound stack train rolls right along through Coal City with BNSF 5101, an NS Dash 9 and a Santa Fe Warbonnet Dash 9.

Three Dash 9's, including an H1 Pumpkin, highball westward through Coal City with a stacker.

Santa Fe warbonnet C40-8W #950, a BNSF Dash 9, a NS Dash 9, and another BNSF Dash 9 highball through Coal City with Z-WSPLAC.

Santa Fe bluebonnet GP39-2 #2789 leads M-IHBKCK through Coal City along with a Bluebonnet B23-7 and a BNSF GP38-2.

An elephant style lash-up consisting of a Conrail C40-8W, an NS C40-9W and a very nice NS C39-8E, highballs the westbound Quality New York City - Los Angeles, California stack train through Coal C... (more)

BNSF 5067 with its beautiful Heritage 2 paint scheme, highballs westward with a stacker, scaring up a flock of starlings, with help from a CN "Draper Taper" SD50F and a BNSF GP60B.