Thawville is no misnomer....it's barely 6 degrees (F) this morning. I believe this was the last year an IC E-Unit ran on this train.

L521 heads through the curve around Downtown Griffith with a pair of IC SD70’s, and the leader still wearing its Illinois Central colors.

A loaded taconite train ducks under the Rainey Sub at Munger on the way south to Proctor.

The last remaining white-sill IC SD40-3 meets a pair of DMIR SD38's at the bottom of the hill in Proctor.

Buried deep in the Canadian National's Woodcrest Shops (in Homewood, Illinois) is Illinois Central SW14 1495, wearing the markings of parent company Canadian National. This switcher was built by E... (more)

Tucked inside the Canadian National’s Woodcrest Locomotive Shop and receiving some care is Illinois Central GP38-2 9561. Built by EMD in April 1972, this engine was originally Gulf Mobile & Ohi... (more)

IC 1035 leads the L509 into Grundy County at County Line Road. A Dakota and Iowa SD40-2 is ridding along and will be set out at the Motive Power Resource shop in Minooka.

CN L553 headed back towards Otto from the quarry in Limestone off of the CN Herscher Branch in Central Illinois.

IC 1000 leading L553 back South to Gilman from Otto on the former Illinois Central mainline.

Three IC SD70's work the north end of Joliet Yard on a cool fall afternoon.

Its getting that time of year again where the sun angle makes this a nice spot to document the L509 rolling through town.

Awaiting the call to their next assignment at Canadian National’s Woodcrest Locomotive Shop are Illinois Central SD70 1034 and CN ES44AC 2881. (Woodcrest used to be an IC facility before CN acq... (more)

IC 6252 & DMIR 405 bring a loaded taconite train South towards Proctor to be unloaded

One of few remaining IC GP40's leads a short local through Griffith Indiana.

Looking right at home, IC 1018, 1024 and UP 1657 makes up the days L515 as it departs Markham Yard on the Mainline of Mid-America.