On the final day of J operations, 674 and 654 head back home to Joliet with the S21.

Santa Fe Warbonnet SD75M 8243 leads the S TCBCHI east through Crest Hill.

A sad day in Chicagoland as the days of the J came to an end. 663 and 670 lead what will be the final State Line coal train under J ownership. One tough pill to swallow.

This is probably the long west, but there was some weird stuff going on, making it questionable.

Nothing like catching a J train on a sunny Saturday morning! Here, we have 659, 673 and 312 (somehow, a SW1200 sneaked in there!) leading the Long West back home to Joliet.

EJ&E SD38-2 664 heads light through Crest Hill.

EJ&E SD38-2's 657 and 670 await a new crew.

HLCX SD40-3 6056 and EJ&E straight SD38 J-Ball 654 (one of three J-Balls remaining, along with 662 and 703) pass a stopped EJ&E SD38-2 657 and EJ&E SD38-2 670, sitting crewless in the siding.

EJ&E SD38-2 669 heads light through Crest Hill.

HLCX 6056, EJ&E 668 and EJ&E 661 lead the eastbound State Line coal train through Crest Hill.

EJ&E J-Ball 654 awaits a new crew.

A pair of EJ&E SD38-2's sandwich the only remaining SDP45 (HLCX 6515, which was rebuilt to SD40 standards) on the eastbound State Line coal train.

Hammer down! The conductor on EJ&E 664 takes in some fresh air, while the engineer blocks out the sunlight.

EJ&E 664 and 668 pass CTC Turner with the Long West.

EJ&E 666 and 664 are closing in on their final destination at Joliet Yard.