After picking up an empty coke train at the nearby Gary Works, EJ&E 669 and CN 5369 head into Kirk Yard. In the process, they pass by the classic roundhouse.

WCCH SD20 #1802 sits silently at the end of the line. Will County #4, the coal fired power plant in Romeoville, stands tall in the background. The days of coal at this plant are seemingly coming t... (more)

The Belt Railway of Chicago's North Outside Industry job (NOSI) departs Charter Steel with its sizable pickup, on a day where temperatures exceeded 100 degrees. BRC GP38-2 #581 is in charge, inste... (more)

On a hot and sticky morning, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's massive, water treatment plant is seen from above in Stickney. Times are busy as multiple trains of lo... (more)

A497 hustles south down the Mainline of Mid America, passing the old depot in Peotone, Illinois. It features one heck of a leader if the form of Kansas City Southern's sharp veterans' unit.

A pair of trusty KB&S Geeps rumble through the small town of Fowler, Indiana.

A pair of EJ&E SD38-2's slowly roll down home rails in East Chicago, Indiana. The two veterans are in charge of the Lakefront Local, headed back home to Kirk Yard after switching the port in Chica... (more)

With a hefty pickup from Cleveland Cliffs, the "Short Line" makes a shove move down the BP Lead in Whiting, Indiana. The crew will shove onto the NS and through nearby CP 502 to access h... (more)

With its pickup on the main, UP GP38-2 #815 is in charge of YPR60B as it shoves its delivery into the Chicago Tribune. Directly behind the 815 is CNW caboose #11119, a regular on this job.

For the first time in over six months, the Midwestern Generating Station in Romeoville has received a coal train. Will County Coal Handling (WCCH) SD20 #1801 is in charge of the first cut of 30 ca... (more)

One thing I've always liked about downtown Chicago is that it sees veteran Union Pacific GP15-1's handling Metra equipment on a daily basis. Enroute from the California Avenue Coach Yard to Ogilvi... (more)

After attaching another pair of GP38-2's to the rear of the train, KBS 704 and 703 are back on the move in Iroquois, Illinois.

A pair of KBS GP38-2's thunder out of Earl Park on a bitter cold morning.

Passing a grain elevator in Montmorenci, KBS 704 and 703 continue their southbound trip, now about 10 miles from their destination of Lafayette.

With 51 grain loads enroute to Lafayette, KBS 704 and 703 are rolling right along through the town of Otterbein. They are seen passing one of the many grain elevators along the KBS system.