On a windy and frigid cold morning, UP’s KD Local crosses the Rock River with two GP15-1’s and two interchange cars from the IR to take back to Belvedere. The conductor rides the head end over... (more)

Newly painted Alton & Southern SD60s 2205 and 2204 lead the 101 job West up the East approach of the MacArthur bridge, heading towards downtown St. Louis to interchange with the UP. This is the fi... (more)

L-CHI105 wastes no time as they head west over the Des Planes River in Lemont with a H1 GP38-2, H4 GP60 and a Bluebonnet GP60.

High above the Fox River in Geneva, IL, CSXs Law Enforcement promotional locomotive flies with ethanol empties. Since its unveiling not too long ago, this is only the second time that one of the C... (more)

As twilight blankets the town of Elgin, CNs Iowa Division manifest hi-tails over the Fox River with a pair of matched Illinois Central SD70s. Just like old times!

The last sunlight of December 3, 1988, lights up the autoracks on a Grand Trunk Western freight, led by freshly-painted GTW EMD GP38-2 No. 5721, at Blue Island, Illinois. The eastbound train is cr... (more)

The Illinois Central called. They want their line back! Illinois Central SD70’s have found their way back on the old IC Freeport Division. Snow begins to fall on a late night while M338 treks... (more)

BNSF GEVO’s pull an eastbound autorack through Blue Island, Illinois.

CSX i016 heads east through Blue Island.

A solo Tier 4 GEVO leads a long train through Blue Island

CSX 5480 leads a stack train East through Blue Island/

At Ancona, Illinois, the former Santa Fe main line makes a long right hand curve westward through town. On April 26, 1997, a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train flies over the ... (more)

Metra was in the process of moving two Charter private cars from Chicago Union Station to LaSalle Street. Seen here crossing Hickory Creek on Joliet's east side, NIRC 8 is in charge. #8 was built ... (more)

A westbound Norfolk Southern local, powered by EMD GP38AC No. 4120, crosses a bridge over the Embarras River between Philo and Tolono, Illinois, on October 11, 1995.

Kicking off September with some Cascade Green on the Transcon, as a late L-CHI105 thunders over the Des Planes River with GP39E 2740, H1 GP60B 334 and H4 SD40-2 1680.