It’s a hot and sticky afternoon in the Quad Cities region as a duo of IAIS GP38-2’s, 705 and 711 bring a PEDAV over the Rock River with a large grain train in tow. After crossing the river, th... (more)

Chicago’s Iconic Tunnels. CN train L536 crawls through Downtown Chicago with IC 1000, the “class unit” IC SD70 leading a CN SD75I and SD70M-2. They are seen here tip toeing under the ... (more)

An early L536 pops out of the McCormick Place as it makes It’s way past 31st Street in Chicago with IC SD70 1000 leading a CN SD75I and CN SD70M-2. Normally, this local gets held up a lot. Betwe... (more)

GP9u #1653, still wearing its Santa Fe paint, now serves as the Malden grain elevator switcher in Malden, Indiana. Seen here sitting under a red moon on a clear sky night.

M642 moves at a snails pace up the Chicago Heights Subdivision after waiting for cross traffic on the IHB at CP Harvey. CSXT ES44AC 911, the honoring first responders locomotive leads. They are se... (more)

The daily northbound road freight on the CSX Monon Subdivision, M642 wastes no time heading through Cedar Lake with an out of the ordinary consist. CSX ES44AC 911, the honoring first responders lo... (more)

On a haze afternoon, IHB train BP2 tip toes around the corner at 139th Street in Blue Island, as they would come to a stop for cross traffic on the CSX. IHB GP40P-2 4010 leads a regular GP40-2, 40... (more)

Two unique locomotives meet at CP Harvey In Blue Island. BP2 has the right-of-way as it crosses the CSX Chicago Heights Sub with the famed GP40P-2 leading a regular GP40-2. The CSX 911 with M642 w... (more)

Oh Deer! The Blue Island Yard hump with IHB GP40-2LW 4020 shoves back cars while a family of deer begin to cross the tracks. BP2 is getting ready to depart on the right with IHB GP40P-2 401... (more)

It’s a busy and hot Friday summer afternoon out on Fox Lake, people out boating, and fishing as WAMX 3894 and Metra 405 lead the Richard Oppenheim Retirement Special at a snails pace over Fox La... (more)

St. Louis Escapee. An early MBNAS rockets south through the small community of Williamsville with a pair of SD60s and a decent sized train for the A&S. One of the two recently A&S painted S... (more)

Freeport Freeway. After picking up CN 2310 and 2335 at Munger, CN train M337 gets back underway as they struggle getting back up to trackspeed with a long train for Waterloo. IC SD70s 1026 ... (more)

An early morning L509 makes It’s trek down the Illinois River Subdivision with a pair of IC SD70s, 1000 and 1034, as they arrive at East Morris to serve Aux Sable and Equistar. My Athearn Genesi... (more)

SLSF 1630 and CSS 803, the ‘Little Joe’ pose side by side eachother during the Illinois Railway Museum ‘Shay It Forward’ night photo charter.

Hoopin’ Orders. PRR GG1 4927 hoops orders at Spaulding Tower during the Illinois Railway Museum’s ‘Shay It Forward’ night photo charter.