Missouri Pacific EMD MP15DC No. 1384 sits in the afternoon sun at the Yard Center locomotive facility at Dolton, Illinois, on September 15, 1985.

Missouri Pacific EMD GP50 No. 3521, now painted in Union Pacific colors, rests at the Yard Center locomotive facility at Dolton, Illinois, on August 10, 1986.

A nice pair of UP SD40N's head for IHB's Blue Island Yard with a transfer from Yard Center.

A CSX SD40-3/SD40-2 combo approaches the Dolton diamonds with a Y310 train to CN's Kirk Yard in Gary, IN.

In charge of a transfer from Blue Island Yard, IHB's "Salutes our Troops" unit makes its way around the connection to the UP Villa Grove Sub in Dolton. The train is slowly making its way... (more)

IHB SD38-2 3861 is in charge of a westbound freight at Cottage Grove Avenue (CP 98) in Dolton. Trailing is GP40-2 4018, GP40P-2 4010 and GP40-2 4012. 4010 is of Southern Pacific heritage and one o... (more)

Rain is moving into the area as CF&E's eastbound road freight departs out of Blue Island Yard. Three CF&E Geeps are in charge as the train crosses the diamonds at Dolton Junction. In order, we hav... (more)

An eastbound intermodal rolls through Dolton with a "Do not Hump" marked box car.

With an SD40-2 and a GP40-2 for power, CF&E's westbound road freight from Fort Wayne, Indiana crosses the diamonds with the UP Villa Grove Sub at Dolton. The train is closing in on its destination... (more)

An eastbound freight out of Barr Yard approaches the diamonds at Dolton Junction. A well worn C40-8W and an SD40-2 provide the power, as the bottle train waits for its signal on the old Pennsy mai... (more)

An Armour Yellow GP50 leads a trio of former Conrail Geeps now in lease use by EMD on a southbound mixed freight through Dolton. Tom Golden photo.

Two ex MP GE C36-7s await assignment at Union Pacific's ex MoPac Yard Center Yard.

While the sun begins to dip below the clouds on a sunny Halloween evening, trick-or-treaters roam around the Dolton area as Q327 approaches Cottage Grove Avenue with a CSX SD70MACe leading a GEVO ... (more)

An Amtrak test train passes through Dolton on the former C&EI. Tom Golden photo.

Passing through Dolton Junction on CSXT trackage, Norfolk Southern GP38-2 5322 (ex-CR 8147, née-PC 8147), running long-hood forward, it pulling a short hot metal train eastward. This train consis... (more)