IC 1021 brings L536 down the Mainline of Mid America as they creep out of downtown. They crawl through this section of track since they have a restriction until fully out of McCormick Place.

IC 1003 heads south out of Chebanse, passing some classic Illinois Central codeline. A408 usually works Otto first thing in the morning and blasts down the Mainline of Mid America right at sunrise... (more)

CN A408 splits the Gilman coaling towers with a timeless Illinois Central SD70 duo on point. Seeing IC SD70's fly up and down the old main is a treat that can still be shot.

IC 1009, 1026 and 1033 are waiting for their next assignments on a very warm summer morning.

All Illinois Central power on an all greyscale train of black and white tank cars.

Illinois Central Dash 8-40CW 2459 is the former LMSX 732. In the mid-90s, LMS leased a group of these Dash 8s to Conrail and Canadian National subsidiary Illinois Central – LMS 700-739 – with... (more)

After waiting at 67th for two hours, L536 finally makes its way south through Riverdale. The Illinois Central impressively had six tracks from downtown to this location and still does, albeit unde... (more)

The IC mainline through downtown can be tough to shoot and described best as a "canyon". With the line being elevated and access being limited it is a challenge to find a spot. Here we s... (more)

IC 1036 and IC 1030 waits for the crew to come on duty.

The CN Proctor Switch pulling limestone empties into Missabe Junction.

IC 1003 blasts through to concrete jungles of Chicago leading CN train L536. The Glenn Yard to Kirk Yard train has been notorious for a few years now for having Illinois Central power leading over... (more)

Three IC SD70's and one dead SW1200 makes up the consist for the L536 on this August Summer day as they travel down the Mainline of Mid-America en-route to Kirk Yard.

Led by an L-window Geep, an ICG freight heads north past one of the leads into the Woodcrest Locomotive Shop which was electrified when the IC handled Chicago commuter operations. Tom Golden phot... (more)

Back before 2018 you could expect just about anything CN had to offer on L515, the Kirk to Homewood transfer. This day was no different as IC 3108 leads 2 SD40's and a GT geep. Here the L515 ducks... (more)

At 00:39 on 01/17/69, southbound Illinois Central passenger train #25 led by a trio of E-units collided with a northbound freight that went past a red signal at Indian Oaks. Three people, includi... (more)