The Illinois Terminal heritage unit slows for a crew change at Northtown while an outbound Northstar commuter train speeds out of town.

The Illinois Termal heritage unit leads an oil can east on the BNSF Staples Sub. This is the fourth NS heritage unit to pass through the Twin Cities.

For only the 2nd time since NS started their heritage locomotive program, one has led through the state of Minnesota. In September, the Virginian led ethanol empties on BNSF's Wayzata Sub. Today,... (more)

The Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads an empty Manitou oil train into Dilworth on a nice Winter afternoon.

Having to protect a malfunctioning crossing gate back in Perham, we were able to overtake this, and another oil train. Here, one is flying through the small town of Frazee, MN, with a very rare N... (more)

65N prepares to duck beneath the former Erie Railroad mainline in Brady Lake, OH with the Illinois Terminal heritage unit up front.

The Illinois Terminal Heritage unit storms westbound over the CNW diamonds at NX Int with an empty ethanol for North Dakota.

NS 287 met 14T at KM, so i raced over to vermilion fearing the worst that i missed 287 and my only hope was 145 using the connection thus blocking 287 from going any further, NS 145 (my favorite t... (more)

I got word of NS 287 with the Illinois Terminal unit in the lead, my 2nd favorite unit. I went out to investigate got set up for a long train, but turns out it only had 2 cars, so much for that!

On a frigid morning, the engineer on eastbound manifest No. 188, begins notching out the throttle as it clears a 10 MPH slow order(in effect due to a bridge replacement project) within the quaint ... (more)

The Illinois Terminal heritage engine leads westbound MTY's across magnificent Coopers Trestle on a bitterly cold December 27th day. The train is en route to Kenova where it will load and then ret... (more)

The Illinois Terminal and Conrail heritage units team up on a loaded coal train working west through rural Northern Indiana on a late August afternoon.

As these modern NS heritage units rolled westward to San Antonio, a little bit of SP heritage continues to soldier on along the Sunset Route. These searchlight signals are on borrowed time and ar... (more)

NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heritage unit, leads an Englewood-East Yard manifest westbound toward San Antonio with the S&A heritage unit trailing with two other NS GE's, all bound for emissions... (more)

NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heritage unit, leads an Englewood-East Yard manifest westbound toward San Antonio. The S&A heritage unit was trailing with two other NS GE's, all bound for emission... (more)