A trio of Illinois Central SD70's are working hard pulling a loaded iron ore train up the grade out of Conneaut, Ohio. The train catches a quick sliver of sunlight as the head end crosses Furnace ... (more)

A pair of Illinois Central SD70's are in charge of CN local L572 as it heads south down the Dearborn Sub through Allen Park, Michigan. The Dearborn Sub is home to the concrete catenary arches that... (more)

The crew on the L509 is getting ready for the run to Morris as UP coal train power stands by in the distance. Looks like the same disgruntled employee tagged the UP 2657, "UP Loves Layoffs" as thi... (more)

The Chicagoland area is still the place to go to see a number of IC SD70's still in service.

A pair of IC SD70's rest in the former EJ&E Joliet Yard waiting for the next assignment on a nice summer morning. This yard looks more like a ghost town most of the time with not much going on mos... (more)

Three IC "deathstar" SD70's rest in the yard on this nice summer afternoon. On this day, six black IC SD70's were assigned to the yard.

Paul Meyer photo.

IC 1027 leads another big consist West through Ivanhoe on CN L515.

As the rain picks up, a former IC SD70 rockets through Plano, IL, passing the old CB&Q depot in the middle of town.

While the rain begins to subside, BNSFs H-GALCNI1 27A crawls out of Aurora, IL and towards BNSFs Eola Yard with a former IC SD70 in the lead.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's bring a loaded ore train through the Kelsey control point and pass under they classic signal cantilever south of Greenville, Pennsylvania. The train will tie down... (more)

A trio of IC SD70s are leading the local out of Centralia, IL that works all the customers on the St. Louis subdivision between DuQuoin and East St. Louis. The crew brought the train as far as Be... (more)

CN train L572 (Flat Rock, MI - Detriot, MI turn) pauses under the "Double Arches" on the CN Dearborn Sub before shoving back into the NS yard to double its train.

With greens till Gilman, CNs A407 job ducks under the town of Paxton with a pair of IC SD70s right at home. Paxton is the only town on the Chicago sub that features zero crossings in the downtown ... (more)