Three units haul two empties up to Duplainville where they will pick up more cars and head for Ackerville.

I've been waiting for something neat to shoot for my 3,000th photo. What better than a good old J-Ball SD38-2 thundering through Crest Hill?

J-Ballin'! On a beautiful, August 1st, a second section of the Illinois River Line job heads south through Minooka, powered by one of the last two J-Balls, EJ&E SD38-2 662.

A pair of SD38-2s run lite through Griffith on a fall afternoon. Tom Golden photo.

EJE 703 as seen from Ashland Ave is waiting for the next assignment at the laundry building.

Thanks to CN taking over the J, its now possible to see J power outside of the Chicago area. The Markham - Kankakee local pulls out of the north end of Peotone Siding after meeting an Amtrak corri... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 662 leads the former JSW1 local through Shorewood.

EJ&E 670 leads a relatively short mixed freight to Eola, approaching Division Street in Joliet.

446 sits tight for a couple minutes, awaiting the signal from the Calumet Tower operator. She's held up pretty well, considering the fact that she's been around since 1968!

The Whiting Job continues its short journey, passing through East Chicago.

As the Kirk Yard tower looms in the distance, the last remaining EJ&E switcher thunders west.

The "Top Bananna" makes for a nice sight, splitting the signals at Kirk Yard Junction, headed for Whiting.

The sun is finally starting to set after the thermometer hit 101 today, as the crew of the EJ&E 671 finished up their local job at Smurfit and now get a brief moment to rest on their short 5 mile ... (more)