IC SD70 1027 holds in Homewood, waiting to depart with L515.

IC 1018 leads L536 to a stop in Homewood.

Six IC SD70s lead CN L536 under the classic IC signal bridge in Flossmoor. Even though two of them are in CN paint, seeing this many IC SD70s on home rails in 2018 is unbelievable.

Five IC SD70s lead L536 under 31st St in Chicago.

Six IC SD70s (yes you heard that right!), 4 of which are still in IC paint, depart Glenn Yard with CN L536.

CN continues the wild lash-ups around Chicago as L536 makes its way south through the city with a six-pack of IC SD70's.

Under cloudless skies, a short L536 fast approaches 35th Street near the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

A rather short Glenn-Kirk L536 highballs south down the Mainline of Mid America, passing the Flossmoor Metra station.

IC SD70's have been thick around the Chicago area lately. Another pair of deathstars lead a lengthy Markham-Kirk L515 through Olympia Fields. Up ahead, the train will make the turn onto the connec... (more)

A pair of Illinois Central SD70's are on the approach to the Swede connection as they lead L515 by the 211th Street Metra station.

A pair of Illinois Central SD70's are right at home as they lead L515 out of Markham Yard, passing through Flossmoor.

On a beautiful afternoon, IC 1032 and 1015 head south through Flossmoor on home rails.

IC SD70 1007 leads CN L515 west at 5th Ave in Gary.

The Mainline of Mid America is alive and well! After clearing the 10 MPH restriction at McCormick Place, the five Illinois Central SD70's open it up as they approach 35th Street near downtown. Clo... (more)

Something I never thought I'd catch in my lifetime. Five Illinois Central SD70's, four of them being deathstars, depart Glenn Yard on a sunny morning in Chicago.