My friends and I had hoped to see M371, led by IC 1010, going south through Rantoul or Paxton, IL before the sun set. However, it wasn't until the south end of the siding at Onarga that we found ... (more)

Helpers.

A trio of SD70's in the Illinois Central "Deathstar" scheme lead a southbound Bessemer ore train. The signals are green at Sandy Junction for a run over the high line towards Kremis for a recrew.

For just over a year now, IC SD70's have been on this local and today is no different. IC 1005 and IC 1020 are in charge of the local to Morris on this beautiful morning.

A former Illinois Central SD40-3 is on the point of loaded taconite train U717 as it makes its way into Proctor Yard, slowly passing the MOW crew working on the adjacent track.

Loaded taconite pellet train U717 behind an Illinois Central SD40-3 and two repainted DMIR tunnel motors runs towards the port in Duluth. The tracks run alongside Saginaw Road through Grand Lake, ... (more)

As 2019 and the decade for that matter draws to a close, IC SD70's are still holding strong working the locals in and around the Chicagoland area. IC 1021 and IC 1017 lead a relatively short L509 ... (more)

With a trio of former Illinois Central SD70's on the point, loaded ore train U702 speeds southbound through Conneautville at milepost 113 on the CN Bessemer Sub.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's lead a southbound loaded ore train on the CN's Bessemer Sub. The train is passing through the Hartstown Swamp on a sunny November afternoon.

The northbound empty ore train over the Bessemer passes along the bank of Conneaut Creek behind a trio of Illinois Central SD70's. The train is arriving at the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio where they ... (more)

IC 1027 and IC 1024 are in charge of the L509 as it rolls through Minooka on a cold early December day.

Fly fishermen line the river as a trio of Illinois Central SD70's lift loaded ore train U702 out of the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio along the bank of Conneaut Creek. The NS Lake Erie District trestle... (more)

A trio of EMDs take limestone loads up Proctor hill.