It's around 7 months later (July 2020) and the IC 1033 and 1026 are back running on the L509 on this sunny winter day.
An EMD SD40-2 leads a manifest into Barr Yard in Riverdale as the snow-pack slowly begins to melt after the 17+ days in the deep freeze.
IC 1038 leads the L536 through Matteson as it begins to depart the Mainline of Mid-America on their trip to Kirk Yard.
The Spirit of Magnolia leads an eastbound manifest train through Dolton on a beautiful winter day.
IHB 4012 shoves a short cut of cars onto the former Panhandle line and into the small yard near the ArcelorMittal mill in Riverdale.
About the only place to find any variety these days is on the CN with a good selection of predecessor roads still on the roster. Here GTW 5847 and EJE 657 roll back into the yard prior to them bei... (more)
The typical early afternoon stack train on the Race Track.
METX 212 leads an outbound train through the Village of Western Springs.
The outbound California Zephyr flies through suburban Western Springs on a nice sunny winter day.
The first train since one of the biggest snows of the 2020-2021 winter season plows through a snow bank piled up on the tracks from the plows clearing the roads.
A couple of IC SD70's stand by for the next assignment in Joliet Yard.
The only remaining IHB SD38-2 on the IHB roster shoves a cut of cars back deeper into the yard on a nice sunny but cold winter day.
IHB 1522 and 478 rolls back onto what is left of the Panhandle line on it's trip to the small yard just outside of the ArcelorMittal Riverdale plant.
Now on the move after the L515 has cleared up with just a pair of IC SD70's today on the L536. The Chicagoland area is the place to see IC SD70's for the time being running on the various locals.
IC 1002 leads the L515 through suburban Matteson as the L536 with IC 1028 holds in the distance.
