NS 7660 (ES44DC) leads an eastbound intermodal out of the golden hour sunlight at Pine Junction in Gary, IN.

NS 9658 (C44-9W) leads a westbound intermodal into the golden hour sunlight at Pine Junction in Gary, IN.

Prairie Line GP40-2 #1670 sits with another unidentified Geep just south of the former C&NW depot on the far western end of the UP Geneva Sub, waiting for the next crew to take the duo to work Cli... (more)

CN 3892 (ES44AC) leads a U713 ethanol/gas train across the Mississippi River in Dubuque, IA.

CN M338 passes through Galena, IL, with 18 Dash 8 models in tow, coming out of storage in Council Bluffs, IA and now on their way to meet a Canadian scrapper.

CN 3023, the EJ&E heritage unit, leads CN M347 past the former J depot in Lake Zurich, IL.

KCS 4182 (SD70ACe) leads CPKC 180 through Kirkland, IL.

KCS 4607 (AC4400CW) leads two other KCS locomotives on CPKC 181 past the grain elevator in New Lebanon, IL.

A pair of Illinois Central "Deathstar" SD70s, led by IC 1026, leads CN M338 through Hillside, IL. This pair had previously gone west on M337 on July 4th.

Due to a severe CPKC derailment in Reeseville, WI, Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder was forced to detour over the BNSF Aurora Subdivision for the first time in many years, and the first time over... (more)

A pair of Illinois Central "Deathstar" SD70s make a rare appearance leading CN M337 on this 4th of July holiday, seen here crossing the Fox River in South Elgin, IL. The track in the low... (more)

WAMX 4173 leads WSOR train T001 past the Metra depot in Libertyville, IL the night before the nation's 247th birthday. This is the only SD40-2 on the WSOR roster equipped with PTC, allowing it to ... (more)

An outbound MD-West Metra train departs the Roselle, IL Metra station on the Elgin Subdivision.

Lot of activity going on in this one! A Metra commuter train sits outside the Aurora Transportation Center and Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL, waiting for its call to duty. Up above is BNSF... (more)

Lot of activity going on in this one! A Metra commuter train sits outside the Aurora Transportation Center and Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL, waiting for its call to duty, while an outboun... (more)