On a pleasant spring day in Illinois, an eastbound Santa Fe hotshot approaches Streator on the morning of April 25, 1987. Trailing lead EMD SD40-2 No. 5145 is a pair of F45s, one of them painted f... (more)

A stack train leans into the curve as it runs through Streator's industrial complex. The train is also running reverse main as the other main is down for track maintenance.

An ES44DC and an ES44C4 lead westbound train Q LPCLAC through Streator, Illinois. Originating at BNSF's Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) in Elwood (a few miles west of Joliet), the train is crossing t... (more)

An eastbound stack train rolls through the countryside, just outside of Streator.

Headed west out of Streator, BNSF 7896 passes CP 915 with a short Z train.

As the old Streator water tower stands tall in the background, a pair of Dash 9's are about to pass under the pedestrian bridge, preparing to stop outside of the depot to wait for opposing traffic... (more)

It's two units working hard out of Streator, this heavy, eastbound stack train is bound for LPC as it passes Airport Road.

A good looking Warbonnet SD75I is in charge of this eastbound manifest, followed by a BN Cascade green SD60M. Clear of the diamond in Streator, these two EMD's sounded great chugging along in run ... (more)

The Chillicothe Sub local has some interesting power this evening.

As the old ATSF depot stands off to the left, a trio of BNSF ES44DC's hold down Main 2, waiting for opposing traffic to cross over.

After meeting an eastbound, this westbound stack train is crossing over from 2 to 1 at CP 915.

A trio of UP's head west through Streator, passing by the yard.

It's sometimes hard to see one train on the NS Kankakee Line. Here, we have three! In the far distance, B90 (H GALCWY) is headed east towards Conway, Pennsylvania, while the westbound 31K (Conrail... (more)

A tied down BNSF autorack train awaits a new crew in Streator.

Before heading back to Kankakee, the B11 Local picks up a few cars in Streator.