A pair of IC SD70's is in charge of L518 on this fine Easter Sunday afternoon.

A pair of Illinois Central SD70's lead CN L536 down former IC trackage in Chicago, passing under catenary supports for Metra's Electric District.

Two loaded taconite trains are at the lead into Proctor Yard on a sunny March morning. IC 6252 in death star paint is in the lead of one as it pulls into the yard while the other waits.

Golden hour sun shines on an Illinois Central death star SD70 on the point of CN L537 as it gets on the move at Metra's 16th Street Tower, passing by an IC signal.

IC 1024 is wrapping its way around a curve just northwest of Decatur with train L554. The entire afternoon was dedicated to chasing this train from Clinton to Decatur.

With an Illinois Central SD40-3 on the point, three EMD's haul a heavy taconite train into CN's Proctor Yard on their way to the docks in Duluth.

An Illinois Central SD40-3 in death star paint leads loaded taconite ore train as it passes through a s-curve just south of Culver, Minnesota on its way to Duluth.

Diesel exhaust and taconite pellet steam fills the air behind CN U717 as Illinois Central SD40-3 6252 leads the heavy train towards Duluth.

The Glenn to Kirk transfer is seen heading south along the Metra Electric district at 35th Street with a pair of IC SD70s.

CN local L535 eases down the steep grade into the paper mill in Kaukauna lead by IC 3115

With the Chicago skyline stretched out in the background, CN L537 led by an IC Deathstar SD70 comes off the Freeport Sub and on to the Joliet Sub towards Glenn Yard.

IC deathstar SD40-3 6252 leads loaded taconite train U717 as it traverses the Minntac Sub towards Proctor Yard, passing under the Rainy Sub in Munger, Minnesota.

An Illinois Central Deathstar SD40-3 and two DMIR tunnel motors let out a puff of smoke as they haul a heavy train of taconite pellets towards Duluth. The train is about to clear the N. Coons cont... (more)

An Illinois Central Deathstar SD40-3 and two DMIR tunnel motors break the silence on a perfectly clear morning as their ore train roars through the South Alborn control point.