This vintage SW1200 was built as the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #9271 in 1955 and is now working for US Steel's Granite City Works as their #1191. Here, we see it letting out the smoke as it sho... (more)

The Gateway Arch stands tall on a beautiful evening in St. Louis as one of UP's last active "Triclops" SD60M's leads a transfer on the approach to the 12th Street Yard. An equally rare standard ca... (more)

In this aerial view of Mid-America Car in Kansas City, we see a wide variety of locomotives waiting to take a trip through the shops. Some may not make it out of here in their current paint scheme... (more)

R CHI424 crosses the Mississippi River and the BNSF's Crescent Bridge, on its way to Barstow, IL. A GP39M and a GP50 make for a nice set of 4-axle EMD's.

Our chase of the R CHI424 continued into Bettendorf as the classic BN painted leader crossed Duck Creek, just before downtown. Originating in Clinton, the 424 runs as far as Barstow, IL. The cloud... (more)

As an eastbound intermodal leaves town, the "BN Clinton" makes its departure out of the ADM plant. Leading the way is Cascade green #2740, which is a GP39M on a GP30 carbody. It was grea... (more)

CN has been putting together some really neat lash-ups lately. Here, as the shadows grow long on a late summer evening, we see L515 preparing to shove into Markham Yard with IC 1036, IC 1027, IC 9... (more)

NIRC SW1 #2 serves as the shop switcher at Metra's 47th Street Facility. On a cloudy afternoon, it's seen doing its switching work. Unlike it's sister (NIRC 1), #2 is rarely viewed by the public e... (more)

As the sun heads for the horizon on a hot and hazy summer evening, we see Galesburg Yard's A-B-A set of Cascade green EMD's working the hump job.

In a lucky "sucker hole" of sun, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago heads east back to the plant in Stickney. SW1 #3, built in 1952, leads the way. With MP15D... (more)

A healthy sized South Shore freight heads downhill into Hammond as the 4 GP38-2's begin to smoke it up.

Four South Shore GP38-2's roll west through Gary, IN with a lengthy train bound for BRC's Commercial Avenue Yard. About to pass under Route 12, the train is closing in on the Gary/Chicago Airport ... (more)

When visiting the National Railway Equipment's facility in Silvis, bringing along a few tissues couldn't hurt! A collection of Santa Fe and Burlington Northern locomotives await their dates with t... (more)

A late evening bottle train closes in on Calumet Tower as it makes way to the ArcelorMittal plant in Riverdale, IL. A former Penn Central GP38-2, built in 1973, leads the way.

Shortly after departing the IHB's Lakefront Yard, the fan favorite bottle train approaches CP 100 with an NS GP38-2 in charge. ArcelorMittal stands in the background. Before long, we'll be seeing ... (more)