A trio of Illinois Central SD70's grind their way out of Conneaut with a loaded train of iron ore in tow. Fresh snow blankets the sunny scene at the Furnace Road grade crossing.

Second out Conrail 6842 was EMD SD60 demonstrator #2

With loaded new style ore hoppers in tow, the daily southbound roars under the RT 228 overpass. In 20 miles the train pulled by matching Illinois Central “Death Star” locomotives will reach th... (more)

With loaded new style ore hoppers in tow, the daily southbound glides through Saxonburg just past the site of the old US Steel sintering plant. In 20 miles the train pulled by matching Illinois Ce... (more)

L509 makes its way south down the River Line with the usual pair of IC SD70's. There's certain things that I will never grow tired of and a pair of deathstars is one of those things. Long live the... (more)

Illinois Central 1010 leads train 406 heading through Petitcodiac, New Brunswick.

With four IC SD70s (IC 1024, 1033, 1007, & 1025) and a CN SD60 that doesn't seem to fit the rest, A407 cuts through the center of Arcola, making plenty of noise for the four crossings in town. In ... (more)

Skirting Lake Michigan on its way out of the city, L536 (Glenn - Kirk) thunders south at 43rd Street after clearing McCormick Place. A deathstar SD70 leads the charge, looking right at home on the... (more)

The end of "Big Conrail" is near as TOPI-5 crosses the CSX at CP-285, Vickers diamond, in Northwood, OH. The power on this train is fitting, as within a few months NS would become the o... (more)

IC 1028 leads a trio of IC SD70's under the BLE cantilever at Kelsey, Pa.

Making way out of Joliet, a pair of deathstar SD70's lead L509 (Joliet-East Morris) north across the old EJ&E lift bridge, better known as Bridge 198. In the process, the train also makes its way ... (more)

After waiting an hour or so for the train to get on the move, the northbound signal finally dropped to red and the radio chatter began. Nearly splitting the IC-era ABS signals in Clinton, the C... (more)

A duo of IC SD70s lead CN L509 south at Theodore St in Joliet.

A duo of IC SD70s lead CN L509 south through Plainfield.