This was an awesome surprise to kick off what would be an even more amazing evening at Blue Island.
The railroad with the unique nose hauls a Bensenville bound manifest (CL1 [?]) through the famous Blue Island junction. To give an idea of how active the line was, the manifest took 11 minutes to ... (more)
Blue Island to Evans Yard crosses Broadway, then backs up onto the spur leading into the yard.
Wait, a second Metra on the IHB? Huh? A Metra/Amtrak office special to drum up support for the CREATE program is about to slam the diamonds at Blue Island crossing. The train, on a tour of CREATE ... (more)
A pair of GEVOs lead a mixed freight up the IHB.
An IHB switcher/slug combo rolls through Blue Island crossing. The tower to left is fully responsible the operation of the crossing gates, making this probably the only manually operated grade-cro... (more)
IHB 1522 passes the Blue Island Crossing Tower at the junction.
IHB 3862 leads a northbound transfer through Blue Island Junction.
CSX 561 runs solo blast on this northbound manifest at Blue Island Junction.
NS 9708 leads a nice consist north through Blue Island Junction.
A rare meeting: Metra's number 1 prepares to switch the highliners, just as the Iowa Interstate's Blue Island-Council Bluffs manifest takes the main. Making the scene even more unusual, is the lea... (more)
A trio of Grand Trunk geeps roll through Blue Island.
An Iowa Interstate train creeps into the yard in Blue Island at twilight. No HDR here.
