The morning rain has finally subsided as loaded ore train U702 makes its way south on the CN owned Bessemer behind a trio of big EMD's. The trains slows as it pass through the Kremis control point... (more)

A late running L509 rolls southbound down the Illinois River line at Caton Farm Road on a cold sunny afternoon.

Power for the L509 stands by in Joliet Yard as the crew comes on duty to begin their work in the yard and depart for the trip down to Morris.

Approaching the River Sub in Plainfield, the Joliet-East Morris L509 crosses the Duper (better known as the DuPage River) with a pair of Illinois Central deathstars.

Illinois Central 1025 Leads the trio of Deathstar SD70 locomotives along with 2 CP SD9043Macs and a UP SD4093mac headed to Mayfield KY to be in the CP ACu program.

My friends and I had hoped to see M371, led by IC 1010, going south through Rantoul or Paxton, IL before the sun set. However, it wasn't until the south end of the siding at Onarga that we found ... (more)

A pair of now-gone NS SD70s lead NS 67X west through Pine Junction.

CN A451 is heading toward Durand on the Holly Subdivision with IC 1010 leading.

A trio of SD70's in the Illinois Central "Deathstar" scheme lead a southbound Bessemer ore train. The signals are green at Sandy Junction for a run over the high line towards Kremis for a recrew.

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

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

For just over a year now, IC SD70's have been on this local and today is no different. IC 1005 and IC 1020 are in charge of the local to Morris on this beautiful morning.

NS 1816 Westbound in Gary Indiana on the Chicago Sub

Four-year-old 2543 teams with a GP50 and GP38 to bring coal loads along the curving fill just west of the Parrish yard. The loads were headed for Wilsonville (I'm pretty sure) and came from one o... (more)

As 2019 and the decade for that matter draws to a close, IC SD70's are still holding strong working the locals in and around the Chicagoland area. IC 1021 and IC 1017 lead a relatively short L509 ... (more)