As 347 stands by on Main 1, X348 goes about its switching duties with a BCOL "Cowl" in the lead.

After a recrew and some work at Joliet, the extra 348 train is back underway eastbound, with a British Columbia Rail C40-8M in the lead.

A sunny, Tuesday morning finds a BC Rail led X348 at Joliet Yard.

An up-close look at the results of rail burn at sunset

With no work at the Joliet Yard, it's straight north for this M343 as it passes "Ruff."

A pair of C44-9W's, CN and BC Rail, roll down former EJ&E rails in Joliet.

Headed west down the former EJ&E Eastern Sub, CN 2554 nears its destination of East Joliet.

The river job returns to Joliet with the 6201 and 662 in the lead consist. Great crew and P5 on this guy!

A late, return trip of the L509 made for quite the nice sight this morning, as IC 6201 (Operation Lifesaver) and EJ&E 662 (J-Ball) lead their train over the famous EJ&E Bridge 198 in the backgroun... (more)

EJ&E 670 leads a relatively short mixed freight to Eola, approaching Division Street in Joliet.

A former Santa Fe Dash 8 leads M395 (Kirk Yard to East Joliet Yard) into the setting sun.

Clear of the Joliet diamond, the engineer puts the hammer down as his 4 GE's smoke it up.

I don't condone graffiti or take pictures of it, but when I saw this going through the yard, it amazed me. How long did it take and how do you get that high up, not to mention the amount of paint... (more)

A westbound Z train heads out of Joliet, behind a quad of GE's.

The sun is finally starting to set after the thermometer hit 101 today, as the crew of the EJ&E 671 finished up their local job at Smurfit and now get a brief moment to rest on their short 5 mile ... (more)