Working the east end today is EJ&E 661. It leads a lengthy cut of cars out for headroom.

A meet occurs at UD Tower, as both trains are about to hit the Rock Island diamond at Joliet Union Station.

This westbound stack train is running 2x2 (2 up front and 2 at the rear), as it hustles through Mazon.

661 has the east end, switching honors this morning.

A southbound, UP stack train approaches "Ruff". UP's Salt Lake olympic unit is second out.

It's a classic scene as the Rock Island heritage unit passes Joliet Union Station and Metra UD Tower.

Complete with a nice wave from the conductor, BNSF 4140 passes Patterson Road in Joliet, headed for LPC.

Three ES44DC's highball west through Brandon Road.

A trio of FXE's are pouring the coals to it, as they head west out of Joliet.

Catching me completely off guard, a westbound stack train is about to cross the Rock Island diamond at Joliet Union Station, with a trio of Ferromex units, two being ES44AC's and the middle unit b... (more)

#301 departs Joliet, with Amtrak 104 and 500, followed by Amtrak's dome car, which is shuffling between Chicago and St. Louis for the holiday season.

663 works the east end on a cold, but sunny morning.

Warbonnet 665 wastes no time getting out of Joliet, headed to LPC.

In evening light, NREX 7352 and NREX 7351 shove a string of baretables into Global 4.

All is well at the UP's Global 4 (Joliet Intermodal Terminal) diesel facility, on this cool evening.