IC 1036 leads L536 around the Gary curve, rolling into Kirk yard.

IC SD70 1019 leads the River Line local south through Joliet.

These pair of ICs were a familiar occurrence many moons ago, giving this photo a stuck-in-time look. Not only is the photo stuck in time, this car seems to be stuck in the field. When I went by an... (more)

On Star Wars day, an IC deathstar leads CN L536 around the Gary/Chicago airport, approaching Kirk Yard.

IC SD70 1017 holds in Park Forest with CN L515.

CN L528 switches out some industries off of Van Dyke road with an IC SD70

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L515 west through Chicago Heights.

106 grain loads are headed west on the Gilman Sub with a classic deathstar SD40-3 in charge. A short time later, the crew would shove to the Cargill plant in town.

An Illinois Central deathstar SD40-3 is in charge of 106 grain empties, as the crew shoves down the Gilman Sub to the Cargill plant for loading. Certainly not what I expected to be shooting this m... (more)

A northbound Illinois Central grain train has just departed from Champaign minutes before and is getting up to track speed here at Leverett. Leading the way is IC 6250, a unit usually stuck betwee... (more)

The first train of today was CN A408, led by IC 1017 and 1037 (CN paint). The other 2 of 4 total trains I saw today had IC leaders as well, making CN's Chicago/Champaign Subdivisions look like the... (more)

A trio of deathstar SD70's begin their climb of Joliet hill as they make their way east towards Kirk Yard with train L520.

A pair of deathstar SD70's lead L509 south down the Illinois River Sub.

Governor 's Special departs Central Station for Springfield.