CN L523, from Neenah to Kaukauna, was on the shove as they back up to swap loads of pulp wood and logs into the paper mill in Kaukauna just a bit before the sun went down. With the Fox River wa... (more)

IC E9A #101, built as CB&Q 9977 rests away at Kokomo, IN late last night in storage, and now owned by Iowa Pacific awaiting sale in a bankruptcy auction.

L535 works Rowell Chemical Corporation in Willow Springs with a IC GP40R.

IC 1038 leads L536 south out of Downtown Chicago on the CN Joliet Sub

On the final day of March, CN L535 (Oil Local out of Glenn Yard) goes about its switching work at Rowell Chemical in Willow Springs. Leading the way is Illinois Central GP40R #3108, wearing deaths... (more)

IC 1025 and 1027 lead L509 south on the CN Illinois River Subdivision with cars for Equistar and Aux Sable.

IC 1011 and 1010 lead the CN-NS transfer RJY-30 back to Harrison Yard from the NS still in original paint. Who knows how much longer these units will be in service, but it's nice to see them lead... (more)

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L509 south through Crest Hill.

A pair of classic Deathstar SD70's lead L509 south across Interstate 80 in Minooka. L509 is better known as the River Line Job and it is enroute to the industries of "East Morris."

Illinois Central SD40-2 6155, former Burlington Northern 6766.

After working the industrial park, IC 3108 and 3115 perform their switching at BlueLinx in University Park, before heading home to Kankakee. Only a handful of GP40R's remain in Illinois Central pa... (more)

Right at home on the old Mainline of Mid America, a pair of Illinois Central GP40R's, both still wearing Deathstar paint, hustle the Kankakee Local (R960) south through Peotone. On their way, they... (more)

Illinois Central SD40-2, 6030-6033 bought new by Illinois Central Gulf.

It's a busy morning in Homewood as CN 8808 and IC 3115 both work the south end of Markham Yard. The 3115 is a GP40R that still wears Illinois Central deathstar paint.

A trio of IC SD70's, the leader being a deathstar and the trailers being in CN paint, lead L536 under the vintage GM&O cantilever at Corwith.