CP heritage SD70ACu #7018, painted in the "Block" paint scheme, leads patched SP unit #6310 on CP 286 through Des Plaines, IL.

NS 2617 leads CP 286 past the Northbrook, IL Metra station. Just ahead, the train will diverge off the C&M Sub onto the UP Milwaukee Subdivision on its way to Bensenville Yard.

CP 286 sports a nice leader in the form of a Union Pacific SD40N. As the engineer cranks it into run 8, the train is seen heading east under the Milwaukee Road searchlights in Rondout, Illinois. I... (more)

It’s a snowy and busy Valentine’s Day afternoon on the CP C&M Subdivision at Rondout as CP 286 kicks up snow while ducking under the old Milwaukee Road searchlights on main 2, giving the Amtra... (more)

UP 5289 leads CP 286 East through Camp Douglas.

Heritage block scheme unit No. 7016 leads with a H1 BNSF Dash Nine trailing thru the A-20 interlocking on a hot morning.

An extremely shiny CP 8177 leads CP 286 past Des Plaines. This locomotive was recently released from GE (now Wabtec) after being rebuilt in Fort Worth, TX and went north on CP 475 to St. Paul,... (more)

A pair of BNSF ACes heads up the UP connection.

CP 286 brings it's train up the hill in Glenview with an all EMD consist.

Canadian Pacific train 286 makes its way through Howard Avenue in Des Plaines, closing in on its final destination of Bensenville Yard. In some nice morning light, the Air Force and Navy heritage ... (more)

Two of CP's Military tribute units lead CP 286 east past Tower B-17 in Bensenville.

Two of CP's Military tribute units lead CP 286 south through Des Plaines.

CP Arid Regions tribute unit 7021 leads CP 281 east through Northbrook.

As UP 6310 continued to make its way around the CP, it was hooked up to CP 7018 in St. Paul and made for a rather unforgettable lashup on CP 286.

CP retro beaver No. 7018 leads with UP No. 6310 which still wears SP paint thru the A-20 Interlocking.