EJ&E 665 heads down North 17 on the south end of the Joliet Yard with a cut of cars, on this bright and sunny day. You wouldn't know from the photo that the day started off with 4 below zero tempe... (more)
On the east side of Joliet around the turn of the century, and in the heyday of railroads, there were four rail yards within one mile of each other.
The Elgin Joliet & Eastern, The Michigan Centr... (more)
GTW 5941 (ex-KCS)comes out of North 18 with another set of cars.
On the side, next to the GTW it says it's owned by Alstom.
Early photos show it use to have CN painted on the side, you can see w... (more)