Right at Home! The Mainline of Mid America this morning featured a northbound M335 (Memphis, TN - Gary, IN) train hustling through the countryside in Tuscola, passing a vintage elevator. Th... (more)

Golden Oldie over the Kankakee. It goes without saying that Warbonnet C44-9W #676 has seen much better days. I'm a sucker for the oldies (especially music), so to me, old and battered paint... (more)

Under the Searchlights at A3. Tower A3 is still home to a Milwaukee Road signal bridge, complete with classic searchlights. Amtrak Hiawatha #339 is just beginning its trip out of Chicago to... (more)

With a Little Help from my Friends. Siemens Chargers are becoming more and more common these days. At the same time, they're becoming known for their mechanical failures. Dash 8's have beco... (more)

A Touch Of Home At Bridge 198. CN ET44AC #3023, the EJ&E heritage unit, leads northbound train M347 across Bridge 198 and the Des Plaines River in Joliet. With original EJ&E power scattered... (more)

TRE F40PH #131 leads train #2949 across the Trinity River as it slows for downtown Fort Worth. A former Amtrak unit built in 1977, 131 is a recent addition to the Trinity roster within the last fe... (more)

A Meeting Of The Stars. Trains 2949 and 2958 meet just outside of downtown Fort Worth, TX. F40PH #131 was built in November of 1977 as the AMTK 270. It's a recent addition to the Trinity Ra... (more)

Trinity Crossing The Trinity. In charge of train #2953 from Dallas, TRE F59PH #122 crosses the Trinity River as it approaches downtown Fort Worth. This unit was built in November of 1988 as... (more)

Feel the burn! GRW 304 moves a few hot bottles around the plant at Gary Works.

DC 459, USS 352 and GRW 303 team up to work cuts of loaded coke at Gary Works this afternoon. The prominent #1 Bop Shop stands in the background.

Hello old friend, it's been a while! At 83 years young, the EJ&E 450 is still alive today, but who knows for how much longer? An NW2 built in 1939 as the ATSF 2364, the 450 spends its days ... (more)

GRW 317 and 307, both SW1200's, are hard at work shoving a cut of coke cars into the plant at Gary Works. Coke dust fills the air on this nice morning just off Lake Michigan.

Right at home! GRW 460 and 323, both of former EJ&E heritage, work a cut of steel cars at Gary Works. Kirk Yard is right next door, a location where both units spent plenty of time. SW1500 ... (more)

A little Rail & Sail on Memorial Day! A trio of the finest at Gary Railway shove hard on a loaded pet coke train. Led by Delray Connecting Railroad Company SW1001 #459, USS SW1500 #352 and ... (more)

A Gary Railway slug set, led by former EJ&E SW1200 #321, loads molten steel bottle cars at one of Gary Works' blast furnaces.