It's a classic Illinois Central scene at Hawthorne Yard as SD70's 1034 and 1033 take a pull with M337, passing by the leaning, but still standing R2 signal.

The crew of L535 made quick work of their switching at IMTT this morning. This made for a rare, well lit northbound shot of the train crossing the Cal Sag Channel in Lemont. IC 3108 and 3138 have ... (more)

Making its way over the Rock River in Colona, QJ 6988 advances up to the junction, where it'll wait for a BNSF to pass before continuing on to Bureau.

Leading its train off the wye at Bureau Junction, IAIS 6988 takes it slow as it prepares for lunch in town.

#6988 is rolling right along as it passes the elevator in Mineral.

QJ 6988 is pouring the coals to it as it departs Bureau Junction for the return trip to Silvis.

After a brief stop, QJ 6988 is back on the move as it passes through the town of Mineral. While some railfans are still getting their shots, some are already enroute back to their vehicles to cont... (more)

IAIS 6988 storms east through Geneseo, passing the nicely restored depot. The QJ ran a couple excursions this weekend before heading into the Silvis shop for a restoration.

A loaded train of crushed raw taconite (blast furnace trim) makes its way across the Whiteface River in Kelsey, MN with a nice mix of power.

Loaded limestone makes its way into Fairlane behind a pair of CN C40-8's and an SD40-2W. In Chicagoland, CN is sending these old CNW Dash 8's to scrap at an alarming rate, but a good number of the... (more)

Just ahead of an approaching cloud, BLE 906 and CN 5459 head north through Wolf, MN.

After unloading iron ore at Dock 6 in Duluth, IC 6251, 6252 and CN 5244 head back into Proctor with the empties. 6251 and 6252 both still wear Deathstar paint, complete with Operation Lifesaver de... (more)

The southbound MRF rolls through Saginaw, bound for Proctor. A CN standard cab Dash 8, a CN SD60, a DMIR/CN tunnel motor and a CN GEVO provide the power for the short train.

Golden hour sunlight highlights the last two remaining DM&IR painted units on CN's roster. SD40T-3 403 and SD38-2 215 kick cars at the north end of Proctor Yard, with the old Iron Range diesel hou... (more)

A B&LE tunnel motor (SD40T-3) and a CN SD60 hustle north across the Cloquet River in Burnett, MN.