It's a beautiful morning at CN's Dock 6 in Duluth, as IC 6251, IC 6252 and CN 5244 unload a train of iron ore.

Right at home! The last two DM&IR painted locos on CN's roster, SD40T-3 403 and SD38-2 215, are working the 1700 E Lead at Proctor Yard's north end. 215 has been assigned to Proctor for quite some... (more)

L535's crew is in the process of switching Rowell Chemical in Willow Springs. A nice duo of widecab GP40's has the honors today. The trailing unit wears its well worn zebra stripe paint, while the... (more)

The "Argo Job" shoves a string of covered hoppers to Owens' Corning in Summit. With a pair of Illinois Central GP40R's for power, they're seen passing the Holcim US Inc elevator.

IC 3108 and 3138, both GP40R's in deathstar paint, lead R924 by the Amtrak/Metra Station in Summit. The train is bound for the Argo industries not far ahead.

After working Owens' Corning, R924 heads deeper into the Argo industries with the delightful pair of Illinois Central GP40R's that's been floating around Glenn Yard for the last month. The train i... (more)

Right along the shores of Lake Michigan, a Chicago Short Line movement is captured in Whiting. Wearing its sharp paint scheme, SW1500 #31 is in the process of shoving into Cleveland Cliffs' Indian... (more)

In what could be described as one of its most awkward assignments yet, the Norfolk & Western heritage unit leads the way of BNSF's Hodgkins-Galesburg L CHI105. It's seen making its way west throug... (more)

A nice pair of UP SD40N's head for IHB's Blue Island Yard with a transfer from Yard Center.

Gary Union Station was built in 1910, four years after the city was founded (courtesy of Wikipedia). W003, the CSX Geometry train is seen making its way east down the Garrett Subdivision. The old ... (more)

CSX #911, the "Honoring Our 1st Responders" locomotive, makes a nice appearance in East Chicago, Indiana as it leads a BP originated coke train down the Indiana Harbor Belt at CP Grasselli.

Former Frisco and Conrail GP15-1’s are in the process of bringing empty coke cars from the IHB's Lakefront Yard through the Cleveland Cliffs' Indiana Harbor plant. The GP15's still wear old Arce... (more)

This Executive SD70MAC is right where it belongs on home rails, leading a westbound empty coal train across the Des Plaines River in Riverside.

With a "wagon wheel" Executive SD70MAC leading, an NS 881 crew eases empty coal buckets up to the west end of BNSF's Western Avenue Yard for a crew change.

The Gary Railway operates 63 miles of track in Gary, IN. Their locomotive roster consists of mainly former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern units. SW1200's 317 and 300 are seen building a train to take int... (more)