Running Its Home Rails of the Past Illinois Central GP40R 3107, still wearing the IC Deathstar scheme, brings the CN Hattiesburg, MS - Evanston, MS turn L543 south on the former IC Beaumont Dis... (more)

A408 from Kirk Yard headed South down the IC mainline with a mixed bag of power.

Tucked inside the Canadian National’s Woodcrest Locomotive Shop and receiving some care is Illinois Central GP38-2 9561. Built by EMD in April 1972, this engine was originally Gulf Mobile & Ohi... (more)

CN 3254 is being washed in the twilighht of the roundhouse while IC 790 sits outside to greet the first visitors of the day.

IC 3719, a 2-6-0, undergoes a cosmetic restoration at the Illinois Railway Museum.

IC 1028 approaches Wabena Road in Minooka with just six cars in tow on the Feb 6th run of the L509.

A very short and way over powered L509 rolls through Plainfield approaching South Drauden Road.

The L509 with the usual IC SD70 pair rolls through Plainfield on a beautiful winter day in the southwest suburbs.

Canadian National ran a surprise Saturday daytime local from TRRA Madison Yard to Centralia, IL. L548 is shown rolling westbound down the TRRA Illinois Transfer main. At the complex "Valley... (more)

After a brief pause to get signal indication to head south from the dispatcher, a trio of IC SD70's throttle up and pull a loaded ore train past the searchlight signals at the RX control point in ... (more)

A number of locomotives hangs out on April Fools Day 2021.

Nicknamed the “Mainline of Mid-America”, the former IC mainline from Chicago to New Orleans is no stranger to Illinois Central motors still putting in hours long after CNs acquisition. Here in... (more)

IC 1017 and IC 1021 is in charge of this Dec 13th run of the L509 to Morris.