In charge of tonnage for IHB's Blue Island Yard, the Rock Island heritage unit and an NS SD70ACe shove across the Little Calumet River in Dixmoor, IL.

A former B&O GP40-2 is in charge of Y126 as it slowly makes its way down the Chicago Heights Subdivision, closing in on Barr Yard. The IHB was pretty busy with activity, but there was a lull long ... (more)

A bottle train out of the Cleveland Cliffs' Indiana Harbor plant slows to a stop in IHB's Lakefront Yard. A former ArcelorMittal SW1001 has the honors on this sunny afternoon. Not long after this ... (more)

Home rails! EJ&E 659 is in charge of L514 as it heads home for Griffith Yard. Passing through Lynwood, the train is closing in on the state line with Indiana. L514 is the old KSW1, which originate... (more)

Indiana Harbor Belt caboose #31 is performing its shoving duties into Blue Island Yard for the 515 Job this afternoon. During better years, the stripes on this veteran caboose were a much nicer sh... (more)

The Elgin, Joliet & Southern (EJ&S) is a WATCO owned outfit, based in Crest Hill, IL. WAMX GP35L #3509 is making a delivery to BL Duke Recycling in Joliet. 3509 was built for the Western Pacific i... (more)

In charge of a transfer from Blue Island Yard, IHB's "Salutes our Troops" unit makes its way around the connection to the UP Villa Grove Sub in Dolton. The train is slowly making its way... (more)

A British Columbia Railway C44-9W makes an appearance in Joliet as it performs DPU duties across the venerable Bridge 198.

Q118 slows to a stop at Oakland Avenue, preparing to meet a northbound fellow Q train. The sun made a nice appearance for the Grand Trunk Western heritage unit.

A pair of attractive TRRA Geeps cross the diamond at Big Bend, on the approach to their Madison Yard with a transfer from St. Louis.

After meeting another northbound at Sutton, X342 begins its move out of the south end of the siding, finding some nice evening sunlight in the process. Two former Conrail units fit the bill quite ... (more)

Southbound X342 is on hold at CP Gil to await the arrival of a northbound Q train. A CSX SD40-2 and a CSX C40-8W, both former Conrail units, make for a sweet lash-up on this sunny afternoon.

X342 is southbound on the old WC, as it passes over Route 45 in Mundelein with a CSX SD40-2/C40-8W combo. Just up the line, the train will hop onto the J to continue its trip.

Timing is everything. As a pair of GMTX SW1500's unload coal cars at the KCBX Terminal, the Alpena makes a timely appearance as she navigates her way through the Calumet River, bound for the LaFar... (more)

With darkness fast approaching, Y CHC105 prepares to make its return trip to Western Avenue Yard on the Lumber District. A classic "Freightbonnet" leads the way after switching Domino Su... (more)