Empty limestone heads south down the old Missabe with a IC 6251, BLE 906 and DMIR 402.
CN train L572 (Flat Rock, MI - Detriot, MI turn) crosses over Sibley Road with a duo of ex Illinois Central EMD SD70s leading a train of auto parts boxcars.
Illinois Central 2-8-0 No. 790
Steamtown's 1903 ALCO (American Locomotive Company) 2-8-0 Consolidation sits on display now moved from the entrance of the Museum's roundhouse, to the inte... (more)
A trio of Illinois Central SD70's are working hard pulling a loaded iron ore train up the grade out of Conneaut, Ohio. The train catches a quick sliver of sunlight as the head end crosses Furnace ... (more)
A pair of Illinois Central SD70's are in charge of CN local L572 as it heads south down the Dearborn Sub through Allen Park, Michigan. The Dearborn Sub is home to the concrete catenary arches that... (more)
The crew on the L509 is getting ready for the run to Morris as UP coal train power stands by in the distance. Looks like the same disgruntled employee tagged the UP 2657, "UP Loves Layoffs" as thi... (more)
The Chicagoland area is still the place to go to see a number of IC SD70's still in service.
A pair of IC SD70's rest in the former EJ&E Joliet Yard waiting for the next assignment on a nice summer morning. This yard looks more like a ghost town most of the time with not much going on mos... (more)
On January 21, 1989, Illinois Central’s SCMI freight, operating from Chicago to Memphis, Tennessee, passes over the interlocking at Tolono, Illinois, where the IC main line crosses the Norfolk &... (more)
Three IC "deathstar" SD70's rest in the yard on this nice summer afternoon. On this day, six black IC SD70's were assigned to the yard.
Paul Meyer photo.
IC 1027 leads another big consist West through Ivanhoe on CN L515.
As the rain picks up, a former IC SD70 rockets through Plano, IL, passing the old CB&Q depot in the middle of town.
While the rain begins to subside, BNSFs H-GALCNI1 27A crawls out of Aurora, IL and towards BNSFs Eola Yard with a former IC SD70 in the lead.
A trio of Illinois Central SD70's bring a loaded ore train through the Kelsey control point and pass under they classic signal cantilever south of Greenville, Pennsylvania. The train will tie down... (more)