AMTK 153 pulls off the BNSF Chicago Sub toward 18th Street to prep for a shove move into Chicago Union Station.

The West Bound CSS 804 went over a Portable Derail that was apparently left up by mistake after Track Work on the South Shore line by Burns Harbor, Indiana. The consist went on the ground taking o... (more)

The West Bound CSS 804 went over a Portable Derail that was apparently left up by mistake after Track Work on the South Shore line by Burns Harbor, Indiana. The consist went on the ground taking o... (more)

The now retired GTW Engineer Bill Dunham preps his leader for the trip to Kirk. After building the train and pulling down to Michigan Ave Bill takes advantage of the time waiting on the Conductor ... (more)

Staged on the Fuel Dock, Power for L 507 and E 251 wait for their turn in the line-up out of Flat Rock. Engines are serviced and fueled here before turning back on the next assignment.

The OTHER CN Engine with no "CN" Logo on the nose. The 8818 leads Z 148 South on the Chicago Sub by the 211th Street platform before getting onto the "J" at LOWE. The 8818 had... (more)

Z 149 is lead by the CN 3941 through Valpo. This Ex CITY RAIL unit was formerly the CREX 1516. This is one of the few that has PTC installed and can be used as a leader on the main.

The Resurrected Tilted Wafer Logo. Brought back to life for the CN Business train the Logo now appears on the CN 3309. The engine has been dedicated to the latest version of the CN Business Paint ... (more)

The CN 8952 Pokes out of One West as the work begins on putting E 251 away.

Clouds roll in as 251 from Flat Rock rolls towards CN McAllister for Battle Creek Yard. 12,000 foot of train to be put away awaits the crew.

BNSF 6949 leads an East Bound Inter-modal train on the CSX line by the Former Union Station in Gary. The City of Gary has been working to clean up the old station. The area is not a bad place to ... (more)

The NS 4130 leads a train along the Yard lead lading into NS Enola Yard. The NS 4130 was originally built as the NS 8918, a C40-9W. In the background a train is departing and a yard job is workin... (more)

Welcome to GARY. NS Train 880 runs East by the permanently closed Union Station and Ticket office. Just outside the gates to US Steal Gary Works, Union station is really a neat place to check out... (more)

BNSF 612, Formerly the ATSF 612 waits for traffic in the siding at Frankfort, IL. The O 918 is an FRA Inspection train doing rail testing on the CN main line. The train was picked up at the BNSF Y... (more)

A 491 starts its double out of the West Yard in Battle Creek. The paint is still fresh on this rebuilt DC to AC conversion. This was originally the CN 2572. Honestly the more I run these things th... (more)