The previous Cast Armor crew didn't make it home to Michigan Avenue Yard, so IHB SW1500 #1502 was sitting pretty on this sunny Saturday morning. A crew would show up not long into the future.

SW8 #11 is keeping busy this morning at Cleveland Cliffs in Riverdale, transporting ladle oxygenation cars back and forth between the basic oxygen furnances.

On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)

Green River. A Chicago Transit Authority electric train navigates downtown as it crosses the Chicago River, which is dyed green for Saint Patrick's Day.

L536 is exiting Chicago city limits and entering Riverdale, IL as it crosses the Little Calumet River on its way south. A pair of IC SD70's are right at home on the old Mainline of Mid America.

IC 1025 and 1028 head south out of downtown Chicago as they lead the way of Kirk Yard bound L536. Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, stands in the background. The NFL may be in the offseaso... (more)

As an Iowa Interstate transfer occupies Track 9 and a CSX stack train rolls down the Barr Sub, CP 646 splits the middle with a KCSM AC4400CW leading the way at the famous Blue Island Junction. #45... (more)

Union Pacific YPR60B arrives at the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center to perform its switching duties. While it may not look like it yet, changes are indeed coming to the area. The Freedom Center is ... (more)

Just Like Old Times. On a perfect afternoon in Joliet, a pair of EJ&E SD38-2's are in charge of train L521, a local freight from Kirk Yard in Gary, IN. EJ&E power rarely makes it to Joliet ... (more)

Hoffman Treasure. On a rainy and gloomy fall morning, Hoffman Transportation's SW8 prepares to shove three covered hoppers to the neaby Bunge Loders Croklaan plant in Channahon. ExxonMobil ... (more)

Treasures Deep Inside Argo. The industries of Argo consist of some interesting types of motive power. Working Ingredion this morning is a pair of Railserve GP9u's. These units rarely, if ev... (more)

Delivery To Nucor. BRC 151 is in charge of today's South Clearing Industrial job out of Clearing Yard. One of two endcabs remaining on the BRC's roster, it's seen shoving its delivery into ... (more)

Old School IHB Leader. IHB 3801 and 3800 depart BRC's Clearing Yard with the turn from Blue Island Yard in Riverdale. 3801 wears old school IHB paint and the 3800 is painted to honor our ve... (more)

The Belt On The Big 10-4. On a partly sunny October 4th, BRC 300 and slugmate 301 move a short cut of cars through Clearing Yard. Soon enough, they would be shoved over the hump.

Business As Usual For The Coke Express At Blast Furnace #4. Yet another train of loaded coke is shoved into Blast Furnace #4 on a nice, fall morning. A pair of Gary Railway "Top Banana" SW1... (more)