A remotely-operated SD38-2 pulls a string of empty hoppers underneath the Cumberland Mine Prep Plant's flood loader. The Cumberland Mine RR is a unique operation that is unencumbered by FRA overs... (more)
Cumberland Mine SD38-2 22, working a coal train (which is all it does) with CMYX 1, is former Yankeetown Docks 22. This operation is now owned by Iron Senergy. Once the mined coal has ... (more)
EJ&E SD38-2 659 pulls a cut of cars into the small yard at Buffington Harbor.
It's a classic Elgin, Joliet & Eastern scene at the old J depot in Lake Zurich as SD38-2 #667 hustles a weed sprayer train north on a nice morning.
IHB SD38-2 3961 switches out the West end of Gibson Yard in Hammond.
O926, an eastbound weed sprayer train, makes its way down the former EJ&E on a sunny morning. EJ&E 667, a home rail SD38-2 is in charge as the train makes way to Battle Creek, Michigan.
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. On a cold morning, a T-Bird starts to... (more)
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird departs the yard at the Unit... (more)
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird rolls through Iron Jct. as ... (more)
I get the trains back in the 90s weren't the 700 car monsters they are today, but crazy that they would throw 2 SD38's on at Galesburg and run a decent size train it to Northtown with no issues. T... (more)
Cumberland Mine Railroad locomotive #1 slowly pulls the empties under the loadout chute as they begin loading.
Cumberland Mine Railroad locomotive #1 pulled up and spotted and is in position ready to begin loading.
With the rear or head end of the train at the loadout now, CMYX shoves slowly on the rear of the empties as coal is loaded for another trip east.
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)
It's just like the old days as a pair of EJ&E SD38-2s lead CN L512 East down the former EJ&E Lakefront Line, approaching Kirk Yard.
