At track speed, a 4 car LSF54 is southbound through Chenoa as it slams the diamond with the Toledo, Peoria & Western. The train is 23 miles from reaching its destination of Bloomington Yard. Cheno... (more)

The perfect little Santa Fe train along the Des Plaines River in Joliet. ATSF 999784, six covered hoppers from Greif Inc in Lockport and GP50 3167 approach the yard as the Y JOL101. From this angl... (more)

After working industries further north, UP LSF54 is highballing it south back to Bloomington Yard. In the process it, it passes by the classic, Chicago & Alton depot in Dwight. Located just over 7... (more)

After dropping off six covered hoppers and running around the tanker picked up from Dow Chemical, LSF54's crew prepares to depart Prairie Creek. UP 1066 and 1148 have been assigned to the Blooming... (more)

After dropping off one and picking up one, UP 1148 and 1066 prepare to depart Dow Chemical for nearby Prairie Creek, where the six covered hoppers will be delivered.

UP LSF54 is highballing it southward through Odell, IL with a decent size train for Bloomington Yard. UP 1066, wearing sharp Southern Pacific paint, leads the way with help from a sister GP60. The... (more)

CSXT GP39-2 #4307 leads its train out of BWC Terminals in Riverdale. Once clear of the home signal, the crew will begin the shove move into Barr Yard. The 4307 was built for the Reading Railroad i... (more)

GCSX 1191 shoves a string of cars through the plant, preparing to disappear between the buildings of US Steel's Granite City Works. The old CB&Q veteran was hard at work, working several cuts of c... (more)

Westbound Q NSABAR hustles through Lockport with a Warbonnet leading an NS Dash 9. The leader, #783, has a little Heritage 2 paint showing on the side.

KCS 4005 dodges the clouds as it leads a freight through East Saint Louis, IL.

KCS 2023, a GP38-2 in the classic grey ghost scheme, leads the way of a transfer to the Terminal's Madison Yard. KCS 2958, a rebuilt GP40-3 in the Southern Belle scheme, follows.

A rather crazy lash-up enters Kirk Yard with L520 from Joliet. Usually dominated by IC SD70's and other six axle power, today's version of 520 consists of GTW 4920, GTW 4906, IC 9605, GTW 6223 and... (more)

The Gateway Arch provides the backdrop as KCS 2023 and 2958 lug a lengthy transfer from the Gateway Western Yard to TRRA's Madison Yard. It's been quite a while since I've shot a KCS original gray... (more)

TPLX 1001 brings 3 cars down the middle of Dorcas Street and into the former Manufacturers Railway yard in St. Louis. The Budweiser plant always provides a nice backdrop.

Continuing its shove move into IHB's Blue Island Yard, IAIS train BIIHB clears up the diamond at CP Harvey. The single track main in the foreground is the CSX Chicago Heights Subdivision. BIIHB is... (more)