A pair of IC SD70's and a GTW GP38-2 double up at the east end of Joliet.

In run 8 and creating a treat for the eyes and ears, a pair of CP SD40-2's and a GP38-2 hustle 288 south past the Wepco plant in Pleasant Prairie, WI.

A490 strolls east through Dyer with a pair of North America barns.

J744 heads west out of Seneca with a cut of cars for the small interchange in Marseilles. The veteran switcher is seen passing the nicely restored Rock Island depot in town.

Before heading to BRC's Clearing Yard, Q350 had some work at Barr Yard. The EMD lash-up is seen here, taking headroom at Chatham during the golden hour.

A pair of CSX SD40-2's sandwich a GP38-2 as Q350 rolls west through Willow Creek, bound for BRC's Clearing Yard. After a rather long stretch of gloomy weather, it was nice to see the sun.

Kirk to Markham L515 rolls west across the old MoPac in Chicago Heights. The good lash-ups continue on the CN around Chicagoland.

Shortly after departing Hawthorne Yard, CN M337 is making its way through North Riverside, although, from the looks of this lash-up, you'd never be able to tell it was a CN train.

CN 5366 and BLE 910 enter Glenn Yard on a sunny afternoon in Chicago.

A pair of UP GE's lead a westbound empty ethanol train down the old B&O, bound for UP's Proviso Yard.

BCOL 4614, BCOL 4617, IC 1025 and IC 1015 perform its switching duties at Joliet, pulling down to the East Joliet control point.

BLE 878 and CN 5336 thunder west through Ivanhoe on a sunny evening.

A Bessemer SD38-2 and a CN zebra striped SD40-2W are just out of Kirk Yard and about to pass under Route 12. They're in charge of train L516, bound for Griffith Yard. A good portion of the train w... (more)

A pair of BC Rail Barns and a pair of IC SD70's grind uphill out of Joliet, bound for Kirk Yard.

As other various power sits around, today's L CHI105 waits to make its shove move at GM Yard in Hodgkins. A Cascade green SD40-2 leads the way on this nice evening.