On an unseasonably warm winter morning, the stars would align for UPs Clinton, IA to Proviso, IL road train to feature a former C&NW workhorse SD40 taking the charge. Seen here ducking under its r... (more)

CN 3008, the Illinois Central heritage unit, leads CN M336 through the Spaulding Junction diamonds in Bartlett, IL. The unit had previously led CN A447 to Green Bay the day prior; power on that tr... (more)

A TP&W yard job pulls a cut of empty Incobrasa hoppers back to its East Peoria yard to be shuttled back east to the Inco elevator in Goodland, Indiana for reloading.

The CP 5597 (in my eyes that is) which is now serving the Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad leads FWCH on in @ Dolton. The unit is still wearing the Dual Flags scheme, retains its Nathan K3H... (more)

KCSM 4565, a "Grey Ghost" AC4400CW, leads a KCS ET44AC on CPKC 180 past the historic Bartlett Depot Museum in Bartlett, IL.

BNSF 5245 (C44-9W) leads a westbound freight along the BNSF Racetrack and across I-294, as seen from the air from Hinsdale, IL while the rest of the train is coming from Western Springs.

A short 45mins after sunrise across the northern Illinois countryside, NS loads for Detroit cruise eastward in the shining sun with a rebuild 70mac & AC44EV for power.

Now Amtrak, but formerly BN and before that CB&Q, this old depot inside Plano has seen quite the number of movements in its many years standing. Today is no different, as NS loads for Detroit rumb... (more)

On a crisp sunny morning, the small town of LeLand is awoken by the unmistakable sound of a 70mac cooking through… today, with loads for Detroit via NS.

IC 1028 leads the CN L509 to Morris for some switching work. A DAIR GP9 will be set out at Motive Power Resources in Minooka Illinois further down the line.

KCSM 4760 leads the CPKC 247 out of Bensenville Yard.

KCS 4844 leads a train out of Bensenville Yard on a beautiful morning while a United 737 takes off from O'Hare Field.

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)

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun. Amtrak Train 3 (Southwest Chief) was an on time departure as it approached Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2022. Leading the consist ... (more)

ATSF 105 & mate has tied onto the employee passenger special at Joliet, IL and would soon depart for Corwith Yard, Chicago.