With quite the unexpected leader in charge, BNSF train R CHI476 hustles west into Shabbona, about to pass under Route 30. SD40-2 1755 was built in 1981 as the ATSF 5187. Today, it still wears shar... (more)

A spotless DC to AC AC44C6M makes its way over the Grand Calumet River during the final moments of sunlight. Shortly after this photo, the train would begin its slow journey into IHB's Gibson Yard... (more)

With a train bound for the Burlington Junction Railway in Montgomery, Cascade green 2740 and H4 3188 make way down the elevated trackage of the Chicago Subdivision in downtown Aurora, IL.

Shortly after passing under the Indiana Harbor Belt mainlines, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago makes an afternoon run with 7 loads for the fields. With SW1 #3 leadin... (more)

A Mittal painted SW1500 makes moves through the Cleveland Cliffs' Indiana Harbor mill. The train consists of empty steel slabs.

A bottle train slowly makes its way into IHB's Lakefront Yard with an NS GP38-2 in charge. I’ve said it before, but photos don’t do justice for the size of Cleveland Cliffs’ (formerly Arcelo... (more)

In December of 2020, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc purchased ArcelorMittal's US operations for 1.4 billion. Not much has changed except for some signage being removed from the property. It's business as us... (more)

A pair of classic Deathstar SD70's lead L509 south across Interstate 80 in Minooka. L509 is better known as the River Line Job and it is enroute to the industries of "East Morris."

The BC Rail heritage unit leads the way of southbound train M356 at Lake Villa, along the former WC Waukesha Subdivision. It's seen skirting a frozen Cedar Lake, along Route 83. Get your ice fishi... (more)

Metra's CB&Q inspired #211 shoves a Saturday afternoon inbound across the Des Plaines River, as it closes in on its station stop at Riverside.

On the first day of March, one of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's venerable SW1's shoves a train of empties into one of the loading tracks of the Stickney plant.

With an H1 SD40-2 and an H4 SD60M for power, R CHI476 heads west through Hinckley with tonnage for Rochelle and Oregon (Illinois, that is). This set of power has been ping ponging back and forth o... (more)

The Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard is one of the biggest yards around. With constant action, the yard is 5.5 miles in length and houses over 250 miles worth of trackage. It's also one of ... (more)

On a perfect winter's afternoon in Batavia, R CHI452 is making its rounds on the West Chicago Branch, the oldest line on the BNSF Railway's system. It features one heck of a leader in the form of ... (more)

As the snow melting process continues from the milder temps, the Sanitation District heads west through McCook with an afternoon train of 13 loads. From here, the train is a little over a mile fro... (more)