The BNSF Chillicothe Sub (former Santa Fe) is well known for following the Des Plaines River. Here, we see a bird's eye view of the BNSF's Joliet Yard, located right on the outskirts of downtown. ... (more)

The Chicago skyline stands tall 23 miles away as ArcelorMittal SW1500 #111, one of the many locomotives on the #1 leader in steel's roster, shoves a bottle train into the massive East Chicago plan... (more)

In this bird's eye view of CN's Markham Yard, we see a pair of EJ&E SD38-2's reversing into the yard to tie up for a few hours. On T-Fare 3, a GTW GP9R and a CN GP40-2LW await a new crew with a st... (more)

BNSF's GM Yard in Hodgkins...located about 20 miles outside of downtown Chicago. It's home to numerous locals that serve the various industries located around Chicagoland. L CHI105, the GM Yard to... (more)

Z trains are typically dominated by GE's on BNSF, but we had a bit of a surprise on July 9th, 2020. Leading the way on Z ALTWSP is SD75M #254, followed by an SD70ACe and a Heritage 2 ES44DC. Exxon... (more)

L536 (Glenn-Kirk) started out at Glenn Yard with a trio of CN GE's. Then, for reasons unknown, an EJ&E SD38-2 was added to the point. #657 is seen here at 39th Street, continuing its southbound jo... (more)

It's been quite a while since a GP60M has led around the Chicagoland area. That changed on July 24th, 2020 as #103 (now classified as a GP60M-3) and SD60M #1407 hustled west across the Kankakee Ri... (more)

Field of....poop. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Sanitary District of Chicago, for short) is the only railroad in America (and possibly the world?) that transports... (more)

4 WSOR SD40-2's, led by the "Grow Wisconsin" unit, hold down a southbound extra at 31st Street on the BRC Kenton Line. The train sat here for over 24 hours before receiving a new crew to... (more)

NRG Energy's Will County Generating Station in Romeoville owns a pair of SD20's. Those SD20's are used to haul coal trains (delivered by UP) in and out of the plant. Both of them have quite colorf... (more)

The ArcelorMittal owns quite the collection of switch locomotives. SW1500 #304 leads a "bottle train" out of the shadows of the East Chicago, IN plant, as it makes way for IHB's Lakefront Yard. Ev... (more)

YYCCN, UP's transfer from Yard Center to Markham, makes its way south through Harvey with SD70M #2002 in charge. The 2002 is one of two specially painted Olympic units on the UP. The Chicago skyli... (more)

An FRA inspection train prepares to depart Barr Yard as the sun makes an appearance through the cloud cover. Leading the way is CSX SD40-2 2428, a former remote control unit. Built in 1974 as the ... (more)

With EJE 669 and IC 1024 providing the power, L521 slows to a stop at Western Avenue in Park Forest. The 669 is usually confined to the limits of Kirk Yard, but it got an opportunity to stretch it... (more)

ArcelorMittal... 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Would you expect anything less from the world's largest steel producer? At the East Chicago plant, we see their pair of GP15-1's... (more)