After crossing the diamonds with the BNSF Mendota Sub, the Troy Grove Local's pair of UP GP15-1's open it up as they pass by one of the local grain elevators in Earlville.

With the Veterans NPCU pointing the way, Amtrak Hiawatha train #334 breezes by the tower at A-5, continuing the last leg of its journey from Milwaukee to Chicago. Tower A-5 was closed in November ... (more)

The Troy Grove Local (West Chicago to Troy Grove LPJ05) is making its southbound trip down the branch as it makes way through the elevator in the small community of Rollo. A pair of venerable GP15... (more)

A golden dinosaur. IHB SD20 2923 takes headroom at the west end of Blue Island Yard (CP 129) as it makes way across the Little Calumet River. A neat addition to the shot is the original IHB caboos... (more)

A sharp GTW GP38-2 leads the Phoenix Local out of Joliet and across Bridge 198. Those Incobrasa hoppers are pretty sharp as well.

A former Missouri Pacific GP15-1, now working for the Union Pacific, works the Blommer Chocolate Factory in downtown Chicago.

A sunny afternoon finds the BRC industry job working Charter Steel with MP15AC #151 in charge. Lately, this job has been a goldmine when it comes to having MP15's for power. The train also arrived... (more)

Little Geeps in the big city. A couple baby tunnel motors build trainsets at the old CNW California Avenue Coach Yard.

LPJ05, known as the Troy Grove Local, heads east through the countryside in Elburn, IL. A trio of UP GP15-1's, all of former Missouri Pacific heritage, have the short train well under control as t... (more)

The BRC's industry job runs three days a week on the Kenton Line (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday). This past Saturday, the train dropped off a few cars at nearby Charter Steel and is seen here worki... (more)

A trio of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern painted SW1200's, now working for the Gary Railway, shove on a string of empty coke cars. The Gary Railway became the successor to the EJ&E after CN's proposal to... (more)

As the Chicago skyline stands tall, empty coke train W226-21 heads west down the former CNW as it makes way for interchange at UP's Proviso Yard and eventual forwarding to Roseport, MN. Leading th... (more)

It's switcher central at IHB's State Line Yard as retro SW1500's 1505 and 1516 meet. 1598 (a former NS on lease to IHB) does its best to hide, while an original IHB caboose awaits the next call to... (more)

A westbound IHB transfer to Blue Island Yard crosses the diamonds with the old Missouri Pacific (UP Villa Grove Sub) at Dolton Junction. 4010 leads the charge, being one of only three GP40P-2's ev... (more)

A duo of YN2 AC44's approach IHB's Blue Island Yard as they make way under the former Illinois Central Mainline of Mid America.