Looking right at home as its been many years since an EJE SD38-2 has lead a train down the Illinois River Line on a job that has been dominated by IC SD70's.

We missed a white Christmas by a few days, but the area received a few inches this afternoon. EJ&E 667 and IC 3123 are seen rolling down the hill in Joliet with the day's L521 from Kirk Yard. Phot... (more)

Walker Yard's 1500 West Tower beltpack job pulls a cut of cars out of the yard.

CN's 1500 Walker Yard West Tower beltpack job is performing switching duties with a former NAR SD38-2 on the point.

The afternoon West Tower beltpack is using 2 of CN's 3 remaining former NAR SD38-2s (they still have a few DMIR/BLE/EJE's kicking around too) as they shove a Herzog train into a track at Walker Ya... (more)

One of the 4 IAIS SD38-2’s on point IAIS 151, IAIS ES44AC 513 (Rock Island Heritage Unit) and IAIS GP38-2 711 wait for a crew on point of the Blue Island - CSX Barr Yard transfer (IAIS BICSX) a... (more)

A pair of former DMIR SD38's, the lead of which still sports the DMIR paint scheme, work the yard in Proctor.

CN sent me a nice birthday present this morning. A pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2's approach the Illinois International Port District in Chicago with the day's Lakefront Local.

It really didn't seem to matter that rain was falling, the wind was howling and the temperature was 45 degrees. DMIR 215 and DMIR 403 were paired up at Proctor, MN doing work in 2021. It was a goo... (more)

No less than 8 railfans across the bridge on the north end of the yard waiting for the 1700 afternoon E-Lead switch crew to begin moving with their paired up Missabe maroon duo. A late Pokegama tr... (more)

It really didn't seem to matter that rain was about to start falling, the wind was howling and the temperature was 45 degrees. DMIR 215 and DMIR 403 were paired up at Proctor, MN doing work on the... (more)

How's that for cool? Rare? Once thought impossible and never to happen again, DMIR 215 and DMIR 403 pulling cars of taconite pellets. In 2021? At Proctor?

B&LE 866 leads the Lakefront local East through East Chicago.

Sitting in Canadian National Railways' Kirk Yard, Elgin Joliet & Eastern SD38-2 668, one of at least five EJ&E SD38-2s to get repainted in CN paint (at this date). This was the last SD38-2 built ... (more)

In an extremely rare move, DMIR 212 and 211, SD38-2's, lead stone loads up Proctor Hill in golden hour. What a show!