The "east local" out of La Crosse rumbles down the Aurora Sub near Genoa. The train will do some cabbing work with dead trains ahead and also local work to Savanna. A couple of easy roll... (more)

As slow as this Q-train was going, I wouldn't be surprised that the date "22" was January date out of Seattle! A 1x1 South Seattle to Chicago intermodal is doing all it can to save fuel ... (more)

A Grand Fork to Kansas City manifest train rolls south along the Mississippi River near Victory on the BNSF Aurora Sub. The train is working towards Galesburg and then west on the Transcon to KC. ... (more)

The Grand Forks to the BRC freight, is rolling down the Aurora Sub along side the Mississippi River. Here the train passes back waters south of Genoa.

The crew on this loaded ore train is happy they didn't have the track washout under them at MP 268.8. Unfortunately, the Z-train an hour behind them wouldn't be as lucky. Now, BNSF has quite a mes... (more)

A Tilden 7 is about back to Eagle Mills Yard with loads out the Tilden Plant. The train crosses the Carp River as they slow for the yard. These cars will head to Marquette this afternoon for unloa... (more)

A loaded train out of Tilden is making their way back to Eagle Mills. The train has just passed Eagle Mills Jct and runs along a small marshes area near highway 480.

Definitely say the prize shot up here is the shots around Goose Lake on the CN Marquette Range Sub. This is old CNW territory that once features the famous C628 ALCOs. Nowadays, a pair of CN Local... (more)

Definitely say the prize shot up here is the shots around Goose Lake on the CN Marquette Range Sub. This is old CNW territory that once features the famous C628 ALCOs. Nowadays, a pair of CN Local... (more)

Southbound Q-train works towards Markham with containers from western Canada. The train crosses the triple track UP Geneva Sub at West Chicago and JB Tower.

A loaded oil train swings off the Waukesha Sub onto the Leighton Sub at Mundelein. This connection was a big deal for CN as this is the start of the EJ&E trackage for trains to bypass Chicago prop... (more)

The town of Warren shows off its heritage of the Stagecoach Trail on its water tower. The Trail is a historic route through northwest Illinois that connected Lena with Galena. The trail was a part... (more)

A 2nd 260 is rolling south on the Marquette Sub towards the next crew change at Marquette. The CPKC's specially painted unit for the Canadian Air Force and a CPKC AC4400 that is in DP mode on the ... (more)

A rail train is done dumping rail north of Kains siding on the Marquette Sub. Now begins 200 plans on what to do next! Amazing how no one really knew what needed to be done and how long that would... (more)

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)