EJ&E 674 & 654 prepare to head to the pit, on the last day of J

EJ&E 672 & 673 head east out of Joliet, on the last day of the "J" at midnight the EJ&E becomes another Fallen Flag.

This maybe the last State Line Coal Train taken out of Joliet by the "J" before CN takes over which could be finalized as early as Friday, January 23. EJ&E 675, 670 & 663 on the Eastern Subdivisio... (more)

EJ&E 301 & 406 at the yard

EJ&E 312 & 322 pull out of the siding at Smurfit-Stone

The sun came out just in time to catch the UP 5694 leading a coal train out of Joliet on the EJ&E Eastern Sub.

Its the last day of the year, sunny blue skies and the EJ&E 665 leading the State Line Coal Train out of Joliet, What more do you need to end the year? Maybe the CN deal to get appealed?

EJ&E Crane 437 emerges from the car shop with 2 Peter Baker cars, as it crosses Spring Creek

With temperatures around 5 degrees and a 20 below wind-chill, EJ&E 650 finally gets the ok to back into the siding at Smurfit-Stone, Switches needed to be cleared after an ice & snow storm the nig... (more)

EJ&E 666, 671 & 664 hauls a state line coal train out of Joliet on a beautiful sunny morning.

EJ&E 650 & 668 approach MP25 on an early morning run on the Illinois River Line.

Chicago....Railroad Hub of the Nation..., reads the plaque on the wall I found, behind the garbage can. Placed by the National Railway Historical Society, Historic Plaque Commision, 1993

A view of the Kansas City Missouri, Union Station, atop of the WWI Museum Tower, as BNSF 4966 passes bye. On the morning of June 17, 1933 a shoot out with the FBI and "Pretty Boy" Floyd and his ga... (more)

EJ&E 460 & 301 work the south end of the Joliet Yard

IAIS 506 leads an eastbound ethanol train out of Joliet to Blue Island, IAIS 502 is trailing as the DPU