Z502 heads west through East Chicago with a pair of South Shore GP38-2's.

Arcelor Mittal's pair of GP15-1's bring a long train of empties out of the plant in East Chicago, IN.

After making its pick-up at KA Steel, the oil local heads south for Flagstone, where the crew will begin the process of running around the train.

EJ&E 675 and GTW 4909, both in their respected paint schemes, leave KA Steel with the afternoon pick-up.

Splitting the signals at Flagstone, the oil local will soon cut off from its train and run to CP Romeoville.

Passing the clock in downtown, EJ&E 675 and GTW 4909 make for a great lash-up on this code blue day in Lemont.

An IC SD70, a CN SD70M-2 and a CN Dash 9 lead M34391 through Joliet.

Heritage Corridor train #915 barrels west by the refineries of Romeoville. F59PH 99 looks good in the late afternoon sunlight.

After waiting for an eastbound to clear, M34391 gets on the move at Frankfort with an Illinois Central SD70 leading the way.

As the oil local prepares to shove into KA Steel off Main 1, the outbound Texas Eagle from Chicago flies by on Main 2.

EJ&E 675 and GTW 4909 head south through downtown Lemont.

EJ&E 675 and GTW 4909 switch KA Steel in Lemont on a mostly sunny, but cold afternoon.

EJ&E 675 and GTW 4909 head south through Lemont on a brutally cold December afternoon.

Metra F59PH 99 leads train 915 through Lemont, less than a mile from its station stop.

A BC Rail C40-8M leads a Herzog ballast train through Plainfield as the golden hour nears.