A BC Rail Barn leads a CN Dash 8, a CN SD40-2W, a CN SD60 and a DMIR SD38-2 through Monee on the old Illinois Central.

How about this for a lash-up on CN? BCOL C40-8M 4622 leads a former Santa Fe C40-8W, a CN SD40-2W, a CN SD60 and a DMIR/CN SD38-2 through New Lenox. Not sure how a DMIR escaped from Minnesota, but... (more)

A trio of BN Cascade green SD40-2's lead a lengthy cut of cars out of Logistics Park. A really neat sight in 2014!

Q557 heads west under Larkin Avenue in Rockdale with an AC4400CW and an SD40-2.

At Miller, CSX 4716 prepares to shove east onto the former B&O Main.

An NS SD70 leads a mix of BNSF power through Pine Junction on 31K.

A pair of EJ&E SD38-2's lead a cut of cars up the hill out of KA Steel.

A Soo Line veteran works the east end of Bensenville Yard, shoving on a string of autoracks.

Five CP GP9's trail a pair of UP units at the west diesel pit of Bensenville Yard. I'm not sure what the story is behind the GP9's, but perhaps they're being sent out for conversion into ECO units... (more)

SOO 6044 and 6026 are in run 8, getting the 632 ethanol train up to speed along the old CNW.

A 632 ethanol train heads east by Tower B17 with a classic pair of Soo Line SD60's.

Running on rival rails, the CP 9527 leads a southbound ethanol train through Crest Hill. Not long ago, the 9527 lost its Beaver scheme and was given a more mordern CP look.

CBBI's pair of GEVO's thunder east out of Joliet, along the old Rock Island.

A pair of Warbonnets is nice, but I keep asking myself...was it worth getting a full water bottle thrown at my stomach by the engineer? What a disgrace to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. First t... (more)

The "Oil Local" holds at Ohio Street in Joliet, waiting for a signal from UD Tower to head south. Southbound daylight runs of the L543 are uncommon, but crazy things happen when there's -20+ wind ... (more)