The CSX business train paid a visit to Chicagoland today. After a quick crew change at Barr Yard, the matching trio of F40PH's are seen making their way down the Chicago Heights Subdivision in Dix... (more)

A pair of Illinois Central GP40R's, both still wearing deathstar paint, depart Ideal Packaging in Chicago after delivering two boxcars. This job is out of the nearby Glenn Yard and was primarily u... (more)

A deadhead move from Joliet to the Western Avenue Coach Yard sports Metra's newest, the "Honoring Chicago" F40. It's seen shoving past Amtrak's 18th Street Facility on a sunny, but unsea... (more)

A CSX SD40-3/SD40-2 combo approaches the Dolton diamonds with a Y310 train to CN's Kirk Yard in Gary, IN.

IHB 1509, an SW1500 painted in the Harbor's retro paint scheme, switches Buckeye Terminals on a nice morning. 1509 was built new for the IHB in 1966 as #9206.

CN 3115, the sharp BC Rail heritage unit, passes the old EJ&E interlocking tower that's been nicely preserved at the Griffith Historical Park and Railroad Museum.

In charge of M341, the BC Rail heritage unit slowly approaches Route 12 in Gary, IN. 341 originates at Elkhart, IN on the NS and travels to Symington Yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The NRG Will County Generating Station in Romeoville, IL opened in 1963 and has been coal fired since that time. With coal deliveries from the Union Pacific, the plant has two 1959-built SD20's as... (more)

On May Day 2022, both Will County Coal Handling SD20's sit quietly. 1802 is literally parked at the end of the line, while 1801 is awaiting a crew to shove a string of coal empties out of the plan... (more)

Nearly 140 years of service working together. CSDX SW1's 3 and 2 head back east to the Stickney plant after making their morning dump at the drying fields in Willow Springs.

A former Illinois Central GP10 loads cars at the ADM's plant in Creve Coeur.

A late running Y HOD303 crosses the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in McCook with a classic "Freightbonnet" GP60 leading the way. 303 is a turn that runs from GM Yard in Hodgkins to BRC's Clearing ... (more)

BRC 560 and 561 shove into Commercial Avenue Yard, after taking headroom on "The District." The South Chicago Job is just about always dominated by lease power, so it was nice to see some Belt pow... (more)

BRC's South Chicago Job takes headroom out of Commercial Avenue Yard, making its way down "The District" with a pair of SD40's. The train is slowly making its way under the Chicago Skywa... (more)

The Chicago Short Line and the BRC's South Chicago Job both make their appearances at Pullman Junction this afternoon. The South Chicago Job is preparing to enter Commercial Avenue with a pair of ... (more)