CNIC's Peoria Local digs three cars out of a set of grain empties while working on making the J 703 the trailing unit to Pekin this morning. Steve Smedley photo

EJ&E 665 pauses with a cut of cars bound for Kirk Yard as the conductor unlocks a switch.

EJ&E SD38-2 671 switches out a industry at Ivanhoe.

EJ&E SD38-2 667 leads a tardy oil local north through Lockport.

EJ&E 671 is utilizing the City Track, returning to Kirk Yard with interchange from the CSX at Curtis Yard.

EJ&E SD38-2 659 leads a eastbound local down one of the new inbound tracks at Pine Junction.

Various power East Joliet engine facility

EJ&E SD38-2 659 sits in Champaign yard

One of EJE SD's waits for service at the East Joliet facility. Forty years later these units are still working hard for new owner CN.

A pair of EJE SW's are returning to East Joliet yard after some industry switching west of town

EJ&E SD38-2 670 switches the south end of Markham yard.

EJ&E SD38-2 670 switches the south end of Markham yard in Homewood.

EJ&E SD38-2 669 switches the south yard in Joliet.

EJ&E 669 rolls east past the ArcelorMital plant in East Chicago, IN, just outside of a Norfolk Southern stack train's shadows.

ex DM&IR 302, nee DM&IR 160 (SD9). After working for the EJ&E this unit went to Birmingham Southern as their 661.