CN's striking E9(A)'s, 103 and 102, await holiday service at Homewood.

Train jam! The Galesburg Engine Facility is packed this morning! BNSF 4969, BNSF 8614 and GTW 5955 all lead lines of various engines and paint schemes. BNSF 7828 sits off to the side, going... (more)

The largest operational diesel-electric locomotive in the world, UP 6936, soaks up some sunlight at IRM.

Metra 419 continues east towards its stop at Franklin Park as it passes by UP 1982, the MoPac heritage unit.

IAIS 6988 storms east through Geneseo, passing the nicely restored depot. The QJ ran a couple excursions this weekend before heading into the Silvis shop for a restoration.

Heading west through Kinsman, BNSF 6892 leads three, newborn ES44C4's on their mayden voyage.

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)

The famous bridges of Blue Island Junction stand over the Cal Sag Channel as IHB NA11 makes its way by the old interlocking tower with IHB 4015 and 3861. The 3861 is the last remaining SD38-2 on I... (more)

Power galore!

Fresh off the showroom floor!

The "Wheel Job" brings a few bilevels down the main. Veteran NIRC 1 would then shove back to make a drop off. Built as the IC 9016 in December 1938, she's still earning her keep!

What year is it again? SD60M 1455, SD40-2B 302 and SD40-2 1790 make for an incredible A-B-A set of Cascade green EMD's as they shove a lengthy cut of cars back to the hump at Galesburg Yard. I thi... (more)

The little switcher that could! On a beautiful Spring morning, CSDX #3 is in charge of 13 empties from the drying fields of Willow Springs. Bound for the plant in nearby Stickney, the train... (more)

On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)

Old Conrail veterans keep each other company, while waiting for their day with the scrapper. The Dash 7 on the left seems to be in a little better shape than the old GP10. Note: This photo was tak... (more)